The BJP-led ruling NDA MLAs asked the Centre to withdraw the Armed Forces (Special Power) Act, 1958 (AFSPA) from the six police stations and to ban the Kuki militants within seven days, otherwise, they would decide the future course of action in consultation with the people of the state.
Legislators from the NDA requested the Centre to address the 8-point resolutions after the emergency meeting at the secretariat of Chief Minister N. Biren Singh on Monday night.
In fact, the marathon meeting, chaired by CM Singh, acquired significance in the context of the heightening violence in the state and the withdrawal of support from the BJP government in Manipur by Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma-led National People's Party, which has seven MLAs in the 60-member Manipur Assembly.
The NDA MLAs appeal to the Centre to declare Kuki Militants responsible for the killings of six innocent women and children as an unlawful organization' within 7 days and review AFSPA imposition in six police stations.
The Ministry of Home Affairs on November 14 reimposed the Armed Forces Act in six police station areas of five Manipur districts, including the recent violence-hit Jiribam, to give more powers to the Army and paramilitary forces to take stringent action against the militants and other armed cadres.
The NDA meeting also urged the Centre to initiate mass operations against the Kuki militants responsible for the killing of three women and three children in Jiribam within seven days.
The meeting further requested the Centre to hand over three cases of killings to the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
The cases include the killing of six innocent Meitei women and children in Jiribam, the death of a Hmar tribal woman who was burnt to death on November 7 in Jiribam and the killing of a Meitei community woman farmer in Saiton in Bishnupur district on November 9.
The Monday night NDA meeting condemned the widespread attacks and vandalization of properties of several Ministers, MLAs and other leaders representing the people in various districts especially in Imphal East and Imphal West on November 16 and 17.
"Such barbaric action of the miscreants, including the looting and destruction of properties, was strongly condemned by all the legislators present in the meeting".
"Legal action would be initiated against the concerned miscreants, based on the findings of a high-powered committee," the resolution of the NDA meeting said.
Meanwhile, 13 civil society organizations belonging to the Meitei community, earlier asked for the resignation of all 50 MLAs in Manipur, including Chief Minister N. Biren Singh, citing a lack of political will and warned of a potential public uprising.
The apex body of the Meitei community, Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI), on Sunday issued a 24-hour ultimatum to the Centre and the state government to take "decisive action" against armed groups or face public anger.
Khuraijam Athouba, COCOMI Spokesperson on Sunday has appealed to all the 50 MLAs(except 10 Tribal legislators) from the ruling and opposition parties to sit together and take strict action against the armed groups and resolve the ethnic crisis.
If they (MLAs) do not take any decisive actions up to the satisfaction of the people of the state, then the government will bear the brunt of the people's discontent and anger," Athouba had told the media.
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