CRPF Should Not Meddle With Cheap Propaganda, Dirty Politics At The Whims And Fancies Of Majoritarian Regime

It is irresponsible and outrageous on the part of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) to make comments on the political demand of the Kuki-Zo people. Security officials should stick to their job, not meddle with dirty politics and cheap propaganda.

On Friday, DIG Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Manish Kumar Sachar visited Thangkanphai village in Kangpokpi district of Manipur and Songpehjang relief camp in Saikul Hilltown and interacted with inmates of relief camps. He said, "People have no demands, they just wish to go home."

"This is a relief camp in Kangpokpi district where around 100 families are living...They are living peacefully...But our objective is that all these families return to their homes as soon as possible and restart their lives...We are identifying their farms and taking them there...They are all living peacefully...They don't have any demand except getting back to their normal life...They want that there should not be any attack on them or any life threat to them," DIG Manish Kumar Sachar said.

DIG, CRPF should note that, obviously, the internal displaced persons would really want to go back home and live a normal life provided that their already torched homes and villages should be rebuilt and there should be no risk of lives being killed by the Meitei radicals. This does not mean that they have no political demand. Their demand is clear - Separate Administration from the communal Meitei government.

The Kuki-Zo people or IDPs are sensible enough that there is no point in demanding political solutions to the officials from the security agencies who are only meant to look after law and order situations in the region.

If Manish Kumar Sachar is trying to politicise the situation by indicating that the internally displaced persons do not have any political demand, that will be very unfortunate. The point is: Why should they demand anything political to the Central Reserve Police Force?

For, the internally displaced persons wishing to return home would mean the return of peace and normalcy after delivering justice for the Kuki-Zo people in the form of Separate Administration.

Can the CRPF guarantee the safe return of the Kuki-Zo people in the valley of death - Imphal? Can DIG Manish Kumar Sachar give back the lives of Kuki-Zo people who have been raped, murdered and butchered?

Let it be clear that the Kuki-Zo people do not have any hope and trust from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), a security agency which can be easily manipulated at the whims and fancies of the Meitei government led by N. Biren Singh - the chief architect of the ongoing ethnic persecution against Kukis.

Notably, since the beginning of the state-sponsored ethnic cleansing pogrom, there were many instances of CRPF remaining mute spectators when the Meitei militants carried out aggressive attacks on the Kukis across buffer zones.

Of course, Kuki-Zo IDPs want homes or villages where they can live in peace, where they aren't chased, raped or murdered like wild animals. This can happen whenever the Centre government grants Union Territory with Legislature under the framework of the Indian Constitution.

While the people do wish to return home, this does not mean they are without demands. Their needs and concerns and political aspirations remain significant and should not be overlooked.