Guwahati, January 23 : 10 banned outfit groups of North East India have called for boycott the 69th Republic Day celebrations and also called for total shut down on January 26.
In a press release sent by Khango Konyak, Chairman of Unted Liberation Front of West South East Asia (UNLFW) – an umbrella group of five outfits including United Liberation Front of Assam (Independent), Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang), Kamatapur Liberation Organization (KLO) and National Democratic Front of Boroland (Songbijit) said that, UNLFW has called for boycott the 69th Republic Day celebrations.
“UNLFW also called 24-hour shut down on January 26 in the region and urging the people to not attend or gather at any governmental offices, public places,” Khango Konyak said.
UNLFW – an umbrella organization of five banned outfits was formed in 2015 under leadership of late SS Khaplang.
Apart from the UNLFW, five more banned militant groups of the region also called for boycott the Republic Day celebrations and called 11-hour total shut down on January 26 next.
In a joint statement, Chairman of People’s Democratic Council of Karbilongri (PDCK) J K Lijang, Chairman of Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup(KYKL) N Oken, President of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) Ksh Laba Meitei, Pulicity Secretary of Hynniutrep National liberation Council (HNLC) Sainkupar Nongtraw and Organizing Secretary of National Liberation Front Twipra (NLFT) Sengphui Borok said that, the organizations had called for boycott the Republic Day celebrations and also called a total shut down on January 26 from 6 am to 5 pm in the region.
“We call upon all peoples of this region to fully support this ban considering the urgent need to resist Indian occupation of our land. This call shall go concurrently with bans declared by other fraternal outfits of our WESEA region,” said in the joint statement.
Meanwhile, security has been beefed up in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and other states of the region ahead of the Republic Day celebrations.
Nagaland, Meghalaya and Tripura of the region are going to hold the assembly polls in next month.
(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)
