DIMAPUR, OCT 21 (MExN): The All Naga Students’ Association, Manipur (ANSAM) has expressed pain at the abrupt violent incidents of targeted killings between the closely settled neighboring communities, the Karbis and the Dimasas in Assam. “The recent outbreak of violence in the region has rendered many civilians homeless and destruction of properties. ANSAM appeal both the communities to restrain from emotional outburst and be realistic to desist from any extreme steps of violence.
The ANSAM also appealed the involved groups to open doors for mutual understanding and resolution through peaceful dialogue”, stated a press communiqué issued by Paul Langhu President and Ng. Sounii Khapa Information & Publicity Secretary, ANSAM.
The association also urged the Government of India and the Government of Assam to initiate necessary steps to protect and safeguard the innocent villagers and provide immediate relief materials for shelter, food and clothes and medical needs to the affected victims.
The Association also appreciated the initiative of the mass based organizations like the North East Students’ Organization (NESO), Naga Peoples’ Movement for Human
Rights (NPMHR), Manab Adhikari Sangram Samiti(MASS), Bodo Women Justice Forum (BWJF), Karbi Students’ Association (KSA), All Dimasa Students’ Union (ADSU) to restore normalcy in the region through peaceful and humane strategies of unraveling the grim events through a joint peoples investigative process.
The ANSAM urged the state administration to avoid unrestraint militarization in the guise of maintaining law and order in the conflict zones but to provide adequate security measures and necessary humanitarian needs besides expediting the political process in the region.
