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Churachandpur: Present tense; future indefinite

By AT News Imphal |

The family members of those killed in the orgy of Churachandpur violence have been waiting for an unanimous consent of the people to possess the bodies.

In a joint letter to the Churanchandpur Joint Action Committee on Wednesday, they appealed to its members not to bury their lifeless family members till the final settlement of the issues confronting them. 

During their consultation on Tuesday they resolved to decide their future course of action on Thursday after the expiry of the ultimatum to the tribal MLAs to quit by Wednesday. 

 

To,

The Chief Convenor
Joint Action Committee
Churachandpur

Subject: Complain against the resolution (sl.No. 3) passed by the four Innpi's (The Mizo People Convention (MPC), Hmar Inpui (HI), Kuki Innpi, Churachandpur (KIC) and Zomi Council (ZC) on the 28th September 2015 in connection with the deadline/Last rites of the nine martyrs.

Sir,

We, the members/parents of the nine victim's families had an emergency meeting on the 29th September 2015, regarding the resolution adopted by the four innpi's on the 28th September 2015. In connection with the deadline given by the innpi's for burial of the nine MARTYRS, we wholeheartedly and solemnly adopted the following resolutions for your immediate actions.

1. We the families of the nine Martyrs had never change and will never change our stands in connection with our nine sons who are declared MARTYRS by the JAC on the 2nd September 2015. In order to prove the fact that we enclosed our past stands submitted to you on the 8th September 2015 and 16th September 2015 and also before the Centre Observer, Ashok Prasad (Internal Security, Ministry of Home Affairs, GOI) on the 22nd September 2015.

2. We resolved that the dead bodies of the NINE MARTYRS be buried according to the consent and approval of the general public. Since we handed our dead bodies to the public through the JAC on the 8th September 2015 and not to the four innpi's.

3. It is our sincere request to the JAC that if the dead bodies of the Nine Martyrs have to be buried without any results or all our demands are not fulfilled; please hand over the dead bodies of the nine martyrs to their respective families.

4. To confirm and re-affirm the wills of the victim's families, we the victim families hereby put our signature as below:

i) Mrs Vungching, M/O Thangzalian, Tipaimukh Road, Hiangtam Lamka

ii) Mrs Haulianching, M/O Pausuanlian, Vengnuam, New Lamka

iii) M. Khaikhothang, F/O Henlalson, Headquarter Veng

iv) (L). Thianlal, F/O Paulianmang, Dorcas Veng, New Lamka (signed by Ngaikhaching)

v) (L) V. Vungkhozam, F/O Robert V. Jamminthang, College Veng, New Lamka (signed by V. Lamzagin)

vi) (L) Haukhothang, F/O of Khaizamang Touthang, Bijang (signed by Nemneilhing)

vii) Kamkhenthang, F/O Khamthianmuan, Pearsonmun

viii) K. Ginzalian, F/O Lamkhenthang, New Lamka

ix) S. Nangzachin, F/O Enkhankhup, LV Lane, New Lamka 

 

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