The non-SoO Kuki militant outfit also warned the state government that the outfit will not remain a mere spectator upon infringement of tribal rights in general and ‘Kukiland’ in particular.
TFM Kangpokpi Representative
The non-SoO Kuki militant outfit, the Kuki National Front (Nehlun) urged the Manipur government to respect the rights and privileges of the tribal people and immediately stop its plan and proposal to declare some portion of Kangpokpi district as Imphal West revenue district without the consent of the people.
The outfit’s information and publicity secretary Gou alias Kuki stated that any plan or attempt to encroach the ‘tribal land’ illegally and forcefully will be a complete violation of the rights and privileges given to the tribals under Article 371C of the Indian Constitution and also Manipur Village Authorities Act, 1956.
He recalled that KNF (N) was established to safeguard and protect the ‘Kuki ancestral land’ which he claimed was bequeathed to them by their forefathers before the formation of the union state of India and any act of the state government under the leadership of N Biren Singh favouring a particular community while compromising the ‘tribal land’ will not be tolerated at any cost.
Therefore, the state government must respect the rights and privileges of the tribal populace and avoid any sinister intention of illegally seizing and occupying the ‘tribal land’, asserted the militant outfit while adding that the continuous attempt to seize and occupy the tribal lands illegally will eventually bring unprecedented animosity and communal contentions between the hill and the valley.
It also stated that the Asian Highway expansion along the National Highway-2 under Kangpokpi district shall be executed respecting the rightful landowner’s rights while fair and justice compensation must be provided to all the affected victims.
KNF (N) also urged the state government to abstain from the ill intention of imposing revenue acts in the hill areas which can breach peace and tranquility amongst different communities in the state.
It also warned the state government that the outfit will not remain a mere spectator upon infringement of tribal rights in general and ‘Kukiland’ in particular.