Imphal, Jan 17 : Kuki civil bodies of Manipur have asked the Centre to task to the NSCN(IM) rebels who massacred hundreds of people of the community in ethnic clashes during the early Nineties.In a memorandum to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday, the All Kuki Inpis and the Kuki Movement for Human Rights reiterated that the NSCN(IM) militants killed over 900 Kukis and destroyed about 360 villages displacing more than 1,00,000 Kukis.
The Kuki civil bodies said several memorandums have been sent to the successive Prime Ministers of the country seeking justice for the Kuki victims but the appeals have fallen on deaf ears.
The Centre has never done enough to stop killing of innocent people, destruction of villages and displacement of civilians, the memorandum said.
Copies of it has also been sent to President Pratibha Devisingh Patil, UN secretary general , UN high commissioner (Human Rights), Union home minister and NHRC chairman among others.
"Instead of helping people settle down after the damages caused by NSCN (IM) rebels, the government keeps on holding talks with the militant outfit. The organization was declared a terrorist group by the Centre in a book Does Violence get a Mandate," it added.
The memorandum also accused the Centre of "complete" ignorance to the plight of the Kuki victims. Moreover, it accused the government of not responding to any of the memorandums submitted by mail and denying personal interviews.
"We seek our inalienable birth rights, and the demand must be settled first. If not done, it is logical to let the blame of the injustice and chaos fall on the government. We will be grateful to the government if it ensures justice for the Kuki victims," the memorandum said.
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