KCP calls for black badge protest

    20-Sep-2020
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IMPHAL, Sep 20: The proscribed KCP has called upon all the people of Kangleipak to wear black badges on September 21 every year as a symbol of National rejection of the so-called Manipur Merger Agreement 1949.
A statement issued by KCP politburo standing committee chairman Ibungo Ngangom alleged that ever since Kangleipak was robbed of its sovereignty through the so-called Manipur Merger Agreement 1949, which had been signed under duress by the then King of Manipur, who had already handed over his sovereign powers to the democratically elected Council of Ministers and had, therefore, become something of a ceremonial head of State following the adoption of the Manipur Constitution Act 1947, the Government of India has been systematically trying to reduce the indigenous population of Kangleipak to a mere minority in their own land.
The present extreme-right dispensation of India will not shy away from resorting to any tactics and strategies, no matter how risky they may actually be, just to achieve its designs, irrespective of agreements and guarantees, Constitutional or otherwise, Ibungo Ngangom alleged.
The abrogation of Article 370, which guaranteed greater autonomy to the State of Jammu and Kashmir, is but one example of how unreliable and ruthless the present dispensation of India can be, he alleged.
“Moving on to the current state of affairs vis-à-vis the armed separatist groups of Manipur, it is no exaggeration to say that the multiplicity of our groups does not reflect well on any of us. Despite being aware of that and all having the same central objective, none of us seems interested in bringing about a seamless unification of all. This is most probably because the leaderships are not willing to compromise and sacrifice positions and perhaps, independence of fund-raising”, reads the statement.
It further asked, “Can we allow those considerations to override our common National goal of restoring the sovereignty of Kangleipak?”