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08/10/2010: "Public Interest in Manipur State .nagavoices"
Public Interest in Manipur State.
The Government of Manipur (GoM) invited the Civil Societies of the tribal communities in Manipur, including the United Naga Council(UNC), for a round table meeting under the chairmanship of the Chief Minister, on the 3rd August, 2010 to discuss matters relating to Autonomous District Councils(ADC) in Manipur. The UNC had issued a press statement indicating its position and inability to attend the meeting.
Another invitation specifically to the UNC was sent by the GoM for a discussion on 7th August 2010 on the same ADC with an inter-ministerial team of the Government of Manipur in the office of the DC, Senapati.
In both the proposed meeting the material stakeholders of the purported issue of the meeting, were conspicuous by their absence. The participants or whatever was left of them, made a joint appeal to the United Naga Council to call off the 20 days economic blockade in the interest of the public.
The media report on the meeting did not indicate whether the demands specified in the UNC ultimatum issued five days before the deadline were discussed. The substance and merit of the demands were therefore presumably not dwelt upon by the Meeting which comprised of only Govt agencies.
The following questions are therefore being placed before the GoM in the interest of the public.
1. What was Ibobi doing all the time when the protests were first expressed. Does he not live in Manipur? Was he deaf and dumb at that time and now suddenly has become sensitive to the issues which has grown to this point of no return now.
2. When there is a reward tag on the Naga leaders, what common sense and with what decorum did Ibobi invite the persons who he has criminalized for discussion. Why was he trying to associate with proclaimed offenders?
3. When UNC and ANSAM had come out in press that they would not be meeting GoM representatives, what was the point in send up an ostracized Minister to Senapati? Was it a ploy to divide the Nagas by claiming that they met the people when nobody attended the meeting except Govt. employees?
4. If the appeal for calling off the blockade is made in the interest of the public, in the same yardstick, why was the ADC election not deferred and instead discussion held with the stakeholders in the interest of the public.
5. Why was the IRB and Manipur Police Commandos not reined in on 6th May, 2010 at Mao gate in the interest of the public, before they could murder 2 students and injure 100 of womenfolk.
6. Where was the concern for public interest when the Manipur Government upheld the barbarous action of the Manipur state Armed forces of 6th May, 2010 and considered it a heroic act in the assembly proceeding which protected the territorial integrity of Manipur State.
7. Who is the public, whose interest had to be taken into account to make the UNC or any organization to call off bandhs in order to attract redressal for their grievances. Is the UNC and the people they represent part of the public or not ?
8. What is the yardstick for determining which is criminal- the agitation programmes for legitimate demands or deprivation of the tribals and eating up the funds which comes from Delhi as if it is his father’s money.
9. Who is looting the people of Manipur. Where does all the money with which Ibobi buys MLAs, meitei, undergrounds, GoI officials and officials of the INCWC come from?.
10. What moral right does Ibobi have to preach about development, peace and justice, when he is robbing the State and the people of every possible resource that is needed to build good roads, bridges, supply electricity, provide health care and security of the citizen. If money or resources are not available it is another thing. But adequate resources have been made available. Ibobi’s governance has reduced the State to an underdeveloped shameful example of failure. So what are the Imphal valley public engrossed with – the territorial integrity of Manipur at the pleasure and for the welfare of Ibobi ?
11. Finally and surprisingly, has the UCM of Imphal valley arrived at a secret understanding with the UNC of the Naga hills for jointly enforcing the economic blockade on NH-39 ?
Issued in the public interest
Dr. Kateipfona
Tahamzam, 9th August,2010
nagavoices@rediffmail.com
