KSDC suspend their agitation after getting assurance from Govt.

Universal News Agency
Imphal Jan 28: The Kuki State Demand Committee (KSDC) Manipur temporarily suspended their public blockade and their agitation after getting assurance from the Central Government and State government after five day of agitation, on Monday.

Public blockade as well driving out the local Indian authorities from the Kuki inhabitant’s areas agitation was suspended from today 5:00pm.

Earlier a delegation compromising of four members from KSDC led by its Chairman, Hejang Haokip, Sonthang Haokip, vice-chairman, K Khongsai, Spokesperson and one executive member meet Chief Minister, O. Ibobi Singh at his bungalow at 10:00am which lasted till 11:30am.

According to the vice-chairman of KSDC that during the meet chief minister made a phone call to the Union Home Ministry office and they have a talk directly and after getting an assurance from the central as well from the state government, the KSDC decided to temporarily suspend the agitation.

But till the filing of this news report it cannot be made confirm officially from the government side.
Mention may be made here that on last January 21 the KSDC along with more than 800 Kuki Village chief has taken a four point resolution that includes, “There will be no celebration and official programme to mark the Republic Day of India, or any subsequent celebrations connected with the Indian state in Kuki areas”, and “The local Indian authorities are advised to withdraw from Kuki territory and they will be held responsible for any untoward incident arising out of their failure to comply with the resolution of the Kuki people”.

Further they have taken that “The Kuki militants supporting Kuki statehood are also urged to stand behind the KSDC and act in concert with the KSDC and in tandem with the Kuki people’s ultimate political goal of governing ourselves over our land. The Kuki rights are not necessarily subject to recognize by the Government of India”.

And for the forth point the KSDC has taken that “The KSDC will burn the Indian Flag on January 26 as a mark of severance of ties between Kuki Nation and Indian state which had failed to recognize Kuki political rights even after 65 years of Indian Independence and 65 years of Kuki tolerance. Hence, no Indian law will be operating on Kuki living in Kuki territoties”.

But fortunately the Indian National Flag was not burn down.