Imphal, Jan 21 NNN: Manipur People\u2019s Party (MPP) stalwart O. Joy Saturday reiterated that the territorial integrity of Manipur should not be \u2018dragged\u2019 into the ongoing Indo-Naga talks and no one should be allowed to mention it in the process.
\nO. Joy stated this while speaking to journalists during a press conference at MPP office here.
\nHe said he has prepared to face a debate on the issue of territorial integrity of Manipur on the floor of the State Assembly with aspiring Naga People\u2019s Front (NPF) legislatures, who are projecting themselves as representatives of Naga integration.
\n\u201cNagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio in his recent election rally in Tamenglong district had stated that NPF MLAs would bring up the Naga issue in the Manipur Legislative Assembly,\u201d the MPP leader recollected.
\nCautioning the people of Manipur on the issue of territorial integrity of the State, O Joy also warned the electors to \u2018think twice\u2019 while casting their votes in the coming January 28 general elections and asked the voters to aware about who will safeguard it.
\nO. Joy also expressed unhappiness over the rampant corruption, favoritism and nepotism that have practiced in the State where the people are facing armed conflict situation and political conflict too, warning the electorate to fully aware about who can solve such difficult problems.
\n\u201cProtection of identity is also very, very important,\u201d O. Joy said and described the current state of affairs in Manipur as \u201clandless people waiting to grasp our land whenever opportunity comes.\u201d
\nMeanwhile, the MPP held a reception function at the party office today to welcome its vice president Y. Mangi who had been in the entral jail here for over two months under NSA. Mangi was detained under the Act for possessing illegal arms belonging to a militant coutfit.
\n MPP president Dr Nimaichand Luwang asserted that Mangi\u2019s release from jail after 68 days had proven his innocence, saying that his detention under National Security Act (NSA) was politically motivated act committed by his political rival.<\/p>\n\n