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Naga peace talks on track: Centre
From Our Staff Correspondent
NEW DELHI, June 23 – Allaying doubts over the fate of the Naga peace process, the Centre has today clarified that long-drawn negotiations with NSCN (I-M) was on track. Briefing newsmen after a meeting of the Union Cabinet, Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee sought to dispel reports that peace talks with the Naga outfit was on the verge of collapse. “Talks are still continuing,” he asserted.

“The Group of Ministers (GoMs) constituted for the purpose is carrying out the negotiations. These are continuing and there is nothing to report,” the Defence Minister said.

The apprehension over the fate of the peace talks was created by the NSCN (I-M) leadership themselves, who raised questions about the sincerity of the Government of India, claiming that the Centre lacked political will to resolve the Naga problem. The main hitch was the demand for integration of the Naga inhabited areas spread over Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur.

The Naga peace talks came for discussion in the powerful Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA). However, the Government spokesman declined to divulge what transpired.

When asked whether the CCPA discussed the Naga issue, Mukherjee said it could not transact any business, as the item, which was supposed to have been discussed was not placed before it.

Yesterday, yet another round of talks between the GoMs and NSCN (I-M) was held but failed to make much headway.

Reports that the peace process was tottering on the brink of collapse have led the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, to take charge. Highly placed sources said that the Prime Minister on Sunday convened a high-level meeting to take stock of the situation.

The meeting was attended by Union Minister, Oscar Fernandes, top officials of the Home Ministry including Union Home Secretary, VK Duggal, Intelligence Bureau, Interlocutor, and K Padmanabhiah.

On Monday, Oscar Fernandes who heads the GoMs and Padmanabhiah met Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil and briefed him about the outcome of the meeting chaired by the Prime Minister.

Recently, Fernandes had told this newspaper that the GoMs was waiting for a vital decision of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) before the next meeting with the NSCN (I-M) is held.

Faced with a deadlock over the demand for unification of Naga inhabited areas, the Government of India is reported to be considering various options including involving the States of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur in the talks to setting up yet another boundary commission to look into the demands of the Nagas.

The UPA Government is also handicapped by the Common Minimum Programme (CMP), which has ruled out disturbing the territorial integrity of the States.

On the other hand, the general secretary of the NSCN (I-M) is all set to leave for Amsterdam in about two weeks. However, he is expected to return after about a month, sources said.

The year-long ceasefire pact between the Centre and the NSCN (I-M) expires on July 31 and a crucial round is slated next month for renewal of the pact.

I am happy with the response of the Indian government: Muivah
2005 Onkar Singh in New Delhi | June 24,
Thuingaleng Muivah, leader of the Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagalim, denied news reports saying that he was fed up with the manner in which the government of India is carrying on negotiations with his delegation and that he will return to the Netherlands and never return to India.
In an exclusive interview to rediff.com, Muivah said negotiations between the NSCN and the government of India were now progressing satisfactorily.
"I never said I will go back. I am happy with the manner in which the government is responding to our position. They are now seeing things from our point of view," he said.
Muivah, who has been camping in New Delhi ever since his arrival on December 5, 2004, is carrying on negotiations with government of India representatives from there.
"I am not getting restive of the prolonged negotiations. I understand that such things do take time. If things progress on a positive note, then I will come back to continue negotiations a break," he said.
He admitted that the Pakistan Inter-Services Intelligence has played some role in the Nagaland insurgency, but claimed that it may not be as significant as is being made out by the Indian government.
Asked whether he was running a parallel government in Nagaland, he said, "What do you mean by running a parallel government? We have our own government in Nagaland because we -- the Naga people -- have a unique history of our own. We have never been part of India either by conquest or otherwise. We tax people and run our administration," he pointed out.
On being asked about the departure of Issac Swu, Muivah said, "He has some medical problems and he had to leave."
If all goes well, the NSCN delegation is expected to leave for Amsterdam in July. " I hope to have a meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who is a sincere man, before going back," he said.
Muivah was not very happy with the role played by former chief minister of Nagaland and present governor of Goa S C Jamir. He minced no words while talking about Jamir. "Jamir did not want the talks to succeed and kept playing his own games," Muivah said.
Talks between Nagas, government hits a bumper(NEWS ANALYSIS):- New Delhi | June 24, 2005 12:43:49 PM IST

New Delhi, June 24 : Talks between the Indian government and Nagaland's main rebel group have entered their most crucial phase but have run aground over the latter's demand for unification of all Naga areas of the northeast.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh convened a high-level meeting here Sunday to review the status of the talks after a senior leader of the Isak-Muivah faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) warned the group could pull out of a ceasefire that began in 1997.

Since they arrived in India in December, Thuingaleng Muivah and Isak Chisi Swu - the two top leaders of the NSCN-IM - have held more than two dozen rounds of talks with a group of ministers.

But negotiations have been deadlocked over the rebels' demand for redrawing the map of the northeast to create a "Greater Nagaland" comprising Naga-inhabited areas of the northeast.

This is something the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government in New Delhi is opposed to - and the opposition was explicitly stated in its Common Minimum Programme or agenda for governance.

Informed sources said the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) is unhappy with the handling of the talks by former home secretary K. Padmanabhaiah, who has been the government's main interlocutor for talks with the NSCN-IM.

Following Sunday's meeting, it was decided that the PMO and National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan would play a greater role in overseeing the talks.

"We have informed the Naga leaders that their demand for uniting all Naga-inhabited areas is a complex issue. Even the group of ministers negotiating with the NSCN-IM has to put up such issues before the cabinet for a final decision," an informed source told IANS.

"Besides, the government also has to carry along the opposition on such a major issue," the source added.

Official sources also indicated that central minister Oscar Fernandes, a member of the team negotiating with NSCN-IM and a Congress leader with a long association with the northeast, could be given a greater role in future talks.

But NSCN-IM general secretary Muivah has said he believes the government is merely trying to buy time and weaken his group.

"New Delhi should not make the mistake of taking us for granted. There is no attempt by the Indian government to resolve the issue," he said in an interview this week.

"But they should not forget that our cadres are well-armed and equipped to launch another phase of violent struggle," he said.

Adding to the complexities of the talks are the NSCN-IM's demand that it should be allowed to have a say in issues related to defence and foreign affairs that concern Nagaland.

To address the issue of "Greater Nagaland", the central government is mulling a proposal to include the governments of Assam, Aruncahal Pradesh and Manipur - all states with sizeable Naga populations - in the talks, but the NSCN-IM has reportedly indicated its reluctance to such a move.

But even within the NSCN-IM, there is some disquiet over its rigid stance on the unification of Naga areas of the northeast.

A.Z. Zami, a senior leader who was part of the group's powerful steering committee, defected to the rival Khaplang faction of the NSCN last month, accusing NSCN-IM leaders of putting too much emphasis on the integration of Naga areas.

The top NSCN-IM leaders, who have been living in self-imposed exile in Europe and Southeast Asia over the past decade, are set to leave India early next month, weeks before the ceasefire with the government comes up for a renewal by July 31.

Experts believe the truce will be renewed despite the threatening noises made by Muivah and other NSCN-IM leaders, simply because any move to pull out of it would not be welcomed by the people of Nagaland, who have borne several decades of violence.

But the Naga peace process will be watched closely by leaders of other rebel groups of the northeast, including the powerful United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), whom the government has been trying to woo to the negotiating table.
(IANS)
Japanese on war pilgrimage
Lalit Kumar Bakshi, a Japan-based restaurateur, and Delhi-based Virender Singh arranged the trip by Kimeo and her colleagues in the Inner Trip Reiyukai International. “We received 10,000 applications for this trip and we chose 30-odd members,” Bakshi said.
Rajya Sabha member Kedi Haralu personally took care of the Japanese team in Kohima. “We will be happy to have more foreign guests in Nagaland,” he said.
Last month, tourists from some Latin American countries visited the state.
A group from Africa had enjoyed Naga hospitality a few weeks earlier.
Peace committee reconstituted

KOHIMA, June 23: In what appeared to be another attempt at showcasing the Nagaland government’s efforts to usher in permanent peace, CM Neiphiu Rio today announced the “reconstitution” of the consultative committee for peace...

The new 29-member committee comprises 10 of the 12 ministers of the cabinet, including Rio. Besides the ministers, the committee includes members of both Houses of Parliament and also senior members from the coalition partners of the Democratic Alliance of Nagaland.

Former chief minister Vizol and BJP legislator and former chief minister Hokishe Sema are part of the committee.

Others include Chubala Ao and C.M. Chang of the Nagaland People’s Front.

The committee was first formed soon after the Rio government came to power in March 2003. It then held regular meetings and claimed that it was speaking to all rebel factions and trying to bring about reconciliation.

With the peace talks between the Centre and the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (Isak-Muivah) now in choppy waters, observers say the committee has a chance to prove itself.

A meeting of the committee will be held on Saturday morning at Rio’s residential office. This year, the committee held a couple of meetings and resolved to support the peace process and asked the NSCN factions to stop fighting.

The NSCN (I-M) is huddled in meetings on the future of the peace process even as general secretary Thuingaleng Muivah has decided to return to Amsterdam. He is slated to leave Delhi tomorrow.

Muivah has blamed the Centre for not being serious iand said the talks have reached a “stalemate”. He, however, that the outfit still believes “there is no military solution to the Naga problem”.
Ex-CM Rishang first to sign Naga integration memo to PM
Deepak Dewan

NEW DELHI, Jun 23: In what is sure to aghast the majority of the population of Manipur, the man who put his signature in the number one slot in the memorandum by Naga Members of Parliament from Manipur and Naga Members of the Manipur Legislative Assembly, submitted to the Prime Minister, is none other than one who has served the state longest and most successfully as the chief minister – Rishang Keishing.

Rishang has been chief minister of Manipur three times, totalling a record 15 years as the top executive of state.

Rishang is currently the Rajya Sabha member from Manipur, representing both the reserved hills and general valley electorate, is followed in the number two slot by the Manipur Outer Parliamentary constituency, Mani Cheranamei.

Cabinet ministers, Gaikhangam is third and Francis Ngajokpa is fourth. The MLA who was mentioned to have signed in green ink in IFP’s editorial (‘Assembly Storm Clouds’ of June 23) is Henry Paotei, signing at serial number 10.

The memorandum dated May 27, followed a dinner at the plush and members-exclusive restaurant of the India International Centre, IIC, hosted by the NSCN(IM) leader Thuingaleng Muivah.

Our source in New Delhi clarified there was only one dinner and not two as reported in the same IFP editorial.

The memorandum is titled as the memorandum of “Naga Members of Parliament and Members of Legislative Assembly from Manipur, for strengthening the ongoing peace negotiations between the Government of India and the NSCN(IM).”

It reads among others that the MPs, MLAS and ministers from Manipur have expressed ‘deep appreciations to the Government of India for acknowledging the “Unique History and Situation of the Nagas”’

It also says that ‘We, therefore, fully support the aspiration of the Naga people for integration,’ adding in later paragraphs that the integration of Nagas into a single administrative unit is a fundamental right of the Nagas.

More than just the memorandum, or the support extended by cabinet ministers and MLAs to it, it is the involvement of stalwart leader of the state, Rishang Keishing, which is predicted to hurt sentiments the most in Manipur.

This is the second time in his long political career that Rishang has put his weight behind the move for Naga integration. The first time was nearly four decades ago, when he headed a party called the United Naga Integration Council, UNIC.

The UNIC had on August 4, 1972, merged with the Indian National Congress, and Rishang’s meteoric climb to the top in Manipur state politics began.

The octogenarian leader has been chief minister of the state three times but even when he was not the chief minister, his political acumen ensured he always had his hand on the main levers of power.

While he was chief minister of Manipur, Rishang had vehemently and openly opposed the idea of Naga integration at the cost of Manipur, and had even demanded the banning of the NSCN(IM) at one time earning the ire of the underground organization.

Thirty three years after the merger of the UNIC with the Congress, deprived of the power handles in the state, and failing even to win a seat in the state Legislative Assembly from his home constituency, Phungyar, the question being asked now is, is he changing his political strategies. Or is he merely buying his peace by selling out Manipur?

(Deepak Dewan is the editor of the North East Sun)
‘Officers being summoned to Dpr’
IM group providing shelter to State UGs at designated camps : CM
By Our Staff Reporter
IMPHAL, Jun 24 : Announcing that the State Government has confirmed report of important leaders of underground organisations operating in Manipur taking refuge at Dimapur, Chief Minister Okram ibobi Singh categorically announced that no designated camp/s of the NSCN (IM) would be allowed to open in Manipur.
Replying to a call attention motion raised by MPP MLA O Joy Singh on the second day of the monsoon session today, the CM, who also holds the Home portfolio, informed the house that the State Government has detailed reports that Dimapur has become a safe haven for some UG leaders, other than the NSCN (IM).
Leaders of these UG outfits who had repeatedly declined offer for negotiated settlement of the niggling militancy problem have moved into NSCN (IM) camps and had been summoning Government officials to dictate terms, said the Chief Minister.
Stating that providing shelter to Manipur UG groups at the NSCN (IM) camps is against the ceasefire ground rules, he said his Nagaland counterpart and the Central Government have been intimated to take appropriate action to stop the unlawful activities of the NSCN (IM) like openly levying tax from goods carriers at Nagaland.
The Ceasefire Monitoring Cell authorities have also been conveyed of the disturbing development at Dimapur, Ibobi claimed.
To the MLA’s poser on the uneasy situation gripping Ukhrul district in the aftermath of heightened tension between the Assam Rifles and IM cadres, the Chief Minister asserted that neither would opening of designated camps of the IM group be entertained anywhere in the State nor would the outfit’s cadres be allowed free movement.
He further clarified that soon after receiving information of the IM group having established a designated camp at Mapithel area Assam Rifles officials were asked to authenticated the report to which the latter denied the report.
The AR officials, however, confirmed that some NSCN (IM) cadres had temporarily set up a camp at Mapithel area some time back, maintained the CM.
Inspite of the CM’s assertion, Joy highlighted that there were incidents of sporadic skirmishes between the Ar and NSCN (M) activists after the paramilitary force objected to the designated camps of the UG group.
He also demanded that NSCN (IM) should be prevented from violating the ceasefire ground rules and setting up camps in Manipur and strongly reacted to alleged extortion campaign by NSCN (IM) cadres which amounts to crores of rupees from the transporters.


Naga students call for revocation of State Integrity Day
NET News Network
Guwahati, June 24:The All Naga Students Association (ANSA), Manipur, reacting to the Manipur government’s declaration of June 18 as the ‘State Integrity Day’, termed the act as highly irresponsible and an attempt on the part of the government to distort the facts and asked for its revocation.
Terming the day of 18th June, 2001 as an epitome of violence and unruly demonstration, Paul Langhu, president of ANSA said, “It will be matter of shame if the day is celebrated as a State holiday because that day reminds us of a tragic incident carried on for the vested interest of few people and government has misinterpreted the affair completely”.
I on the behalf of ANSA urge the concern people to extend their support in restoring the democratic right of the people and also in the revocation of the Manipur State government’s declaration of ‘State Integrity day’, appealed Paul Langhu, while briefing the media in the city.
He went on to criticize the Manipur government, for its security lapses as it failed to provide security to the Member of Parliament, Manicharenamei, who is said to be provided the Z category security.
It can be mentioned here that, yesterday, a live grenade was planted in the house of the MP, which was followed by some continuous pelting of stones to his house in the wee hours.
NSCN (K) warning shot at Manipur MP
NET News Network
Imphal, June 24: A Chinese made hand grenade was lobbed at the residence of Outer Manipur MP, Mani Charennamei located at Chingemirong Dinku road on Friday. However the grenade failed to explode.
Later NSCN (K) Zeliangrong region claiming responsibility for the attack said it was not aimed against the MP but done, as he was involved in formulating the policies and programmes of the NSCN (IM) groups. Police later retrieved the grenade and kept at Lamphel police station.
The NSCN (K) speaking to the press accused Charenamei of working against the NSCN (K) in collusion with IM group. During his election time, Charenamei was supported by IM group but past is past and the NSCN (K) has forgiven him, the outfit added. However the outfit had carried out the attack as he was working hand in gloves and being representatives of Muivak and Swu. Instead of working for the welfare of the Zeliangrong people, he was encouraging divide and rule policy of the NSCN(IM).
The spokesman further said as his identity is exposed, the NSCN (K) would take up action against him in the same line taken against the NSCN (IM) group. The group also clarified that attack on Charenamei does not violate the cease-fire between GoI and the NSCN (K) as the attack was against a functionary of the NSCN (IM) and not against a representative of Indian Government. The attack is a first warning and in course of the attack, any casualty suffered to the MP escort should be taken as collateral damages and not an attack on GoI.
Talks face hiccups: Rio
Our Staff Correspondent
SHILLONG, June 24: Admitting that the ongoing dialogue between the NSCN (IM) and the Centre is facing hiccups, Nagaland Chief Minister Nephiu Rio has called for a collective endeavour to address the ‘differences’ in order to solve the decades-long ‘Naga issue’.
Talking to The Sentinel, Rio said that the Centre should give a sincere commitment to ensure that the peace process does not breakdown. He added: "The Nagas are aspiring for peace and a resolution in line with the Nagas’ wish should get respect".
Amidst reports that the NSCN (IM) leaders may pack their bags and leave for Amsterdam in the wake of the reported differences, Rio candidly admitted that the Government of India had certain reservations to the demands of the NSCN-IM leadership. He, however, refused to divulge the ‘hurdles’ of the ongoing peace process.
"Even the Nagaland Assembly has passed resolution after resolution to bring all the Nagas under one political and administrative unit," he said.
Asked, if he would communicate with the States having Naga population, the Chief Minister said, "We are talking to them. They should also know that if the Nagas are willing to come under one unit, they (States) should not prevent them."
Landslides in Nagaland
NET News Network
Zuneheboto (Nagaland), June 24: Heavy landslides caused by torrential rain occurred in four colonies at Zunheboto. At Alahuto colony, landslides occurred at two locations completely blocking the road. An elderly woman, Naheli Sema, sustained serious injuries on the head and is in a critical situation.
Further, at project colony, nine houses were affected while landslides at Laghilato and Old Town Colony had blocked road communications.
Civil administration and SP of the District with Zunheboto Town Council Chairperson visited the affected areas. Necessary arrangements have been made and precautionary measures against further slides are on.
D.C. Zunheboto, S.Among Ao has donated an amount of Rs. 12,000/- to the affected families to meet immediate necessary requirements.


Confusion over talks
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However, contradictory statements by the Governor and the Chief Minister of a State on such a crucial issue can create serious confusion not only in the minds of the militant leaders, but also among the common people. The Governor and Chief Minister should have discussed the issue thoroughly before making statements to avoid the confusion and on top of that, the Central Government is yet to announce its clear-cut stand on the demand for release of the arrested leaders of the outfit. It is high time, the Central Government also The recent statement by Assam Governor Lt Gen (Retd) Ajai Singh gave a new twist to the ongoing confusion on whether the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) will finally come forward for talks with the Government of India for a political solution to the problem of insurgency, which has affected the State for more than 25 years. At a time when the Chief Minister, Tarun Gogoi announced that the State Government would seriously consider the demand for the release of the senior ULFA leaders, who are in jail, to enable the outfit to take the final decision on coming forward for talks, the Governor made his stand clear on the issue and expressed the view that such a proposal could be considered only if the sincerity of the outfit on the issue of talks is determined and the outfit assures to abjure the path of violence. The Governor further went on to say that peace in Assam is not negotiable and reminded all concerned that lessons from the past should not be forgotten, as top leaders of the outfit were earlier released on parole but they absconded by belying the trust of the Government. Of course, the Governor, who led the anti-insurgency operations in the State as the GOC of the 4 Corps of the Army in the early 1990s, has a good idea of the problem of insurgency and the activities of the militants and his views on the subject cannot be taken lightlymakes its stand clear on the issue as a delay in announcement of the stand of the Centre may lead to further complications. The Centre only revealed that it is yet to receive a response from the ULFA on the last latter written to the outfit by the National Security Adviser but as the ULFA raised the demand for release of the arrested leaders through the media, the Centre should have reacted to the same also through the media. Some organisations of the State have demanded the dismissal of the Governor for his statement and these organisations should also try to impress upon the militant outfit the need for coming forward for talks for restoration of peace in the State.

The ULFA commander-in-chief Paresh Baruah, in a recent statement to the media, alleged that the statement of the Governor was against creation of a conducive atmosphere for talks. He also alleged that the Government of India lacked sincerity on the issue of talks and has strongly condemned the recent killings of ULFA men in the State. However, the ULFA should also give an assurance for abjuring violence to enable the Government to suspend the anti-insurgency operations as the outfit is also indulging in acts of violence apparently to show its strength and after the recent blast in the Assembly complex, the Government cannot be expected to sit idle. Though there have been demands from some organisations for suspension of the operations against the ULFA to create a conducive atmosphere for talks, it would be difficult on the part of the Government to do so without a formal assurance from the ULFA that it would not indulge in any kind of violence during that period as the Government would be held responsible for any loss of life during suspension of operations. Both the Government and the militants must play a positive role for creating an atmosphere for talks and the political parties and non-political organisations must also play their part to bring the ULFA to the negotiation table for a long lasting solution to the problem.

ANSAM reiterates stand on Jun 18
By Our Staff Reporter
IMPHAL, Jun 24 : Reiterating its strong opposition to the decision of the State Govt to declare June 18 as Integrity Day and make it a State holiday, the All Naga Students' Association, Manipur today said that the step of the Govt is nothing but prejudiced imposition.
In a statement issued to the press today, ANSAM said that the decision to declare June 18 as State Integrity Day was taken without consulting the other ethnic inhabitants of the State and though demands were raised to revoke the decision, the Government turned a deaf ear to such demands forcing the ANSAM to impose the indefinite economic blockade.
The very declaration of the day as a State holiday tantamounts to the Govt endorsing the violence unleashed on the said day in 2001, said ANSAM and recalled how the State Assembly, quarters of MLAs and offices of political parties were burnt.
The June 18 tragedy was a fall out of the reaction to the June 14 Bangkok Declaration that made the cease fire between the NSCN (IM) and the GoI without territorial limits, said ANSAM.
The State Government also made a mockery of the democratic forms of protest by banning the rallies organised by the Nagas, said the student body.
Despite repeated reminders to the Government by people of other ethnic groups to revoke the declaration of June 18, the Government remained indifferent and this forced the UNC to call a 24 hour bandh on June 21. ANSAM was also constrained to impose the indefinite economic blockade from midnight of June 19, added the statement.
The economic blockade call given by ANSAM has received tremendous support from the Kuki Students' Organisation (Ghqs), All Tribal Students' Union, Manipur, Naga Students Federation, United Naga Council, Naga Women's Union, etc, added the statement.
The student body also expressed shock at the bomb attack accompanied by pelting of stones at the residence of Outer Lok Sabha MP Mani Charenamei and added that since the attack came despite the security provided to the MP, it shows that Naga leaders in particular are not safe. ANSAM also condemned the attack
Appealing to all to remain calm and maintain ANSAM once again reiterated its demand to revoke the declaration of June 18 as IAMUCO trains guns on politicians
By Our Staff Reporter
IMPHAL, Jun 24 : Holding the political leaders solely responsible for the threat posed to the territorial integrity of Manipur, AMUCO today said that though the State Assembly has taken a firm stand to protect the territory of Manipur, the fact stands that it can be easily overruled by an Act passed by Parliament.
In a statement, AMUCO said that this fact means that the Indian Constitution is against the territorial integrity of Manipur and the people responsible for the threat posed to Manipur are the politicians who have been functioning under the Constitution and trying to make the people believe in the Constitution.
Today the political leaders have come to the fore front shouting that they are for protecting the territorial integrity not for any reason but to cling to their seats of power at any cost and win election. This is precisely the reason why the Chief Minister, despite his tough stand, has not been able to take any action against the Ministers and MLAs who signed the memorandum endorsing the fragmentation of Manipur, added AMUCO.
The statement further said that Manipur was not created by India but has been existence for centuries but ever since it merged with the Indian Union in 1949, the seeds of discord between different communities have been sown and the political leaders should take the responsibility for such a state of affairs.
Communalising issues has become a tool for the politicians to win some votes and enjoy the perks of power, said the statement and added that this precisely the reason why chasms have arisen between the different set of communities residing in Manipur for the last many, many years.
AMUCO also asked the people to be wary of all the forces who are playing the communal card. ntegrity Day by the Government.


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