ZU(AMN) flays ZB Senapati Zone statement

Dimapur, September 22: Zeliangrong Union (AMN) has categorically condemned what it called “fabricated press statement” of Zeliangrong Baudi, Senapati Zone, which was published in some local papers of Senapati district and Imphal Free Press on September 19. In a release today, ZU(AMN) executive secretary K. Poushinglung said ZU(AMN) does not recognise ZB, Senapati Zone, as the apex body of Senapati district. “It is a body created by a few vested interest persons and certain leaders of Senapati Bazar who are trying to undermine the existing of ZU Senapati Zone, and is trying to become the champion for uniting the two bodies of Zeliangrong people (ZU & ZB) in an immature manner,” it said. The ZU(AMN) also dismissed the claim of ZB, Senapati Zone that ZU president Amu Kamei and his colleagues neither attended any joint meeting nor recognised ZB Senapati Zone as the apex body of Senapati district as the ZU Senapati Zone still exists in Senapati district. “It is a concocted story cooked up by ZB Senapati Zone so as to turnish the image of ZU(AMN),” the release said. Alleging that ZB Senapati Zone is claiming the office of ZU Senapati Zone as their office, ZU(AMN) alleged that ZPC/ZB Senapati Zone misused the platform and office of ZU Senapati Zone for their “wrong cause of apex body according to their own whims and fancies”. The ZU(AMN) further appealed to the general public not to listen to what it termed “misleading version” of the ZB, Senapati Zone “as they are insane of power and authority this day due to nearing of General Election of Manipur 2017”.