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Factional feud claims two 'U' men Source: The Sangai Express / Newmai News Network

Kohima, May 04: Nagaland witnessed yet another factional clash amidst the protest raised by the State Government and the locals against the continuing clashes among the Naga militant outfits today.

In a fierce gun battle between the NSCN-IM and the NSCN-Unification cadres at at Merapani under Wokha district of Nagaland on Sunday evening, two cadres of the NSCN-Unification have been killed.

According to reports reaching here, the clash erupted at around 1 pm and lasted for about half an hour during which the two NSCN-Unification cadres died.

Casualty, if any, on the other side was not known.

The two slain cadres were identified as 'Sgt Maj' Yanger Phom of Pungoi village, Longleng district of Nagaland and 'Pvt' Kavito Sema of Lithsami village, Zunheboto district.

The bodies were taken to Bhandari police station.

The situation was under control, police said.

Mention may be made that the spurt of factional clashes among the Naga underground groups have been going on and the incidents of violence are rising with each passing day.

More than 20 cadres belonging to all the militant groups have been killed so far in the ongoing violence in Nagaland in recent past.

Most of the deaths have been ascribed to clashes between the NSCN (U) and the NSCN-IM while a couple of clashes have been attributed to Accordist faction and Non-Accordist group of the NNC/FGN were witnessed in Phek district of Nagaland killing atleast one cadre from one of the groups some four days ago.
An appeal on the abduction case of Mr. Sadem Ao by family members. morungexpress
Through this column, I, the wife of Sadem Ao and his children earnestly come forward with this note of plea to whichever groups or organizations playing a hand on the abduction of my husband who need no introductions, on the 20th of April 08.
Though he is my husband and father to our children, all we know about his involvement in the nationalist movement is that he had served as Tatar in the IM faction and recently defected to the unification camp. Other than which, in whatever issue or involvement or trouble he is or used to be in, we have no idea as we don’t discuss this in the family. Thus we don’t have much knowledge about his actions as to deserve reward or punishment. But after having said that, even if ha deserving for the action taken, we implore and feel that we are entitled to know about his condition or his whereabouts whether dead or alive, and if alive than kindly release him after whatever differences exist among you. The balance is in your hands alone. This is my most humble prayer as a wife and mother that my plea for mercy and those of my children shall not fall on deaf ears.
Aren Longchar Wife of Sadem Ao Dimapur.

Talks on first nuclear plant for NE begin By A Staff Reporter Assam tribune
GUWAHATI,– In a development that is likely to fuel intense debates in parts of the North-east, initial talks have started on the region having its first nuclear power station. Speaking at the press meet in Guwahati, Union Minister of State for Power Jairam Ramesh revealed that the Meghalaya Chief Minister had in a meeting last evening made it known that if uranium mining could be safely carried out in Meghalaya, then he would prefer that a nuclear power plant be based in either in the State or a neighbouring area including some place in Assam.

Significantly, Assam Power Minister Pradyut Bordoloi who was present in the meeting purportedly told Ramesh that Assam would welcome the move to set up a nuclear power station. The significance of the meeting could be gauged from the fact that it had the telephonic participation of Dr Anil Kakodkar, the Indian Atomic Energy Commission chief.

It was stated that Dr Kakodkar was open about the idea, and favoured the formation of a study group to consider the "techno-economic feasibility" of such a project in the region.

Referring to the issue of uranium mining in Meghalaya, which has till now being opposed on safety grounds by a section of people, including some state leaders, he said that extracting the key mineral was essential for the success of the country's civilian nuclear programme. Right now only about 50 per cent capacity utillisation was possible in the reactors due to a dearth of uranium.

While acknowledging that the Union Government would not do anything to disregard public opinion in Meghalaya, he said that Department of Atomic Energy would come out with a White Paper by May 31, which would be made available to the Meghalaya legislature and would be placed in the public domain for necessary discussions.

To allay fears over health concerns issuing from uranium mining, the Department of Atomic Energy would further invite a panel of doctors and scientists from Mumbai's Tata Memorial Hospital to respond to public queries through an outreach programme.

In another initiative, a group of decision-makers including public leaders would be taken to the Cuddapah region of Andhra Pradesh which has been earmarked for uranium mining.
Infighting on between underground groups Nagarealm.com
Kohima, MAY04 [PTI] : Defying directives of the government and civil societies, armed confrontation between rival Naga underground factions continued with two NSCN(I-M) cadres shot down by rival NSCN(Unification) at the commerical capital of Dimapur, police said on Sunday.

Two bullet-riddled bodies were recovered near a petrol pump at Dimapur on Saturday and the deceased were identified as an area commander and a lance corporal of NSCN(I-M). The duo were blindfolded was shot dead from close range from a close range and their bodies were dumped on the roadside near the petrol pump, the police said. At least a dozen activists, from the rival groups, were killed in the on-going turf war in and around Dimapur since the DAN government came to power in March for second consecutive term in the state.

Condemning the killing, NSCN(I-M) accused NSCN(Unification) of going on the offensive against its members and resorting to random killing without exercising any restraint in the name of Naga unification. Meanwhile, Dimapur police last night arrested three activists of NSCN(Unification) while they were extorting money from a workshop and seized two AK-47 rifles, 104 rounds of ammunition and three mobile phones from them. Police and paramilitary forces stepped up patrolling and frisking of vehicles in and around Kohima and Dimapur on the district administrations to step up flush out operation in co-operation with civil societies if the cadre of various factions failed to move to their designated camps, official sources said.

Factional fights in Nagaland continue Assam Tribune
KOHIMA, May 4 – Defying directives of the government and civil societies, armed confrontation between rival Naga underground factions continued with two NSCN (I-M) cadres shot down by rival NSCN (Unification) at Dimapur, police said today. Two bullet-riddled bodies were recovered near a petrol pump at Dimapur yesterday and the deceased were identified as an area commander and a lance corporal of NSCN (I-M).

The duo were blindfolded and shot dead from close range. Their bodies were dumped on the roadside near the petrol pump, the police said.

At least a dozen activists, from the rival groups, were killed in the on-going turf war in and around Dimapur since the DAN Government came to power in March for the second consecutive term in the State.

Condemning the killing, NSCN (I-M) accused NSCN (Unification) of going on the offensive against its members and resorting to random killing without exercising any restraint in the name of Naga unification.

Meanwhile, Dimapur police last night arrested three activists of NSCN (Unification) while they were extorting money from a workshop and seized two AK-47 rifles, 104 rounds of ammunition and three mobile phones from them.

Police and paramilitary forces stepped up patrolling and frisking of vehicles in and around Kohima and Dimapur on the district administrations order to step up flush out operation in co-operation with civil societies if the cadre of various factions failed to move to their designated camps, official sources said. – PTISingle-job Ulfa ploy baffles cops A STAFF REPORTER The Telegraph
Guwahati, May 4: Ulfa’s changed recruitment strategy has put the police in a fix. According to police sources, the outfit is now carrying out only operation-specific recruitment, where a person is assigned a single task and has no links with the outfit thereafter.
The outfit’s new strategy came to light after the interrogation of Nirmal Konwar, second-in-command of the outfit’s 27 battalion. Konwar was picked up from a nursing home in Guwahati on Thursday. He and his wife were undergoing treatment at the nursing home at the time. Konwar told the police that short-term training courses were being provided to these new recruits and only for specific weapons and jobs.
“If a new member has been selected he/she would be trained to use a particular weapon, say the use of a pen pistol or small arms or to make a bomb,” a source said, quoting Konwar.
According to Konwar, the new recruitment drives were area and job specific and only selected youths were being recruited.
“If the target is a politician, persons having access to the political field are being selected for the purpose. Training is provided on the use of pen pistols,” Konwar said during interrogation.
Moreover, these recruits, when arrested, cannot provide any clues to the police because they are unaware of the identities of those who engaged them. The source said it was because of these circumstances that the militant arrested from Hatigaon a couple of months back was not able to provide any information regarding his links. According to the source, the militant, Rahul Das, had undergone training only in bomb making but had no idea about other weapons.
“Nor did he have any information about his links. An Ulfa militant with a false name had arranged for a 10-day training course,” he said.
Konwar said these new recruits had no connection with the outfit after the training and were called only for specific operations for which they were trained.
Sumanta Dutta, an Air Deccan employee, was another such recruit by Ulfa, the officer said.
“Ulfa did hatch a plan to hijack a commercial flight from the Gopinath Bordoloi Airport and was preparing the groundwork in this regard. Sumanta was one who could have come in handy for the outfit,” the source said. An ISI agent F.A. Ahmed, apparently provided Manoj Tamuli, an arrested Ulfa militant, with training in hijacking late last year.
ULFA ‘twist’ to sovereignty demand morungexpress
Guwahati, May 4 (Agencies): The ULFA has added a new twist to its earlier stand on pressing New Delhi for inclusion of its demand of "sovereignty" in the peace talks and said the issue could be resolved only through "restoration of the sovereignty of Assam."
"It is not that a solution to the India-Assam conflict can be found out just by holding talks on the issue of sovereignty. A solution to the on-going conflict between India and Assam can be found out only through restoration of Assam's sovereignty," the latest issue of 'Freedom', the Assamese mouthpiece of the ULFA, e-mailed to media persons here said on Friday.
The outfit though expressed its gratitude to various civil society groups including the Asom Sahitya Sabha and the All Assam Students' Union (AASU) for making separate appeals to the Centre to hold peace talks with the People's Consultative Group (PCG) nominated by the outfit, it asked all concerned to raise a voice in unison for the purpose.
"It will be more effective if various organisations and individuals raised a united voice and appealed to New Delhi to reopen the peace talks and demand for holding discussions on restoration of Assam's sovereignty," the bulletin in its editorial said.
The bulletin claimed that the demand for "sovereignty" was not just an issue raised by the ULFA.
"It is not correct that it is only the ULFA that has been raising the demand for sovereignty. It is the demand of the people of Assam," it claimed.
The ULFA also claimed that it always wanted a peaceful political solution to the problem through dialogue.

Gogoi denies links with ULFA Assam Tribune
GUWAHATI, May 4 – Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today denied allegations levelled by Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh that his government had links with the banned ULFA. “The charges are baseless and politically motivated. It has been made to gain cheap publicity and political mileage,” Gogoi said here.

Singh had charged the Gogoi-led Congress government of having links with the ULFA through senior Cabinet Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma who “was involved in an ULFA extortion case lodged in the Chandmari police station in 1990, the case diary of which has been mysteriously lost”.

Even the court had cleared Sarma, the Health Minister, from the case of extortion and so his (Singh’s) allegation does not stand, Gogoi said.

The Chief Minsiter said that the case had come up in 1990 when the Asom Gana Parishad government led by Prafulla Kumar Mahanta was in power, and so it was the duty of the then regime to take action against any offender.

Amar Singh had yesterday advised Gogoi to use ‘the link inside his Cabinet’ to bring ULFA to the negotiation table. Visiting the State as a leader of the United National Progressive Alliance (UNPA), Singh remarked that sincere efforts are needed to renew the derailed peace talk between the Centre and the proscribed ULFA.

Referring to the missing case diary, he said the Congress should come clean on this issue. “It is improper on the part of the Chief Minister of Assam to say that the banned outfit should again provide a channel to kickstart the peace process”, he remarked addressing a press conference here jointly with AGP chief Brindaban Goswami. – Agencies
Violence of State: Death of ethics and morality By Lisam Henthoiba Kangla
India is a country which has produced four persons among the 10 top richest, paying a price to attain poor 128th rank in HDI of UN report among 172 countries. It is also a country where majority of the poor living under BPL find hard to earn 40 rupees in a day while industrialist like Mukesh Ambani earns Rs 4 lakhs/minute. But India projects itself as a democratic country because its political system is determined by conducting election through adult franchise. State’s institution has failed to provide any other definition to defend Indian democracy, rather than asserting one and only, “election”. So when election losses its value, democracy is automatically endangered. Few industrialist houses and religious fundamentalists engineer political institutions of mainland India. In regional structure, election remains a medium for a dominating small segment of the structure to exercise hegemony over the whole mass. In Manipur too, the entire system is controlled and periodically manipulated by Babupara and some of its alliance. It is always a tragedy for people that they fulfil their rights (read adult franchise) once in 5 years. Once representatives got elected they confine themselves in their official residences, insulated from people, but they make policy sitting in the ivory tower (secretariat and assembly). In the particular case of Manipur, the impact of their policies is underdevelopment and suffering of people which come as a faith accompli. Isn’t it a syndrome of an irresponsible or a failed political system? Why do the people remain helpless, though they know that the system under the Indian democracy has become deaf to their cries?
It will be a counter point to acknowledge that State Government in Manipur has peoples’ mandate with 90 % (approx) turn out in election, where as 50 % (approx) is accounted in the election elsewhere in India. The irony and artificiality in both the outcome is documented to have peoples’ mandate though we find around 40% difference. The nub of the reality is hypocrisy of New Delhi. Since elections in the region like Northeast and Jammu & Kashmir are conducted under excessive deployment of military, it has considerably dampened the spirit of true democracy. Nevertheless New Delhi has succeeded in giving a signal to the global community “see, here is the verdict of the people”, contending their bogus legitimacy.
It will be a naïve hypothesis to contend that conflict in Manipur is just between the two poles of State and non-State. This is because recent events and incidents pointed that the State is also involved in unconstitutional violence by nurturing certain alliances, giving birth to a third dimension. So, understanding conflict situation in Manipur will be unattainable with conventional parameters, rather, we must acknowledge the depth of the third dimension.
From the State’s perspectives, Manipur is merely having problems of law and order. That is why we fail to find any response from the Government in various issues like transports, public distribution systems, judicial systems, health, drinking water, sanitation, electricity, unemployment, corruption etc which remain as untold miseries of the people.
Reflecting the statecraft of the Government in policy initiation, I consider two incidents among various others, as it reflects the funniest. The Government initiated to make Nambul river, a clean river flowing in Imphal, as a part of beautification plan of Imphal city. It was a step taken up simultaneously, after honourable CM returned from Bangkok, impressed by the cleanliness of Bangkok. It ended too soon to make any impact. Now we have the river as it was.
Same is the case of dealing with law and order problem. The Government has issued order disallowing entry of any vehicles in Imphal city wherever explosion had occurred. So, vehicles have been disallowed to enter Khwairamband Bazaar creating the main roads as parking zones, generating inconveniences to customers as well as affecting shopkeepers heavily. Here we find Governance, where its policy is always temporary ineffective and completely unsuitable.
Since last few months, streets, public sheds, community halls etc are all representing some of the bitter political realities of the State. Everyday local newspapers flash agitations, protest rally, sit in protest etc condemning the action of State as well as non-State after incidence of killings, attack with explosives in public places as well as individual residences, abduction etc. The State as well as non-State may release their statements for the killing or punishing the victims. And, tussle follows because the victims’ families as obvious are always refusing to accept posthumous conviction of their late kins.
However the political situation took a sharp turning after an incident of firing by a non-state group in a crowded place of Thabal Chongba in Heirok, killing 3 individuals and injuring another. The incident took place at a time when curfew imposed by the State was in effect (how does the State forces allow to conduct thabal chongba?). The incident was a shocking experience to the people and many organisations, clubs, meira paibi condemned it.
But the State Government responded to the incident in a very sarcastic way. It has once again reflected that state is hardly bound by any laws, the response of the State Government to provide weapons by forming certain groups after the Heirok incident can be concluded as a doom of politics and ethics. The Government’s response to Heirok and Lilong incidents can be presented from two perspectives, State,— that proclaims it legitimate and silent spectators (people or subject), who are in dilemma.
The initiative by the Manipur Government for providing weapons to the civilians under a much condemned concept of “village defence guard” is an issue which appeals a critical analysis. Firstly, its approval was announced the day after the cabinet secretaries from New Delhi left Imphal after reviewing the law and order problem. Secondly, why does the Government respond so accurately and instantly to the demand of the Heirok JAC, when demands of various organisations and JACs were disrupted with police actions? Will the Government be able to respond to every demand to authorise weapons to any JAC? Thirdly, is authorising weapons to civilians the only option applicable to the incidents of Heirok and Chajing? Lastly, where does the position of virtue and ethics of the state locates, when it authorises weapons to civilians?
We always sense that Babupara is just a tutelage figure which acts at the rhythm of New Delhi. But we never expected that the Babupara will also fail to notice the false policies implemented in other States though progressive policies are always defied and insulated. So governance in Manipur represents a gloomy picture bereft of any silver lining.
“End justify the means” is too irrelevant to apply in contemporary politics, because it is practised only in despotic regimes. Since it negates the foundational ethics and morality of the State, it is not alien to democratic ethics. State is accountable to the people as long as they are bound by virtue of ethics. But, when Violence is used by State as a tool to retain its position, shielding every vibrant issue, it becomes unaccountable and defunct. The concept of village defence guard and its implementation was disapproved by the Supreme Court‘s verdict and it was also condemned by the people and various civil organisations in various States of India. Meanwhile, the UPA in New Delhi has firm determination in defending it. To recall our memory and remind ourselves that “India is a country where rule of law prevails”, it seems we are too stupid to believe it. This is because, we disagree rule of law being equated with State sponsored violence. The objective of New Delhi’s acts is always to play hindrance to the virtue of law and ethics. It is now high time that the curtain of pseudo democracy be lifted and let the black laws and policies which are the foundations of Indian democracy be exposed.
Any individual sensitive to the political dynamics will be puzzled with the steps of the Government in establishing a war amongst civilians, as the response is too short sighted as well as irrational and institutions of the State are supposed to establish a just society. Isn’t the State contradicting itself in front of the global community, by generating violence in one hand and claiming to carry people’s mandate on the other?
Honourable CM, it is a humble plea to take into account the facts and events of such policy that have been implemented in other States e.g., Salwajudum in central India as a part of counter insurgency measures to fight naxalite movement. Salwajudum has already failed in bringing any positive consequence. Salwajudum is not generating an imposition on the people to join it, but also indirectly threatening to brand every individual who resist as naxalite. It has become bandits conducting various crimes to the people who remain aloof from naxalite as well as the State. Now, Government of Salwajudum affected States is gradually realising its negative impact, but, New Delhi turns a deaf ear. Rather it has been threatening the survival of civilians by perpetuating violence. Does the Government have any assurance that Salwajudum’s tyranny will not be replicated in Manipur? Or will the Government of Manipur boldly accept that they are the architect of spreading violence in the State? Regarding principle of New Delhi, it says “protect national interest at any cost”. With minimum say of smaller States in Indian federalism and hypocrisies of MLAs, we can hope that the model will also become immortal like AFSPA.
To conclude, State sponsored violence will only escalate the miseries of the people who are already victimised. State as well as any political institutions, who claim responsible to the people, must restrict in delivering any form of atrocity to the people. Every individual who aspires to survive in a society where their primary rights, liberty and freedom are assured by a system must make assertion to analyse and agitate against this form of State engineered violence.
Let the dignity of the people be respected by every political dimension.
Violence of State: Death of ethics and morality By Lisam Henthoiba Sangai Express
India is a country which has produced four persons among the 10 top richest, paying a price to attain poor 128th rank in HDI of UN report among 172 countries. It is also a country where majority of the poor living under BPL find hard to earn 40 rupees in a day while industrialist like Mukesh Ambani earns Rs 4 lakhs/minute. But India projects itself as a democratic country because its political system is determined by conducting election through adult franchise. State’s institution has failed to provide any other definition to defend Indian democracy, rather than asserting one and only, “election”. So when election losses its value, democracy is automatically endangered. Few industrialist houses and religious fundamentalists engineer political institutions of mainland India. In regional structure, election remains a medium for a dominating small segment of the structure to exercise hegemony over the whole mass. In Manipur too, the entire system is controlled and periodically manipulated by Babupara and some of its alliance. It is always a tragedy for people that they fulfil their rights (read adult franchise) once in 5 years. Once representatives got elected they confine themselves in their official residences, insulated from people, but they make policy sitting in the ivory tower (secretariat and assembly). In the particular case of Manipur, the impact of their policies is underdevelopment and suffering of people which come as a faith accompli. Isn’t it a syndrome of an irresponsible or a failed political system? Why do the people remain helpless, though they know that the system under the Indian democracy has become deaf to their cries?
It will be a counter point to acknowledge that State Government in Manipur has peoples’ mandate with 90 % (approx) turn out in election, where as 50 % (approx) is accounted in the election elsewhere in India. The irony and artificiality in both the outcome is documented to have peoples’ mandate though we find around 40% difference. The nub of the reality is hypocrisy of New Delhi. Since elections in the region like Northeast and Jammu & Kashmir are conducted under excessive deployment of military, it has considerably dampened the spirit of true democracy. Nevertheless New Delhi has succeeded in giving a signal to the global community “see, here is the verdict of the people”, contending their bogus legitimacy.
It will be a naïve hypothesis to contend that conflict in Manipur is just between the two poles of State and non-State. This is because recent events and incidents pointed that the State is also involved in unconstitutional violence by nurturing certain alliances, giving birth to a third dimension. So, understanding conflict situation in Manipur will be unattainable with conventional parameters, rather, we must acknowledge the depth of the third dimension.
From the State’s perspectives, Manipur is merely having problems of law and order. That is why we fail to find any response from the Government in various issues like transports, public distribution systems, judicial systems, health, drinking water, sanitation, electricity, unemployment, corruption etc which remain as untold miseries of the people.
Reflecting the statecraft of the Government in policy initiation, I consider two incidents among various others, as it reflects the funniest. The Government initiated to make Nambul river, a clean river flowing in Imphal, as a part of beautification plan of Imphal city. It was a step taken up simultaneously, after honourable CM returned from Bangkok, impressed by the cleanliness of Bangkok. It ended too soon to make any impact. Now we have the river as it was.
Same is the case of dealing with law and order problem. The Government has issued order disallowing entry of any vehicles in Imphal city wherever explosion had occurred. So, vehicles have been disallowed to enter Khwairamband Bazaar creating the main roads as parking zones, generating inconveniences to customers as well as affecting shopkeepers heavily. Here we find Governance, where its policy is always temporary ineffective and completely unsuitable.
Since last few months, streets, public sheds, community halls etc are all representing some of the bitter political realities of the State. Everyday local newspapers flash agitations, protest rally, sit in protest etc condemning the action of State as well as non-State after incidence of killings, attack with explosives in public places as well as individual residences, abduction etc. The State as well as non-State may release their statements for the killing or punishing the victims. And, tussle follows because the victims’ families as obvious are always refusing to accept posthumous conviction of their late kins.
However the political situation took a sharp turning after an incident of firing by a non-state group in a crowded place of Thabal Chongba in Heirok, killing 3 individuals and injuring another. The incident took place at a time when curfew imposed by the State was in effect (how does the State forces allow to conduct thabal chongba?). The incident was a shocking experience to the people and many organisations, clubs, meira paibi condemned it.
But the State Government responded to the incident in a very sarcastic way. It has once again reflected that state is hardly bound by any laws, the response of the State Government to provide weapons by forming certain groups after the Heirok incident can be concluded as a doom of politics and ethics. The Government’s response to Heirok and Lilong incidents can be presented from two perspectives, State,— that proclaims it legitimate and silent spectators (people or subject), who are in dilemma.
The initiative by the Manipur Government for providing weapons to the civilians under a much condemned concept of “village defence guard” is an issue which appeals a critical analysis. Firstly, its approval was announced the day after the cabinet secretaries from New Delhi left Imphal after reviewing the law and order problem. Secondly, why does the Government respond so accurately and instantly to the demand of the Heirok JAC, when demands of various organisations and JACs were disrupted with police actions? Will the Government be able to respond to every demand to authorise weapons to any JAC? Thirdly, is authorising weapons to civilians the only option applicable to the incidents of Heirok and Chajing? Lastly, where does the position of virtue and ethics of the state locates, when it authorises weapons to civilians?
We always sense that Babupara is just a tutelage figure which acts at the rhythm of New Delhi. But we never expected that the Babupara will also fail to notice the false policies implemented in other States though progressive policies are always defied and insulated. So governance in Manipur represents a gloomy picture bereft of any silver lining.
“End justify the means” is too irrelevant to apply in contemporary politics, because it is practised only in despotic regimes. Since it negates the foundational ethics and morality of the State, it is not alien to democratic ethics. State is accountable to the people as long as they are bound by virtue of ethics. But, when Violence is used by State as a tool to retain its position, shielding every vibrant issue, it becomes unaccountable and defunct. The concept of village defence guard and its implementation was disapproved by the Supreme Court‘s verdict and it was also condemned by the people and various civil organisations in various States of India. Meanwhile, the UPA in New Delhi has firm determination in defending it. To recall our memory and remind ourselves that “India is a country where rule of law prevails”, it seems we are too stupid to believe it. This is because, we disagree rule of law being equated with State sponsored violence. The objective of New Delhi’s acts is always to play hindrance to the virtue of law and ethics. It is now high time that the curtain of pseudo democracy be lifted and let the black laws and policies which are the foundations of Indian democracy be exposed.
Any individual sensitive to the political dynamics will be puzzled with the steps of the Government in establishing a war amongst civilians, as the response is too short sighted as well as irrational and institutions of the State are supposed to establish a just society. Isn’t the State contradicting itself in front of the global community, by generating violence in one hand and claiming to carry people’s mandate on the other?
Honourable CM, it is a humble plea to take into account the facts and events of such policy that have been implemented in other States e.g., Salwajudum in central India as a part of counter insurgency measures to fight naxalite movement. Salwajudum has already failed in bringing any positive consequence. Salwajudum is not generating an imposition on the people to join it, but also indirectly threatening to brand every individual who resist as naxalite. It has become bandits conducting various crimes to the people who remain aloof from naxalite as well as the State. Now, Government of Salwajudum affected States is gradually realising its negative impact, but, New Delhi turns a deaf ear. Rather it has been threatening the survival of civilians by perpetuating violence. Does the Government have any assurance that Salwajudum’s tyranny will not be replicated in Manipur? Or will the Government of Manipur boldly accept that they are the architect of spreading violence in the State? Regarding principle of New Delhi, it says “protect national interest at any cost”. With minimum say of smaller States in Indian federalism and hypocrisies of MLAs, we can hope that the model will also become immortal like AFSPA. To conclude, State sponsored violence will only escalate the miseries of the people who are already victimised. State as well as any political institutions, who claim responsible to the people, must restrict in delivering any form of atrocity to the people. Every individual who aspires to survive in a society where their primary rights, liberty and freedom are assured by a system must make assertion to analyse and agitate against this form of State engineered violence. Let the dignity of the people be respected by every political dimension.