GUWAHATI: Seven outfits of Assam , Manipur and Meghalaya , who proclaim themselves as pro-China, have jointly called for a boycott of the Independence Day celebration. They said India's plans to celebrate the 70th Independence Day in a grand way is a sign of nervousness due to the standoff with China at Doklam.The NSCN (K), which has been leading the umbrella of NE outfits have this time given the boycott call separately last week.The joint call has been given by anti-talk Ulfa(I) and United People's Liberation Army from Assam, Coordination Committee (CorCom), the conglomerate of four outfits of Manipur, and Garo National Liberation Army of Meghalaya. "This year, India under the premiership of Mr. Narendra Modi who boasted that he confronts the world "Eye to Eye", is getting ready for the 70th Independence Day Celebration with a grand display of its' military power and hardware, perhaps attempting to outdo the Chinese PLA's 90th Anniversary Celebration on 30 July 2017 which was indeed very impressive. Or Perhaps, it is also a sign of nervousness or apprehension of the Indian government at the border fracas at Drok La or Drong Lam , the tri junction of our close international border with China; and hence to hide the same," the joint statement sent to TOI said.They added, "India's policy towards neighbour China is now wide open as the facts of the Drong Lam (Drok La) impasse is vivisected by the experts exposing her weakness and helplessness of the situation to the full view of the world to see. "They also slammed the NDA government saying that it is working to "saffronise the region with its' slogan of "One Country, One people, One culture"

Source: Times of India August 12, 2017 11:59 UTC