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.
Miscreants from Arunachal Pradesh are still unleashing terror in the Bihali area of Sonitpur district.The miscreants from the neighbouring state on Friday night attacked a buffalo camp in Bihali and sprayed several rounds of bullets to terrorize the local residents.Over 10 buffalos have sustained injury in the midnight attack forcing police to step in.The incident assumes significance hardly two months after the miscreants shot dead 15 people at a camp in Chauldhuwa. But no one has been arrested.
An uneasy situation prevailed in Jorhat during a Congress poll rally on Saturday.Local residents in large number assaulted a traffic policeman after a road mishap near the Bhugdoi bridge at a stone’s throw distance from the poll rally attended by APCC president Bhubneswar Kalita. The local residents further threatened to eliminate the ruling party before they were dispersed by police.
The Asom Gana Parishad is holding a brainstorming session on Saturday in Guwahati to fine tune the strategy for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.But the meeting to be chaired by president Prafulla Kumar Mahanta is expected to discuss the immediate withdrawal the suspension against Padma Hazarika.Hazarika’s help is required to help Tezpur candidate Joseph Toppo win the polls.
Returning officers for Dibrugarh, Jorhat, Lakhimpur, Koliabor, Tezpur and Lakhimpur are examining the nomination papers on Saturday for the first phase of Lok Sabha polls slated for April 7.These five returning officers are going through altogether 53 nomination papers filed by the candidate till Friday.These include ten each in Tezpur and 13 in Kaliabor. Jorhat and Dibrugarh returning officers are scrutinizing 8 nomination papers each 14 in Lakhimpur.Sunday is the last day for withdrawal of nomination papers for the first phase of polls.Prominent among these candidates include Union Ministers Paban Singh Ghatowar from Dibrugarh and Ranee Narah from Lakhimpur.Controversial former Congress...
Filing of nominations for the first phase of Lok Sabha polls slated for April 7 has ended on Friday. Prominent among those who have field nomination on the last day include BJP president Sarbananda Sonowal in Lakhimpur, his Congress rival Ranee Narah, Union minister Pawan Singh Ghatowar, BJP candidate Rameswar Teli, AGP candidate Anup Phukan in Dibrugarh. Independent candidate Mani Kumar Subba filed nomination from Tezpur while Kamakhya Prasad Tasa has filed nominations in Jorhat. AGP candidate Dr Arun Sarma filed his nomination before the returning officer in Nagaon.The scrutiny of these nomination papers would take place on Saturday by he returning officers. The last date for...
BJP President Sarbananda Sonowal filed his nomination papers in Lakhimpur on Friday. Thousands of his supporters took out a huge rally in Lakhimpur to welcome Sonowal to the Deputy Commissioner’s office where the state BJP president submitted his papers before the returning officer. Sonowal filed his nomination in the afternoon hours after his Congress rival Uniin minister Ranee Narah filed her nomination papers.
Dibrugarh AGP candidate Anup Phukan field nomination papers for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls on Friday.Accompanied by senior party leaders, Phukan field his papers before the returning officer at 12-30 in the afternoon. Before that hundreds of his supporters took out a procession from his residence to the Deputy Commissioner’s office in Dibrugarh where he field his nomination papers before the returning officer. The poll is slated for April 7.
Tension is escalating in Karbi Anglong when suspected miscreants from Nagaland unleashed a reign of terror at a village on Friday.The incident took place when a group armed Naga youths arrived in Dikoi village and started blank firing to terrorize the villagers. Security forces arrived in the spot. But by then, they disappeared from the village. The blank firing took place hours after police arrested seven Naga persons for illegal occupying in the land beyond their territory.
Congress party is likely to take action against Mani Kumar Subba, who has filed nomination papers to independently contest in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls from Tezpur.Talking to reporters, APCC president Bhubneswar Kalita said that nobody is above the party rules and regulations. He said that the party won’t remain idle after he filed nominations on Friday. He is likely to be expelled from the party in a day or two.
Mani Kumar Subba filed his nomination papers to contest as independent candidate in Tezpur in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls on Friday.Accompanied by thousands of his supporters, the three time Congress MP arrived at the Sonitpur Deputy Commmissioner’s office in Tezpur at 12 in the noon.At around 12-30 in the afternoon, Subba accompanied by his 5 filed nomination papers before the returning officer. Talking to reporters, Subba said that his victory is imminent and that the voters would always remember him for his service during the last 20 years. Notably, a section AIUDF workers are believed to have supported him.
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