IMPHAL, May 6 : Claiming to be an autonomous revolutionary group which was formed in the year 2008 to save the territorial integrity of Manipur, the Manipur Naga Revolutionary Front, MNRF, has made known its stand against anyone big or small who challenges and tries to bring disunity among the people of Manipur, while threatening to strike against such enemies of the party.
A release from the group’s publicity secretary, C Rocky said the outfit was formed under the leadership of Allen Siro and unlike the NSCN(IM) does not claim to be a government, but is a revolutionary group working for the welfare of the people of Manipur.
The MNRF has said it does not collect house tax, ration tax but helps the people in the areas it operates, although it has also said that it will collect 3 percent as party funds from any development work, contract, scheme and employees of the government offices etc.
Flaying the NSCN(IM) for its arbitrary policies it has said the NSCN(IM) considers itself a government, imposes taxes, exempt and give order to award contract or supply schemes to a few hand-picked contractors along with projecting election candidates by depriving the rights of the people under the behest of the gun.
Asking if the NSCN(IM) thinks it can solve the Naga problem by sending a lone MP from the Outer Manipur seat, the MNRF questioned why NSCN(IM) leader Th Muivah does not fight the elections himself instead of capturing votes for Mani Cheranamei by harassing other candidates.
It further asked the NSCN(IM) what it had done for the Naga people as a government as also for the welfare of their cadres who had sacrificed their lives for their cause.
It also questioned how the ordinary people who joined the NSCN(IM) and became officers suddenly started living opulent lives, wondeing if the NSCN(IM) had a system of salary for its members.
The MNRF also appealed in its release to all armed organisations of the region to work and go hand in hand by reasoning together for their cause, stating that they would only become laughing stocks if they could not cooperate among themselves.
New Naga outfit vows to protect Manipur’s territory
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