Slamming the Central Government for failing to quell the ethnic violence in Manipur, the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) in Kerala on Saturday called for a united stand against attempts to polarise the people.
Senior UDF leaders, religious leaders and public figures, participating in a meeting organised by the UDF to protest the Manipur violence and the Uniform Civil Code, demanded urgent measures to restore peace in the northeastern State. The meeting also termed the BJP government’s push for the Uniform Civil Code a threat to all communities and an attack on pluralism.
Leader of Opposition V. D. Satheesan urged the people to unite and fight against the atmosphere of insecurity created by the government. ‘‘Can we console ourselves that Manipur is a small northeastern State and what is happening there is an isolated event? The truth is, it can easily spread like wildfire anywhere,’‘ he said. Manipur is still burning after violence broke out on May 3.
