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2006-05-18 India-Pakistan
Indian politician survives assassination attempt
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Posted by Fred 2006-05-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [10 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 Manipur CM gave Rs. 1.5 crore to separatists, says Army chief

Do the political compulsions of a chief minister justify his giving donations to separatist groups banned by the Union government operating in India? Apparently yes, if the "evidence" forwarded by army headquarters to the Union home minister and the prime minister's office is anything to go by.

Two receipts, accessed by Outlook, and presented by chief of army staff Gen J.J. Singh to home minister Shivraj Patil and the PMO has put Manipur's Congress chief minister Okram Ibobi Singh in the dock for parting with funds.

Ibobi Singh, a Meitei himself, has often adopted a stance similar to that espoused by separatist groups belonging to Manipur's dominant ethnic group. "There are hardly any politicians in Manipur of any stature who do not have links with insurgent groups. At times, we have had good evidence to indicate politicians in Manipur paying off insurgent groups and also enlisting their help to win elections," he says. Marwah also points out that unlike insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir, there is very little foreign funding for these separatists. "Extortion is the only way these groups can fund their activities. Therefore, most politicians have to pay for these private armies."

So far, a stunned silence is the only response that has come from the ministry of home affairs (MHA).
Posted by john 2006-05-18 00:45||   2006-05-18 00:45|| Front Page Top

#2  Is the People's Liberation Army the same thing as the People's War or are they different groups? I get them confused sometimes ...
Posted by Dan Darling">Dan Darling  2006-05-18 00:47|| http://www.regnumcrucis.blogspot.com]">[http://www.regnumcrucis.blogspot.com]  2006-05-18 00:47|| Front Page Top

#3 Different groups but both maoist

Samarendra Singh founded the United National Liberation Front (UNLF) to achieve independence and establish a socialist society. In December 1968, a breakaway group of the UNLF, led by Oinam Sudhir Kumar, established a government-in-exile called Revolutionary Government of Manipur (RGM) with headquarters in Shylhet, in the then East Pakistan. The RGM was backed by Pakistan. The primary objective of the RGM was to 'liberate' Manipur through an armed struggle. The RGM maintained an elaborate underground organisation. Its administrative and civil set-up included a home minister, a finance minister, a foreign minister and an army chief of staff with Sudhir Kumar as General Secretary.

However, the Meitei secessionist movement received a serious jolt when most of its leaders were arrested during the Bangladesh liberation war in 1971. The movement gradually fizzled out with rest of the leaders accepting the amnesty offered by the then Chief Minister of the State, R.K. Dorendro Singh.

Some of the Meitei rebels, including N. Bisheswar Singh, were detained in Tripura jails in the company of Naxalites-leftwing extremists. Bisheswar Singh and his associates were indoctrinated there into Maoist- thought. After his release from jail, Bisheswar, along with a team of 16 other Meitei rebels, left for Lasha in Tibet, on June 14, 1975, to seek Chinese assistance. The team returned to Manipur in 1976 after receiving extensive training in guerrilla warfare . On September 25, 1978, Bisheswar formed the People's Liberation Army (PLA) to achieve independence through armed struggle.

Posted by john 2006-05-18 00:53||   2006-05-18 00:53|| Front Page Top

#4 Hardcore Olde-Skool RB.
Posted by 6 2006-05-18 14:18||   2006-05-18 14:18|| Front Page Top

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