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.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi seems to have sharpened attack on Narendra Modi hardly a week after his Gujarat counterpart slammed him alleging lack of development initiative.Even during the discussion on governor’s address on the floor of the Assembly on Wednesday, Gogoi claimed to have done much more than Modi.He said,” Assam's growth is 13% in 2012-13. But Gujarat is satisfied with only 8.52%. Only Modi only has speed of speech where I have speed of development.” Gogoi said that Modi came to Guwahati and said that we have given jobs to only 10,000 people which was not true.
Adivashi people are averse to vote the ruling Congress this time. The reason is nothing but the delay-delaying tactic in terms of according ST status.This was what several Adivasi organizations decided at a convention in Guwahati on Wednesday.Held under the banner of the Adivasi National Convention, the meeting decided to field candidates of their own atleast in 6 Lok Sabha constituencies.
Five persons of a family were killed at a tragic rad mishap in Dergaon sending shockwaves across the state on Wednesday.It took place at Balijan on the National Highway No 37 when a vehicle carrying five women and kid rammed into a tree at around 12 in the afternoon.Four women and the kid were killed on the spot. Three others are battling with life at the Jorhat Medical College Hospital after being shifted to it.Eyewitness told Assam Times that the driver of the speeding vehicle suddenly lost control over it and hit the tree.
Stunned by suspension by the party alleging intentionally cancelling his vote in the Rajya Sabha polls, AGP legislator Padma Hazarika on Wednesday decided to move the court challenging the leadership.According to the Sotea MLA, he was made the victim of conspiracy within his own party. He would further challenge the cancelation of his ballot in the Rajya Sabha polls.
Come Thursday. Smokeless tobacco would not be available across the state. The Bill to ban sale, transport, display, consume and advertise smokeless tobacco will come into force.Governor JB Patnaik has given his consent to the much-hyped bill cleared by the House in the winter session. The government is clearing the decks to strictly enforce the law after the legislation received ascent from the Governor.Days are not far when the government will bring yet another legislation to ban smoking tobacco to deal with the impending health hazard in the state. This was what health minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma told reporters in the Assam Assembly premises.
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday met Nido Tania’s parents in New Delhi and assured them of steps to get justice.The bereaved parents of the Arunachal Pradesh student who was killed by the goons in Lajpotnagar urged the UPA chairperson to take steps to ensure safety and security of other north eastern students in the national capital.They further urged her intervention to ensure exemplary punishment for the perpetrators. Arunachal Pradesh MP Takam Sanjay and Manipur Governor VK Duggal also accompanied Tania’s parent at 10-th Janpath at 10-30 in the morning.Union home minister Sushilkumar Shinde on Monday ordered CBI probe into the allegations of racial attack on the Arunachal...
The much-hyped anti-tobacco bill is all set to become a historic law in the state from Thursday.Disclosing this, health minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma told the Assembly on Wednesday that the bill to ban sale and consumption of tobacco across the state has already got governor’s ascent.Now the bill is all set to become law from Thursday. The Assam Assembly will clear the formalities to ban sale and consumption of tobacco across the state.
A businessman managed to escape in Karbi Anglong district from the kidnappers two days after he was whisked away at gunpoint.Identified as Bijoy Das, the wine shop owner has reached his home at Rajapara on Wednesday wee hours giving a sign of relief to his family members and relatives.He is understood to have escaped from his captivity in Dhansila. He was kidnapped on Monday by a few gunmen forcing police to launch an intensive operation in the area.
Rhino terror refuses to die down. A strayed rhino seems to have been unleashing terror in Kaliabor area on Wednesday a day after one person was killed in rhino attack in Majuli.Local villagers in Koliabor in the outskirt of the Kaziranga National park spotted the one horn animal at an open paddy field in Kuwalitul in the morning. They informed it to the forest department where officials arrived in the field to disperse the animal which could not sneak into the human habitat.
Over 1000 Congress activists in Kamrup district are helping party high command select the candidate for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls from Guwahati.According to APCC, 1055 Congress workers are lined up in Dispur to vote in favour of their choice for the Guwahati Lok Sabha constituency.From 9 in the morning on Wednesday, the party workers are making long queue in front of the booth at the Rudra Singha Sports Complex to select the candidate acting on the instruction of Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi. Counting is expected to take place in the evening. On the race for ticket from Guwahati include Bolin Bordoloi, Anupom Bordoloi, Munmi Dutta, Manas Bora and Bobbeta Sarma. ...
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