Imphal, Jul 28 : The All Manipur United Clubs Organisation today extended financial assistance to the families of two persons who died in the uprising against the extension of National Socialist Council of Nagalim (Isak-Muivah) ceasefire to Manipur in 2001.
The organisation, which is also one of the leading groups of Manipur campaigning to safeguard the territorial integrity of the state, handed over a sum of Rs 5,000 each to the wives and children of Laitonjam Rajkumar and Kshetrimayum Romeo, both of Imphal West.Rajkumar and Romeo were among the 14 people who died during the firing by police and paramilitary forces to bring under control a violent mob that was on a rampage in Imphal city on June 18, 2001 after the NSCN (I-M) ceasefire boundary was extended without any territorial limit.
The mob set on fire the state Assembly building and various other government buildings, including the chief minister’s office-cum-residential complex. Altogether 18 people died during the monthlong agitation, which forced the Centre to limit the ceasefire only to Nagaland.
Rajkumar’s widow Falguni and son Gulshan, 11, and Romeo’s wife Shanti and daughter Goldie, 9, were present.
The secretary general of the organisation, N.C. Khuman, said they were paying special attention to the relatives of those who have died in the June 2001 uprising. He termed the relatives as living “martyrs” and said the help was in aid of the children’s education.
Earlier, this organisation also handed over a sum of Rs 10,000 to Sorokhaibam Sobita of Imphal East. One of Sobita’s legs was amputated after being hit by a police bullet during the same upheaval.
The organisation is preparing to observe the 11th anniversary of the August 4, 1997 mass rally for safeguarding the territorial integrity of Manipur, which was held in Imphal after the Centre-NSCN (I-M) ceasefire came into effect on August 1 that year.
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