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Dimapur, July 21 (EMN): Several organisations cutting across political lines have strongly condemned the May 4 incident in Manipur where two Vaiphei women were forcibly stripped, assaulted and made to parade naked in full public view in Manipur.
NPCC: Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) has appealed to all respected organisations, NGOs, councils, and urban bodies to come together and bring peace and understanding among all communities as it once was.
“We are humans first before anything else. No matter what background, no matter what ethnicity, and no matter what reason, the gruesome incident cannot be justified on any grounds and in any court.
Not only is it a complete failure of law and order but it is a complete failure on the part of the country to protect its daughters,” NPCC president, S Supongmeren Jamir said.
It has sympathised with the victims and every individual who has been deeply scarred and hurt by the gruesome incident.
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=1]While acknowledging that every state has its own set of problems, NPCC however stated that the inability and ignorance of the concerned government to take action was appalling.
NPCC further stated that it is just not a Manipur issue but an issue concerning the whole country.
NESO: The North East Students’ Organisation (NESO) stated that such acts are outrageous, barbaric and inhumane, which are unacceptable in a civilized society.
“The fact that these women have to endure the above ordeal and disgrace in the most despicable manner is enough to send shivers down the spine of every right-thinking individual,” said NESO chairman, Samuel B Jyrwa and the general secretary, Mutsikhoyo Yhobu.
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=1]NESO stated that atrocities against helpless women and children including abusing their modesty and dignity at any time and even at war should never be condoned but condemned by one and all.
It demanded that all the culprits involved in the senseless act should be arrested and awarded stringent punishment.
NESO further urged the different indigenous communities in Manipur and in the entire Northeast to maintain peace so as to strengthen the age-old relationship that had been developed over the generations.
NECCB: North East Catholic community Bangalore (NECCB) has termed the May 4 incident ‘rambunctious, intolerable, and unacceptable,’ stating that had it not surfaced on social media, the heinous crime would remain untraceable.
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=1] [bsa_pro_ad_space id=1] [bsa_pro_ad_space id=1]It stated that the gruesome murder of the two ladies not only wrenched the hearts of every right-thinking individual but also destroys the sacrosanct gift of life bestowed by the Almighty God.
It added that every individual possesses an inherent right to live, a right that is pervasive by nature, and which no one has the authority to take away except the Creator who made us in his own image.
NECCB has demanded punitive measures to be meted out against the culprits so as to deliver swift justice to the victims and the devastated families.
NSA: Naga Scholars’ Association (NSA) has expressed it hard to fathom that the community which had decried and expressed collective outrage against the Manorama incident in 2004 would breed the perpetration of the atrocious crime against the bodies of the tribal women.
“The deeply revealing practice of a double standard only lends credence to the hill and valley divide in Manipur,” NSA said.
It stated that the unimaginable turmoil and massive displacement experienced by the people in various parts of the affected areas, coupled with the mass destruction of properties and arbitrary loss of lives are astounding and painfully tragic.
Expressing solidarity with the victims of the communal violence in Manipur, NSA has called upon the concerned authorities to expedite a fast-track measure against those criminals with stringent punishment for their evil acts.
CBCC: Chakhesang Baptist Church Council (CBCC) has described it as unthinkable that human beings could go to that extent to ill-treat their fellow human beings who also have their own mothers and sisters.
It also stated that seizing the victims by the unruly mob from the hands of the police also manifested the height of inefficiency and failure of security machinery in the state.
It added that the whole episode has deeply hurt the sentiment of every citizen of India regardless of caste, creed, and religion.
CBCC has urged every sensible human being to rise against such human brutality and condemn the horrifying incident on that fateful day.
It has further sympathised with the victim’s families and prayed for holistic healing.
MHN: Mao Hoho Nagaland (MHN) stated that the despicable acts of women being paraded naked molested and gang raped is not only heinous, abominable and alien to society but a crime against humanity.
While condemning the despicable act, the hoho called upon every right-thinking citizen to rise to the occasion in ensuring that no stone is left unturned so that the cry for justice for humanity is delivered at the earliest. It has also sympathised with victims’ families.
It has further questioned the silence of the central government and the prime minister on the horrifying incidents of violence and crime in Manipur.