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Laguage conflict kills 12 people In Northeast India

by Amitjha | May 11, 2009 at 11:44 pm

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Conflict kills but the reason behind this conflict is very unique and probably first of its kind.In latest incident in North east India, militant groups are tragetting the migrant workers from the hindi speaking belt.

Separatist movement is not attracting attention and mass is in favour of Indian democracy, and these militants need emotional food to survive and mobilise mass.What else can be better than relating the economy to the migrant worker and held them resposible for the unemployment amongst the locals.

At least 12 people, including nine Hindi-speaking migrant workers, were killed by separatists and up to 70 houses set ablaze in two separate incidents in restive northeast's Assam and Manipur states, officials said on Tuesday.

A police spokesperson said nine Hindi-speaking people were killed late on Monday inside the Keibul Lamjao National Park in Manipur's Bishenpur district, about 14 km south of the state capital Imphal.

Police were tipped off by local villagers that 12 people were taken blindfolded inside the park by heavily armed militants on Monday evening.

The identities of the victims were not immediately known, but police suspect that all of them were Hindi speaking people.

The immediate provocation for the attack was not known but of late there has been an attack on Hindi speakers in Manipur - five of them were killed in February in separate incidents.

There are some 19-odd militant groups active in Manipur, bordering Myanmar, with demands ranging from secession to greater autonomy.

In another incident in adjoining Assam late Monday, three tribal villagers were killed and a cluster of huts torched by armed separatists in the southern district of North Cachar Hills, about 320 km from the state's main city of Guwahati.

The North Cachar Hills district is witnessing frequent attacks by militants belonging to the Dima Haolam Daogah or more popularly known as the Black Widow. At least 10 people were killed and more than 150 houses set ablaze in separate incidents in the past two weeks.