KSDC PRESS COMMUNIQUE 21st August,2013 The Kuki State Demand Committee slams the provocative and unconstitutional statement of the Chief Minister of Manipur, which is without substance and, in fact, is a violation of the Constitution of India. The State Government should concentrate on development of its people, rather than clamour over issues not within its ambit. It will be wise not to refer to the history of Manipur before the advent of the British colonialists in India, in particular about Manipur. Manipur was a tiny landlocked kingdom comprising the valley surrounded by hills inhabited mostly by Kukis. The KSDC never demand the land of others, rather they demand recognition of Kuki Ancestral lands, to be accorded Kuki statehood, within the Constitution of India under Article 3. Creation of new State is a central List, for which the State has no say. The KSDC never demand full-fledged status for Sadar Hills District. However, denying the rights of the people for development for such a long time exposes the lackadaiscal attitude of the State Government, who claims commitment for the development of the hills. The statement of the Chief Minister has no valid base; it is hogwash to camouflage the state Government’s inability to develop the hills, particularly the Kukis areas. Since the Signing of SoO with Kuki UGs, peace returned in the hills, while development has been kept at bay. The Kukis have no future in Manipur. Their life and property could not be protected. The Government was a mute spectator to the 1990s massacre and the mass raping of our women in 2000s. The KSDC stand for Kuki State is not an article that can be exchanged; it represents the legitimate rights of the Kukis for a dignified future. It will be a wise step on the part of the Government of Manipur to establish good relations with the Kukis, rather than engage in propaganda against the legitimate demand for Kuki State. The KSDC and Kuki people want continuation of cordial relations that had existed between the Kings of Manipur and the Kuki Chiefs, both in good and bad times. The KSDC will never and ever compromise for anything less than a Kuki state. A team of KSDC led by Pu Hejang Haokip,Chairman and K.Gangte,Secretary KSDC has left for Kokrajhar and landed Assam today to join the Indefinite Hunger Strike for Bodoland and Kuki State to be started tomorrow ie.22nd August,2013 . The Kuki State Demand Committee is committed to its stand for Kuki State. (S George Guite) Secretary, Information and Publicity
Posted on: Wed, 21 Aug 2013 14:01:01 +0000
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