http://www.weeklyblitz.net/index.php?id=359
Journalists Dare To Defy Militants' Diktat
If it becomes a ritual for a section of the banned armed outfits in Northeast
India to impose a boycott call on the celebration of Independence Day and
Republic Day, the rising counter-reactions against such diktats turned equally
true to the term. As the Nation prepares to observe 61st Independence Day, four
Northeast based armed groups have today called upon the people of the region to
boycott and also prevent the I-Day celebration as a mark of solidarity against
Indian colonial occupation and repression. Issued on August 10, the banned
outfits namely Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO), Manipur People's
Liberation Front (MPLF), Tripura Peoples Democratic Front (TPDF) and United
Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), also imposed a general strike throughout the
region on the day. "On this day, a general strike shall be observed throughout
the Region from 01:00 AM to 6:00 PM," said in the statement, which was sent to
a section of media persons through
internet. The statement, issued by the ULFA chief Arabinda Rajkhowa, made an
appeal to the people of Northeast 'to boycott and prevent the celebration in
any manner of India’s Independence Day on 15th August 2008' to consolidate the
people's solidarity to the struggle for liberation from Indian colonial
occupation.
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