The centre is closely monitoring the prevailing law and order situation in Manipur. Violence will only compound the problem. Need of the hour is exercising restraint. This was more or less of what a home ministry team said in Manipur on Tuesday when they were on a stock taking visit to the restive north eastern state a month after 9 people died in a orgy of violence after the assembly passed three controversial bills.
The central team headed by Ashok Prasad, told the agitating people to exercise restraint when they talked to them after arriving in Churachandpur in the morning. Here is the excerpt of the speech for the agitating people.
"I can feel their pains and I understand their extend of bereavement. Loss of lives would always be a tragedy more so when it involved those who are plucked away in the prime of their lives. As a brother I share your tears and grief and as a friend I stand by you in your prayers for peace to the departed souls.
These are difficult time that we faced today. A difficult situation that can only be move forward with the help and sympathetic participations of all the stake holders. In fact the relative calm that we produced here today is a tribute to your understanding in the face of great tragedy. I appeal to all of you for continuation of this steering and I particularly the role play by the mothers and ladies of this area who have appeared in the forefront in helping to stabilized and pacified an extremely volatile situations.
I am also grateful to the elders and leaders of this area for their guidance and their directions that they have provided and continue to provide to steer us through this stormy period. I pray to them to continue to guide and advise us as we work toward the speedy resolution of the issue and the avoidance of further tragedy.
After this I'll be interacting with the different stake holders assisting and listening to their words of concerns and I will be taking their valuable suggestions. Some of you have already been interacting with the Central government and I am aware of their concerns and of the commitment of the government in Delhi to join prosperity and peace of this region with the rest of the country. It will be my endeavor to understand the nuances and complexity of the situation so that necessary and effective steps can be initiated at appropriate levels to bring back peace and stability to this area."
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Why the center is taking time in inclusion of Meitie as ST. The isolation of Meitie in the false pretext of general is a major concern in Manipur. Social integration is hampared by this delay.
As many as five UDLF rebels are believed to have sustained injury when they were caught in a gun battle with security forces along Assam-Meghalaya border on Friday. The encounter took place at Damchera where a group of rebels targetted the CRPF jawans who were on patrolling duty at midnight. A few of the rebels are learnt to have injured in the half Sn hour long encounter which ended as soon as they vanished in the dense jungle. Security forces are looking holding joint operation in search of the injured rebels along the interstate border areas.
A Hindi speaking person and his daughter sustained injury when suspected Ulfa -i rebels replied a grenade in Tinsukia district on Thursday. The grenade exploded in Kakopothar area in the evening where Joginder Sinh abd Hus daughter Reenky sustained injury. Security forced arrived in the spot who have corfoned off s huge area to launch an operation in search of the Ulfa rebels who ate believed to have exploded it Hot under and his daughter have been rushed to the hospital.
A special court in Guwahati on Wednesday remanded three ACS officers to police custody for 14 days hours after they the trio were arrested from different places in connection with the job for cash scam in the Assam Public Service Commission. Identified as Bhaskarjyoti Dev Sharma, the circle officer of Helem in Biswanath Chariali, Amit Sarma, the circle officer Sipahjar and circle officer from Nalbari Bhaskar Dutta were produced before the court seeking 14 days remand which the court allowed. Police, probing the scam confirmed the allegations against the trio acting on the forensic report of their answer scripts. Then they got administrative nod for action against them.
Amid the escalating controversy over the cut off year to detect and deport the immigrants from Assam former chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Wednesday came in strong support of 1971. Addressing a press conference in Guwahati Gogoi the demand to review the cut off year might trigger fresh violence in the state which nobody wants. “Nearly thirty years have passed since the Accord was signed with 1971 as the cut off year. The growing demand for a change after so many years would trigger violence afresh. Let the Accord be implemented in letter and spirit,” said Gogoi. Taking a dig at his predecessor PK Mahanta, Gogoi said how he was put on pressure by the Centre to accept 1971. “Yes, I admit...
Hours after the Dibrugarh police arrested three ACS officers in the cash for job scam, DGP Mukesh Sahay gave hint of action against a few other officers who allegedly procured job for money. Talking to reporters on Wednesday, Sahay said the probe into the scam was moving in right direction. Early in the morning police arrested Amitjyoti Mahanta, Bhaskarjyoti DevSarma and Bhaskar Das to be brought to Kahilipara where a team of police officer is interrogating the trio. The administration allowed them to arrest after the forensic report of their answerscripts confirmed the allegations.
Amid the probe in the job for cash scam in the Assam Public Service Commission, police have arrested three newly appointed ACS officers on Wednesday alleging their involvement. Identified as Bhaskarjyoti Dev Sharma, the circle officer of Helem in Biswanath Chariali was picked up by police early in the morning. Police have arrested Amit Sarma, the circle officer of Sipahjar from his residence in the morning and simultaneously another circle officer from Nalbari Bhaskar Dutta was arrested in the same allegation of procuring jobs for money. Police, probing the scam confirmed the allegations against the trio acting on the forensic report of their answer scripts. Then they got...
As the debate over the cut-off date/year for deportation of illegal Bangladeshi migrants from Assam (India) gains momentum, a patriotic forum comes out with the support for 1951 as the base year. However, the Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA) reaffirms that it would abide by the guidelines of the Supreme Court as the matter is still in the apex court’s jurisdiction. It may noted that the accord, which was signed after six years long Assam movement to deport all illegal migrants from Bangladesh, agreed to grant citizenship to the Bangladeshi nationals who entered Assam before 25 March 1971, even though the movement was materialized with the target of 1951.Need not to mention that few...
The Jamiat Ulems-I-Hind has submitted a set of papers in support of the cut off year in the Assam Accord, 1985 before the Supreme Court which is hearing a set of petition from May 8. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi on Tuesday, the minority organization's Assam unit president Badaruddin Ajmal said they want 1971 as the cut off year adding that the outcome of the hearing by the five member constitutional bench will affect lakhs of people. “The successive governments, mostly led by Congress kept the issue alive for many decades on political interest, to get votes of those people under threat if making them immigrants,” said Ajmal. His revelations assumes significance a day after...
An anti corruption cell on Tuesday arrested a senior police officer on bribery charges suggesting non stop extortion on traders by a circle of police officers. Identified as Biman Roy, the Boko police station officer in charge was questioned by the vigilance officials in Guwshati before he was arrested acting on the confessional statement of inspector Bokul Chetia who was held on bribery charge a couple of days back.
Amid an aroused controversy over the cut off year to detect and deport the immigrants from Assam, cabinet minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the lives of 900 people could have been spared had the Assam agitators signed the Accord in 1979. Talking to reporters in Guwahati Sarma said,”after 900 people were martyred the Accord should have like would be examined-like words. “With 1971 as base year why the Accord was not signed in 1979. During the entire period of six years they refused to relent which was why, 900 people lost their lives.” Sarma spoke out a day after PK Mahanta, the then AASU leader admitted that they were running the agitation for 1952 as base year and Centre mounted...
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