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."
PermalinkSubmitted by Tom on Wed, 23/09/2015 - 08:28
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.
Normal life has been thrown out of gear following 12 hour Karbi Anglong bandh on Monday.Karbi Students Union and DSU have enforced the bandh in protest against Rahul Gandhi’s visit citing the failure to pave the way for separate Karbiland.
Roads in Guwahati city are not wearing a normal look on Tuesday following 12 hour bandh called by KMSS in protest against Pramod Boro’s death after self immolation attempt.Bandh supporters in several places are trying to disrupt normal movement of traffic by burning tyres on the streets.Bandh supporters in Jorabat area burnt down a truck before staging a road blockade which lasted for two hours. Police have already detained at least 20 bandh supporters for disrupting normalcy in the city.
Bandhs and road blockades seem to have greeted Rahul Gandhi on his two days visit to Assam from Tuesday.Several organizations have enforced bandhs across the state raising their long standing demands posing threat to the success of a series of meetings and road shows lined up during the Congress vice president’s visit.
AGP-BJP pre poll prospect hits a major road block. The regional party has almost finalized the deal.The central BJP leaders are not averse to the idea. Then what forced the party to halt? State BJP unit is not happy at the prospect of poll alliance with AGP. Reliable BJP sources told Assam Times that they are united against a pre poll tie up with the regional party which mires in a number of crisis.If need be, a BJP delegation is all prepared to leave for Delhi to convince the central leaders of the futility of the alliance.
At least eight persons sustained serious injuries when suspected NDFB-S militants exploded two powerful grenades at a market in Kamrup district on Monday.The grenades exploded at 6-30 in the evening at Gasbari near Goreswar when two motorcycle born youths lobbed the grenades---one at a fish market and another at a shop nearby.Eight people have been injured. Two of them sustained serious injuries to be shifted to the GMCH.Police called it a handiwork of NDFB-S which has been unleashing terror these days despite tight security in some pockets.Security forces are fanning in the entire area in search of the culprits.
Caught in a barrage of criticism, chief minister Tarun Gogoi has ordered a high level probe into the self immolation attempt by Pramode Boro who succumbed to injuries on Monday evening.The probe would be conducted by an additional chief secretary and the report would be submitted with a few days so that the truth is unearthed.Boro, the KMSS activists from Gorchuk area died at GMCH where he was admitted immediately after he made a self immolation attempt for land pattas.
At least 8 persons have been injured when two powerful grenades exploded in Goreswar in Kamrup district on Monday.The explosion took place at 6 in the evening at Gasbari. The injured have been rushed to the hospital. Details awaited.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said that his government will help the family members of Pramod Boro who died at GMCH five hours after the self immolation attempt in Dispur.The announcement was made two hours after the KMSS succumbed to burn injuries on Monday where the government came in for sharp criticism.
KMSS has called for Guwahati bandh on Tuesday a day after the death of Pranab Boro in self-immolation attempt. The bandh will begin from 6 in the morning to be enforced till 6 in the evening.The peasant body has blamed it all on the government for the entire uneasy incident in Dispur. On the other hand, body of the KMSS activist is being kept at GMCH for post mortem in the morning.KMSS activists are all set to take the body to Boro’s residence in Gorchuk by a protest procession.
KMSS president Akhil Gogoi’s role in the death of Pranab Boro seems to have raised doubt. Senior journalist has moved Dispur police station with a complaint against Gogoi charging him with instigating KMSS fellows for self immolation attempt.Dispur police have registered a case against Gogoi on the basis of the FIR filed by Sanjeev Goswami.
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