IMPHAL, May 21: Claiming hands on the blast at the office of Naga Peoples`™ Front (NPF) at Kamjong Block Headquarters on May 20, the Manipur Naga People`™s Front (MNPF) clarified that the blast was not carried out to threaten people ahead of the ensuing Autonomous District Council election but to caution the NPF party on its alliance with NSCN (IM) in their bid to manipulate the election.
A statement signed by Thomas Numai, Assistant Publicity Secretary of MNPF pointed out that there was a time when NSCN (IM) used to boycott election and bar Nagas from voting with the assertion that Nagas are not part of India but after it inked ceasefire with the Government of India, the outfit has been misleading Nagas by creating non-issues at the time of elections just to serve its own purposes.
Taking chances of the ceasefire, political parties registered Indian Constitution and Naga social organizations were forced by NSCN (IM) to support only those candidates endorsed by the outfit, it alleged.
Further claiming that NPF party works according to the wishes of NSCN (IM) sidelining pulse of Manipuri Nagas, the MNPF pledged that it will not further remain as a silent spectator on such manipulative tactics which will bring only harm to the Manipuri Nagas.