Manipur CM N Biren Singh of BJP says:
"I don't want to comment or react to him (Mizoram CM Lalduhoma). But you see as a proud Indian and as the Chief Minister of Manipur and as a nationalist...I can tell...No one can touch India's integrity. No one can touch Manipur's integrity because you know India is not a mere country, India is a big country and we should be proud being an Indian".
"I cannot comment on any one's comment...but my stand is very clear, we will stand for India. We will stand for the unity and integrity of Bharat.
"Bharat ko ekta rakhna, strong rakhna yeh apna kam hae... Ismey jo bhi us ko challenge karega, usko hum befitting reply dengey (It will be our sincere endeavour to keep unity and integrity of Bharat.
To keep Bharat strong is our job. Anyone who will challenge this will get a befitting reply from us".
The Committee on Tribal Unity in Manipur has stated that "removal" of two Assam Rifles battalions 9 AR and 22 Assam Rifles from fringe areas of Kuki-Zo dominated areas was to deploy armed Meitei groups.
It said the organisation is perturbed to learn that some valley based "insurgent groups the ĶCP-PWG" have occupied Patjang village, a Kuki-Zo Village within the hill areas of Kangpokpi District breaching the buffer zones on November 6th.
Another body of tribal Kuki and Zo people, the Indigenous Tribal Leaders' Forum has stated that "the Government of India’s reluctance to take a decisive stand" against Chief Minister N Biren Singh has "emboldened these (armed Meitei groups)".
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In other words things in Manipur not at all look healthy and peaceful. The ITLF said that:
"if immediate action is not taken, the Government of India must understand that Kuki-Zo communities will not remain passive spectators as their lands and lives are threatened".
"The Government of India will be held fully accountable for any fallout from its failure to protect our lands and communities. For lasting peace, the government must act without further delay and end the appeasement of Meitei terrorists, who are a threat to national security," the ITLF said.
The Committee on Tribal Union has urged the Ministry of Home Affairs to "relook on its peace initiatives efforts" and ensure that the Centre Security Forces, who are now deployed in place of the Assam Rifles "must maintain neutrality" while taking stock of the security situation.
"Therefore, the Committee on Tribal Unity would like to reiterate that the Kuki-Zo will never waver an inch to compromise our security and will take preemptive steps to protect our land from trespassers Or alien invasion from the valley," a statement said.
Meanwhile, the Rongmei Naga Students Organisation, Manipur has condemned kidnapping and brutal assault on a Railway driver by Meitei organisation Arambai Tengoll.
"This heinous act constitute a grave human rights violation, threatening the dignity and safety of Naga people," it said.
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