MNPF celebrates raising day

IMPHAL, Mar 14
The militant outfit Manipur Naga People’s Front (MNPF) celebrated its 7th raising day at its general headquarters, mobile battalions, units and departments on March 11.
The raising day celebration held at the party’s general headquarters was graced by Chairman John Francis Kashung, Home Secretary SP Athing and Joy Kashung as chief guest, president and guest of honour respectively, conveyed a press release issued by the outfit’s publicity secretary Thomas Numai.
At the 252 mobile battalion, the raising day celebration was graced by defence secretary Ahao Jajo and deputy organisation secretary A Shimray as chief guest and guest of honour respectively.
The main features of the raising day celebration were expressing gratitude to the almighty God, saluting the party’s flag and offering of tributes to all the people who had laid down their lives in the course of the liberation movement of Manipur, it conveyed. Speaking on the occasion, John Francis Kashung  prayed that the year 2020 may bring peace, stability and significant progress to the liberation movement. The chairman hailed the people, CSOs and revolutionary groups of the land for effectively negating the alleged divisive policies followed by the Govt of India in WESEA, particularly Manipur.
Accusing the Government of India of misleading the people of Manipur in the name of development works while concealing their alleged imperialistic agenda, John Francis Kashung warned that the Government of India has been scheming to annihilate all the indigenous people of the land.
Keeping faith in the Indian politics is suicidal for the people of the land must determine their own future, he said.
The outfit they vowed that it would fight to the last breath to win back the sovereignty of Manipur.