Manipur Crisis: BJP appeals to JP Nadda for help in Moirangthem Anand Singh's release

BJP leaders in Manipur in a letter to BJP president J P Nadda stated that public anger and protest is now slowly turning the tide, putting the sole onus of this prolonged disturbances solely into the failure of the government in dealing with the situation. The state unit of BJP has sought all possible help and support to release Moirangthem Anand Singh who was arrested by the NIA in connection with the recent crisis in the state.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested Moirangthem Anand Singh in a case related to a transnational conspiracy by Myanmar based leadership of terror outfits to wage a war against the Government of India by exploiting the current ethnic unrest in the State of Manipur.

The case was registered suo moto by the NIA at New Delhi. Five arrested people in Manipur who were arrested last Saturday with sophisticated weapons donning security forces uniform were granted bail by special NIA court.

Soon after the release of five, one person Anand was re-arrested by NIA and taken to New Delhi. According to police he is a former cadre of banned insurgent outfit People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of Manipur. He was arrested for as many as six times in 1997, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2009. He had joined KCP(Noyon) Group and was arrested in 2010 Lamphel police station and detained under NSA.

The letter signed by state unit President A Sharda Devi and other seven officers stated, “Sir, you are quite aware that the current unrest has almost cross four months from May

3rd, 2023 till today. It is also pertinent to know that the general public in particular is facing acute difficulties in their day-to- ay life during this period. Our party in the state level is also playing a major crucial role in coping up with the new development in this crisis. Public anger and protest are now slowly turning the tide, putting the sole onus of this prolonged disturbances solely into the failure of the government in dealing with the situation. We know that our government is also working un-stopped day and night so as to bring back normalcy in the state.

The leaders sought to immediately restore free flow of traffic along the two national highways of which the Centre and the state should use all possible efforts to maintain the traffic even to the extent of using coercive means such as arresting those unwanted elements who are now trying to create trouble along this highway immediately. “Immediate Re-settlement and Rehabilitation of all the displaced persons at their original place of residence as soon as possible and also to see that they get whatever that has been promise by the government in terms of compensation for the lost houses and ex-gratia for the injured & deceased persons”.

The leaders sought, “Effective implementation of the SoO(Suspension of Operations) Ground Rules and any violation of this Rules will considered as an act of terrorism and should be dealt as accordingly by both Centre and State to the extent that whoever violates this ground rules should be treated as terrorist. “To Revoke Article 355 if there is anything as such imposed in the state and restore full command of the Unified Command to the Chief Minister as it would re-establish full confidence and trust to the Government in dealing with the situation”.

The leadera added, “To see that all possible help and support to release Moirangthem Anand Singh by the NIA in connection with the recent crisis in the state. To completely destroy all poppy plantations in the state and for this to establish a joint monitoring committee for constant vigilance watch where the members should include representatives from the Civil Societies Organizations. To apprise the Central Ministry of Home Affairs for the early completion of the campaign for biometric capture of illegal Myanmar's immigrants so as to enable in early implementation of NRC (National Registrar of Citizenship) in the state.To persuade Prime Minister to give an appointment to the joint MLA's team who are now holding up in New Delhi for the sake of the people of Manipur.