NSF holds candlelight vigil for peace in Manipur

Naga Students Federation (NSF) under the aegis of North East Students Organisation (NESO) organised a candlelight vigil for restoration of peace and cessation of violence in Manipur.
Speaking at the programme, NESO secretary general and former president of NSF, Mutsikhoyo Yhobu expressed shock that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had not spoken a single word on the Manipur issue. Yhobu said the silence of the PM was going to alienate the indigenous people of the North Eastern states to a great extent.
He observed that state and the central government must immediately intervene on the situation. “Government of India is having some hidden agenda. Home Minister, Amit Shah has visited and seen the situation with his own eyes in Manipur. More than 40,000 army personnel are there along with the state forces but they still could not stop the killing and vandalism which shows that the central government is not sincere,” Yhobu said.
Therefore, he said NESO at its meeting decided to go and visit the places, meet with tribal people and Meitei and appeal to them for peace and non-violence.
Yhobu said NESO would try to find a common platform for the three sides to come to dialogue since that was the only way to resolve the situation.
Delivering solidarity message, NSF president, Kegwayhun Tep, said that Naga people stand in solidarity with Manipur, but condemned the violent acts and killings.
Earlier, NESO coordinator and former general secretary NSF, N Ejanthung Ngullie, chaired the programme while Mao Baptist Church Kohima associate pastor George Arche gave the invocation.