Manipur: SOREPA calls for boycotting Independence Day celebration

Imphal: Socialist Revolutionary Party, Kangleipak (SOREPA), one of the freedom fighting outfits in Manipur, on Tuesday, started calling for a boycott of the Independence Day celebrations to be held on August 15.

In a statement, SOREPA called for a total shutdown on August 15 from 4 am to 4 pm.

SOREPA came into existence on October 1, 2021, aiming to “liberate” the “oppressed nations and people” of Western South East Asia (WESEA), including Kangleipak (Manipur).

In the statement, SOREPA said, “It firmly believes that our revolutionary struggle for the restoration of lost sovereignty must be guided by scientific socialism, which is based on the concept of Socialism.”