Senapati: The United Naga Council (UNC) said it is constrained to issue this press communique’ in regard to various unwarranted developments spiraling with the ongoing conflict of Chin-Kuki-Zo and Meiteis in the state of Manipur. UNC said it has made its stance loud and clear once and for all to ensure that the perilous situation is not aggravated beyond control.
In a press release issued from the Publicity Wing of the United Naga Council on Tuesday, it stated that various civil organizations in the valley dictating the government for convening Special Assembly Session on or before 5th August 2023 to protect the territorial integrity of Manipur state and imposing to all MLAs including the Naga legislators to stand in their interest is highly uncalled for and nonsensical at this fluid situations.
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“It is high time, communities living in the state to realize and respect each different positions and historical fact, Naga people will not accept any kind of imposition under any circumstances,” it stated.
Therefore, UNC is necessitated to direct all the Naga legislators to abstain from such Assembly Session convening under the dictate of some CSOs.
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“That, the government of India’s insidious devised policy of encouraging cross-border inflow of population from Myanmar should be stopped immediately as Continuous influx of illegal immigrants from the porous borders of Indo-Myanmar will create a serious demographic crisis and wide raging ramification. It is alarming to learn the fresh influx of illegal immigrants, Mayanmar national along the Indo-Myanmar border in Chandel District to the tune of 718 persons just in a day as per the report of Assam Riffles of 29th Sector dated 23rd July, 2023. Such diabolical design of Home Ministry, government of India is nothing but to crush the indigenous people and to serve their whims and desires in the region. To this end, the UNC stated that the State government should initiate stringent steps to curb the menace,” UNC added.
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“That, in the wake of ever increasing influx of illegal immigrants in the tiny state of Manipur, updation of National Registration of Citizen (NRC) is the only feasible mechanism to curb the unwarranted population invasion in the state. Therefore, State government should implement the NRC at the earliest possible, it mentioned,” UNC said.
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