PREPAK says it will hit CM`s men and police commandos

IMPHAL, Feb 13 : The underground PREPAK, in a press release today issued stern warning to the chief minister, Okram Ibobi, to surrender to the party by February 20 and pledge to end the "state terrorism" who it alleged has been unleashed on the people of Manipur through the Manipur Police Commandos and the security forces.

If the chief minister fails to do this, the PREPAK release said its fighters would begin hitting out at anybody close to the chief minister and his government, including his workers, ministers and MLAs at every opportunity available.

It also warned the police commandos they too would be targeted unless they relented immediately and stopped their campaign of terror against the people.

It mocked the forces that the ordinary people are today afraid to venture out of their houses with even Rs. 1000 in pocket for they may be killed for it.

It charged that the commandos and security forces were simply arresting innocent people at will and after robbing them, eliminating them in fake encounters after placing a weapon in their hands.

The release listed the following as some of the innocent killed in the manner:

The Imphal west CDOs and 23 AR killed Salam Gurung, Sagolband Meino Leirak and Soubam Baocha alias Kanta, Sega Road Thouda Bhabok Leikai at Leimakhong Mapal on December 28, 2008.

On January 3, 2009 Yengkhom Surjit, Sandrok was killed at Nongpok Sanjenbam by 32 AR and 115 battalion

Irengbam Kumar Singh, son of I Iboyaima, Churachandpur was also killed on January 2, 2009 by Bpr CDO at Ukhalok.

The teams of Thoubal commandos and 21 AR killed Moirangthem Tomba of Langathel Laikhom bazar at Tejpur Angang Ching on January 11, 2009.

The CDO and 21 AR brutally killed K Thoiba Singh, son of K Sanakhongba of Mahou Tera Village, Chandel at Wabagai Keirak Leirak Achouba.

At Saparmeina Makhan, on January 21, 2009 Imphal west CDO and 39 AR killed L Kunjabihari, Khurai Lairikyengba Leikai and Anand of Top Moirang Kampu.

Arambam Tikendrajit Singh, Sekmaijin Bazar was slain at Kakching Khunou Thongam Nungfou Chingkhong on February 4, 2009 by the teams of Thoubal CDO and 21 AR.

Imphal west CDO and 12 Maratha Light Infantry killed Naorem Bobo, 21, son of N Satya, Luker Mayai Leikai and Ningombam Niranjoy, 22, son of N Tomba, Ngairangbam were also killed only for some few amounts on February 8, 2009.

The release said not only these, many innocents people were also slain in contrived gun fire.

The release said Manipur today has become a society of widows and orphans on account of the "state terrorism" unleashed by the chief minister Okram Ibobi who the party refers to as a "self-styled dictator".

The state is reverberating with wails of lament of near and dear ones of those murdered by the self styled dictator, it said.

The chief minister has also shut his ears to the calls for justice by the people, who are staging protests on a daily basis calling for punishment of killer commandos and army soldiers.

It charged that the chief minister has become deaf to these cries as he eyes only the crumbs of developmental funds thrown at the state by the Delhi government.

Today, the self styled dictator has come to treat the revolutionaries fighting for the restoration of sovereignty to the people as wild beast to be slaughtered mercilessly at every opportunity.

The PREPAK release also called upon all like minded revolutionary organisations to come together to fight this danger posed by state terrorism for failing this would expose all ethnic Manipuris to total extermination.

It said the fight must begin by rooting out the Congress government led by the chief minister, Okram Ibobi.

The release also warned that if the CPI which is a partner of the Congress led coalition government in the state does not relent and withdraw support from the government, the party and its workers would also be given the same treatment as the Congress by the PREPAK fighters.

The release further listed a hit list of 143 people, mostly government contractors and Congress workers who are deemed to be close to the chief minister, Okram Ibobi.

At every available opportunity, they would be targeted, the release said.