Assam: Over 230 Writers, Academics, Activists on Sit-in Protest in Solidarity with Manipur People

New Delhi: About 230 writers, intellectuals and eminent people from Assam have called for a silent sit-in protest in Guwahati to express solidarity with the people of Manipur on the occasion of International Human Rights Day on December 10, 2024. The sit-in protest, from 2:00 pm to 3:00 p.m in Guwahati Girls High School Grounds, is to demand the return of peace and normality to the North-Eastern state that has been battered by ethnic violence since May 2023, leading to massive displacement and killings.

A public appeal issued by the eminent citizens and activists has called for larger public unity in the country against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s “misrule” both in Manipur and the Centre.

“Manipur has come to this state only because of the machinations and indifference of the ruling party. There is no guarantee that the tension of Manipur   will not spread to other states in the North East,” said the appeal.

Read the full appeal below:

Silent protest
Bring back peace to Manipur
(10 December,2024 between 2-3 pm)
Pub Guwahati Girls High School Grounds (opposite Chandmari Police Station)
 
Manipur has been burning for a year and a half now. So far, hundreds of people have lost their lives, thousands have fled their homes and are in relief camps for months in indescribable conditions. People in the state are living in uncertain times. But the central government is unconcerned. They do not want to admit that Manipur is in turmoil. They do not want even to discuss Manipur in the Parliament. Till date, the Prime Minister has not visited the state even once.

Manipur is an example of how our country is running. It seems the BJP's only objective is to win elections. They do that by creating division among the opposition parties and through the use of state machinery and money power. The latest instances are Haryana and Maharashtra elections. Everyone thought the results of the Lok Sabha elections would put the BJP on the back foot. But, that has not happened.

The BJP government at the centre is still steamrolling everything backed by Nitish Kumar and Chandrababu Naidu. 

On the other hand, communal hatred, unprecedented price rise and unemployment problem have caused havoc to the lives of the common people.

Manipur has come to this state only because of the machinations and indifference of the ruling party. There is no guarantee that the tension of Manipur  will not spread to other states in the North East. We think against the misrule of the present dispensation the opposition political parties, civil society and the general public must get united.
 

Let us all join a silent sit in protest on the occasion of International Human Rights Day on 10 December, 2024 from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm to express our solidarity with the people of Manipur and demand  return of peace and normality to the state!
 
On behalf of
Axom  Nagarik Samaj and Bharat Jodo Abhiyaan, Assam
Hiren Gohain, Harekrishna Deka, Thomas Menamparampil, Ajit Kumar Bhuyan, Dulal Ch Goswami, Tapodhir Bhattacharjee, Udayaditya Bharali, Nitya Bora, Apurba Sarma, Abu Naser Sayeed Ahmed, Jyotirmoy Chakraborty, Chandramohan Sarma, Loknath Goswami, Abdul Mannan, Apurba Kr Barua(Sustha Samaj Bikash Chakra), Dhirendra Nath Saikia, Lakhi Nath Tamuly, Shantikam Hazarika, Taufiqur Rahman Borbora, Arupa Patangia Kalita, Prabhat Bora, Harapriya Barukiyal Borgohain, Ajit Chandra Talukdar, Hafiz Rashid Ahmed Choudhury, Sandhya Goswami, Manorama Sharma(Sustha Samaj Bikash Chakra), Mayur Bora, Jnan Pujari, Sitanath Lahkar, Debabrata Das, Munin Bayan, Jiban Duttabarua, Deepak Goswami, Paresh Malakar, Indranee Dutta, Roshmi Goswami, Robin Dutta, Sibananda Kakati, Ajit Chandra Talukdar, Paramananda Mazumdar,  Santanu Borthakur, Arup Borbora, Banikumar Debasarma, Kaliprasad Sarma, Hafiz Ahmed, Rajen Kalita, Jnanen Borkakati, Benard K Marak, Amarendra Nath Sarma, Rani Gohain, Jashomayee Devi, Junu Bora, Maini Mahanta, Neelim Kumar, Manoram Gogoi, Sumitra Hazarika, Lutfa Hanim Selima Begum, Kamalesh Gupta, Hemanta Das, Deben Tamuly, Bobeeta Sharma, Kaustubhmoni Saikia, Lachit Bordoloi, Kishor Bhattacharjee, Abdus Sattar Choudhury, Abdul Karim Choudhury, Abdul Waris Choudhury, Sankar Saikia, Saurabh Pran Goswami, Sabita Lahkar, Udayan Biswas, Ujjwal Bhoumik, Khanin Talukdar, Kulesh Sarma, Paban Saharia, Mrinal Gohain, Jagadish Goswami, Dibas Phukan, Ripunjoy Gogoi, Mrinal Kanta Goswami, Sibaprasad Marar, Jayanta Kumar Chakraborty, Khageshsen Deka, Lopa Barua, Anjali Chakraborty, Pranabjyoti Deka, Manju Devi Pegu, Ratna Bharali Talukdar, Masfika Begum, Geeta Devi, Suparna Lahiri Barua, Manjira Rajkhowa,  Monalisa Saikia, Kaberi Kachari Rajkhowa, Prashanta Kumar Kalita, Safiur Rahman Saikia, Anishul Alam, Abdul Salam, Narayan Debnath, Ranaprasad Hazarika, Mishir Ali Ahmed, Pabitra Kalita, Saijuddin Ahmed, Z M Haque, Bhabesh Bhagabati, Anil Kr Choudhury, Guna Kalita, Najibuddin Ahmed, Niren Thakuria, Jayanta Borgohain, Bangshidhar Bezbarua, Siddheswar Das, Ismail Hussain, Dudulmoni Sarmah, Gajen Kalita, Anup Barua, Inam Uddin Ahmed, Nur Mohammad, Khabir Uddin Ahmed, Ali Haidar Laskar, Masaddar Hussain, Pranab Doley, Bipul Deb Sarma, Mujibur Rahman, Narayan Deka, Sanjay Kr Tanti, Gunin Choudhury, Anjana Barman, Rupaleem Dutta,  Ahsan Hazarika, Kushal Thakuria, Manoranjan Sarma, Purabi Saikia, Reza Mahmud, Jamsher Ali, Dwijendra Narayan Sarma, Kamal Kumar Tanti, Rashmirekha Bora, Geetanjali Sonowal, Ranjit Singha, Anjan Goswami, Bijaya Gogoi, Jayanta Gogoi, Hamza Choudhury, Ramen Bharali, Rudra singha Matak, Kishore Kumar Kalita, Pranab Saikia, Satyesh Bhattacharjya, Ratan Paul, Jakir Hussain Sarkar, Subrata Talukdar, Rumi Laskar Bora,Dibakar Goswami, Russel Hussain,Madhurjya Barua, Krishna Gogoi, Purabi Saikia Kalita, Swapnali Nath, Pankaj Lohan Baishya, Nayanjyoti Bhuyan, Bikash Barua, Pakhiraj Rabha, Mahesh Deka, Humayun Choudhury, Ramani Mohan Das, Aman Wadud, Parul Barua, Tridib Borpujari, Debananda Medak, Dilip Choudhury, Pranab Acharjya, Sailen Borkotoki, Udit Barua, Harakumar Goswami, Debajit Choudhury, Pabitra Bora, Kushal Dutta, Gautam Choudhury, Ranjit Bhuyan, Nripen Kr Barua, Bijan Das, Binandiram Das, Gautam Sarma, Poinuruddin Ahmed, Niranjan Mahanta, Diganta Rag, Dwijen Bhattacharjya, Biswajit Das, Dhananjay Sarma, Abdul Aad, Dwijen Das, Sampreeti Saikia Barman, Bharat Dutta, Dalim Das, Rekhamoni Goswami, Bhupen Talukdar, Asit Baran Chakraborty, Bhupendra Nath Das, Birinchi Bora, Brajen Das, Deep Das, Dimbeswar Roy, Gopesh Deka, Ghanakanta Das, Harish Ch Nath, Intaz Ali, Jalad Baran Mahanta, Jogendra Bharali, Jyotirmoy Sarma, K C Deka, Khairul Alam, Mayur Goswami, Mukul Kalita, Naren Mahanta, Nareswar Das, Prabhat Das, Pramod ch Mahanta, Sandipan Talukdar, Shiladitya Dutta, T B Singha, Tapan Kalita, Tilak Mohan, Utpal Haloi, Yesmin Ara Begum.