Kangpokpi: The Committee on Tribal Unity (CoTU), Sadar Hills, Kangpokpi district has condemned the deployment of Meitei Commandos in Moreh. Press note from CoTU media cell dated October 21 says, the committee is appalled by the prolonged presence of Meitei commandos in Moreh, a Kuki-Zo settlement.
Despite the strong presence of paramilitary forces and Indian army manning the buffer zones and securing tranquility within Moreh, the instant deployment of additional police through night choppers is of grave concern. It signifies that N Biren Singh is conspiring to create another wave of bloodshed in Moreh for which we will not be a mute spectator.
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The security advisor must in good faith withdraw the deployed Meitei police personnel and re-install a Kuki-Zo officer as superintendent of police in Tengnoupal district for the sake of deterring imminent danger.
On October 17, there was a claim regarding a search and cordon operation between Nungshun village and H Khopibung village under the jurisdiction of Sagolmang police station in Imphal east, where numerous arms and ammunition are said to have been recovered. The Kuki-Zo locals are completely unaware of the said operation and later it is affirmed that it was a stage-managed operation, claims the CoTU press note.
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Similar incidents occurred in the Khamenlok area on October 20. The operation was targeted to malign the Kuki-Zo volunteers for possessing illegal arms. Such cheap narratives are the handiwork of a partisan government to depict the minorities as the aggressors.
It has now become imperative that the public and national media should be cautious while dealing with valley-based Meitei media, says the press note.