PPFA slams militants, calls for I-Day celebration

Guwahati (Assam), Aug 11, 2018:

Patriotic People’s Front, Assam (PPFA) on Saturday denounced the diktat of separatist militants on celebration of 72nd Independence Day  and appealed to the people of the region to celebrate the auspicious day with fanfare.

The PPFA in a statement argued that every Indian should hoist the Tri-colour on Independence Day and Republic Day, paying tributes to the martyrs of freedom struggle.

Only an ungrateful nation can think of boycotting an occasion scheduled for honouring the martyrs, asserted the forum.

It may be noted that various rebel groups comprising United Liberation Front of Asom (Independent), co-ordination committee of RPF, UNLF, PREPAK, PREPAK (Pro), etc, asked the people of Northeast to boycott the Independence Day on 15^th August.

In a media statement, terming the region as Western South East Asia (WESEA), the militant outfits called for total shutdown with effect from Tuesday midnight to Wednesday evening in the entire region. It also claimed that the Independence Day celebrations were imposed in the area where as the people were demanding freedom from New Delhi’s colonial rule.

The PPFA, however, clarified that militants were only day dreaming to make the region independent out of India, as the people continue rejoicing the independence. Moreover the residents have joined in the nation-building process participating in all elections to elect their representatives.

“Those militants must not  forget that hundreds of freedom fighters from the alienated region sacrificed immensely for making India a sovereign nation. They faced the batons, bullets and gallows of colonial British forces during the freedom movement. Those brave hearts should be honoured on Independence Day and Republic Day,” it added.

The forum appealed to every individual and organisation of the North-eastern India to salute the Tri-colour before demanding dues from the government and spare both the sacred days from any agitating purpose and dedicate Independence Day and Republic Day for paying tributes for known and unknown martyrs of freedom struggle.