SHILLONG, MAR 11: The proscribed Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) on Monday accused the state police of arresting HNYF leader Tarzan Lymba on false charges that he was involved in the IED bomb blast at Them Iew Mawlong.
HNLC general secretary-cum-publicity secretary Sainkupar Nongtraw said, “The HNLC condemned the arrest of the HNYF member Tarson Lymba on false charges of being involved in the IED incident at Them Metor. This is an old, cheap tactic employed by the police when they fail to find any leads and resort to random arrests. Tarzan was only involved in the peace talks and is neither a cadre nor a supporter of the HNLC. He was simply accompanying Bah Sadon (HNYF president), the interlocutor in the peace talks.”
“If the peacemakers or interlocutors are harassed and arrested by the police force, who among the stakeholders will trust the system or the government when the HNLC comes back for peace talks?” he asked.
Nongtraw alleged that “It is evident that the government has framed and killed Bah Cheris (outfit’s former general secretary), the messenger.”
“It’s a shame on Meghalaya politicians who are supposed to be the defenders of democracy, but now Meghalaya has become a plutocracy run only by plutocrats,” he said.
The HNLC leader said interestingly, another individual named Ebakordor Nongpluh was arrested in connection with this incident. “According to our information, Eba was just a police informer,” he added.
Stating that the HNLC is not against peace, Nongtraw said, “We are not the oppressors but the oppressed. If someone steals your land, do you think they will have peace? For the past 76 years, India has never experienced any peace, nor will she ever find it. Peace cannot be built on inequity, oppression, discrimination, unlawfulness, or treachery because there is no peace structured on injustice, betrayal, prejudice, illegality, or tyranny.”
“I have studied the history of Bharat….Your History , and it indicates that you are a murderer, an intruder, an invader, a burglar, a kidnapper, a liar,a lyncher, a rapist and a criminal. Moreover, you have consistently violated treaties and broken agreements in every princely state. It is contradictory for you to advocate for peace and non-violence, justice and democracy,” he said.
He said, “Hynniewtrep politicians, unfortunately, have been influenced, manipulated, and coerced by our enemies and oppressors, and they function as agents and puppets for the Indian government. Your divide and use policy against our nation is something for which you will have to pay the price. Justice or else!”
“You have been involved in fake encounters and the mutilation of our members. You killed Bah Cheris, kidnapped Sibsing Syiem, forced our leader Wickliff Syiem into exile, jailed, and tortured every Hynńiewtrep leaders that you don’t like. You may think we are afraid and that we will run away from you, but NO, we will run TO YOU,” Nongtraw said.