Murderers of workers must be given due punishment: Maoist

Imphal, June 4: Maoist Communist Party Manipur today said that those involved in the killing of the indigenous lady workers who are allegedly provided sanctuary at different camp of the Indian security forces.
In a statement the outfit said that they welcome the initiative taken up by the Govt. of Manipur in forming an enquiry to investigate not only this particular incident, but also of the brazen attack on the worshippers of the indigenous celebration of “Umang Lai Haraoba” at Kwatha recently.
The statement said that the MCPM strongly believes that these incidents are intertwined in bringing social disharmony to the fabrics of Manipur by certain vested persons/Groups.
The MCPM however conveyed the authorities that though forming an ‘enquiry committee’ is a good initiative, it can also
be hogwash if the accused individual(s) are not given a befitting punishment.
“We also believed that forming an inquiry is only an initiative not a solution but a step toward solution. It is a well-known fact that Moreh has become notorious in many a sectarian killings and it will be not wise for the authorities to turn a blind eye as these numerous acts are a blatant efforts by Myanmarese aliens conniving with the occupational Indian Army in suppressing the indigenous population of Manipur. Many natives have been murdered brazenly at Moreh in the past with the authorities turning a blind eye and mention may be made of the murder of an AMSU leader at Moreh. How can the people forget the days when the local natives of Manipur taking refuge in the No Man’s Land on the Manipur Myanmar Border in the past, unable to bear the atrocities committed Indian Occupational Terrorist and their nexus gangs”, the statement said.
The MCPM further stated that the party will no more remain a mute spectator to all these atrocities even if the rest of Manipur remains to choose mum as we believe the riddling of an indigenous worker (that too, a woman) with bullets, an attack on the worshippers of indigenous beliefs etc. are the direct assault on the indigenous population and our integrity. The MCPM also request the people of Manipur in warding off these menaces. Various steps will now be taken up to counter and nip off the bud of these assaults on the indigenous population including complete closure of the Moreh highway (though the MCPM had vowed not to support any closure of highways in the past) and will smoke out these Maynamarese Aliens from the Indian Army Camps. The Authorities if sincere in their resolve to solve this issue should in fact flush out these thugs from Indian Army camps and punish them accordingly. But if forming committees is only an effort to sooth sentiments, the MCPM will be forced to call for a one day General Strike and following the General strike there will be a complete blockade of the Highway from Pallel to Moreh for a month initially, the statement added and said that more appropriate actions will follow.
However the MCPM said that they regret blocking of highways as we do not support any blockades or any measures to create hardship to the general population, but incidents happening at Moreh cannot be ignored anymore as it has posed a direct assault on the indigenous people.
The MCPM urges all inhabitants of Manipur, to support the all-out effort of the MCPM to cleanse these unwanted elements off the soil of Manipur.