Our Correspondent
Diphu, August 14 (EMN): Western Southeast Asia (WESEA) has called for 12-hour total shutdown on India’s Independence Day on August 15, 2017. The call for total ban was informed through a press communique on 10 August 2017 which was jointly signed by HNLC publicity secretary Sainkupar Nongraw, KCP president Ksh Laba Meitei, KLO chairman Jiban Singh Koch, KYKL chairman N. Oken, NDFB organizing secretary B. R. Ferengga, NLFT organizing secretary Sengphui Borok and PDCK chairman J.K. Lijang.
WESEA an alliance of militant groups comprising including Hynniutrep National liberation Council (HNLC), Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), Kamatapur Liberation Organization (KLO), Kanglei Yawol kanna Lup (KYKL), National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB), National Liberation Front Twipra (NLFT) and People’s Democratic Council of Karbilongri (PDCK) through the statement said the total shutdown has been called to protest the ‘forceful occupation of the mainland Indian regime’ of Northeast India, Bhutan, North Bengal and Myanmar or the WESEA region.
The statement also stated observation of Indian Independence Day, which falls on the 15th August, is one of such symbolic instruments, sacred and unassailable for mainland Indians, but vicious and malicious to the colonized peripheral non-Indians. Celebration of such occasions can create a false consciousness of enjoying political freedom in the minds of subjugated people,” declared the group.
“To resist Indian occupation and hegemony, almost all communities of this WESEA region have risen up in arms and armed struggle is still going on. As a part of this continuing resistance struggle, we, the undersigned representatives of our respective revolutionary organizations, declare to ban India’s Independence Day celebrations in our WESEA region. In order to successfully materialise the same declaration, we call for total shutdown of the entire region for 12 hours from 6 AM to 6 PM on 15 August.
