Condemning the press statement issued by the United Naga Council (UNC) in the wake of Kuki Sahnit observation as unfortunate, Kuki Inpi Churachandpur (KIC) has reiterated its stand that the Kuki Black Day will continue to be observed until “Justice is delivered to the victims of the NSCN-IM/UNC orchestrated Kuki Genocide, 1992-1997.”
A release issued by information and publicity department, KIC alleged that it was the UNC and their masked- Naga Lim Guard (NLG) acting as the puppets of the top Tangkhul leaders of NSCN-IM, who had served ‘Quit Notices’ to the unwary Kuki villages of Tamenglong, Ukhrul, Senapati and Chandel districts in late 1992. Stating that the copies of the Quit Notices can be availed at the request of the UNC, the release also derided the council for “Having the audacity to warn of dire consequences as then.”
The massacre of Zoupi villagers on September 13, 1993 happened despite the helpless villagers heeding the quit notice to vacate their village by September 15, 1993, it asserted.
KIC further expressed regret that the latest UNC press statement is reminiscent of the quit notices served 25 years ago. And in light of the situation and as a preventive measure, the apex body of Kuki Tribes also stated its desire for the state government or the National Investigative Agency (MIA) to immediately arrest the UNC leaders.
The release further called for the arrest and legal trials of the chief conspirators of the Joupi massacre and the Kuki Genocide including Th. Muivah, RK Thekko and Francis Ngajokpa for their crimes against humanity and acts of murder.
KIC also declared that that the “Kuki movement for self-determination, whether within Myanmar or India is none of UNC’s business, and the Kuki people will decide what to do where and when.” UNC and its puppeteer, the Tangkhul top leaders of NSCN-IM may do well not to interfere in Kuki affairs nor covet Kuki ancestral lands, it added.
Source Imphal Free Press
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