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.
AIUDF president on Saturday claimed that the Opposition consensus candidate in the Rajya Sabha poll Haidor Hussain is likely to get vote even from a section of Congress legislators.Addressing a joint press conference with Hussain in Guwahati Ajmal said that he was in touch with a circle of Congress legislators for vote in favour of Hussain.He said that horse trading won’t benefit Congress and BPF in the polls. “I am confident that Hussain would be able to win the poll with flying colours,” said Ajmal.
Opposition consensus candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls Haidor Hussain accused Congress of trying to kidnap a section of opposition legislators to ensure win in the polls slated for February 7.Addressing a joint press conference with AIUDF president Badaruddin Ajmal on Saturday in Guwahati, the veteran journalist said that horse trading is unlikely to help the party. This has forced the party to prepare a blueprint where a few legislators would be kidnapped. He said that he was getting overwhelming response from all quarters after he fielded his nomination papers.He said that some political parties want him to be fielded in Lok Sabha polls from Koliabor constituency.
Delhi police on Saturday claimed to have caught two youths in connection with the Lajpotnagar incident where goons thrashed an Arunachal Pradesh student to death on Thursday.Sources told Assam Times that Lajpotnagar police have arrested two accused namely Farhan and Akhtar—local youths who were running a paneer shop in the area. Investigation is in progress.
Once again an incident of gangrape seems to have touches off seismic waves of shocks and anger in the state. The victim this time is a 16 year old girl in the heart of the Nagaon town.The girl was rescued in a deserted road in the town three days after she went missing from a social welfare department owned house in Jail Road.The girl is believed to have been repeatedly gangraed by 7 goons for the last three days at a house and was dumped on Friday night. Her medical treatment is underway. Police officials probing the case are understood to have found the lead. Details are awaited.
Poachers have struck again in Kaziranga. A full grown rhino was killed in the national park on Saturday.The carcass was found at the Agaratoli range of the national park where the poachers took away the horn. Forest guards rushed to the site after they came to hear the sound of firing in the place.
Chief minister Tarun Gogoi dared Arvind Kejriwal to move the investigating agencies with allegations corruption against him hours after the Delhi Chief Minister called him one of the most corrupt political leaders in the country. Taking to reporters in the sidelines of a function in Dibrugarh on Friday, Gogoi said that if the AAP leader has any evidence then why he has yet to move the investigating agencies for probe? “Let him probe the allegations of corruption against me. Why has not he did it? These are political gimmick and nothing else,” said the chief minister.Kejriwal on Friday called Gogoi one of the most corrupt political leaders in the country.
The indefinite economic blockade in Sonitpur and Dhemaji districts seems to have land Arunachal Pradesh in huge trouble.The neighbouring state seems to have been heading for yet period of crippling crisis in the absence of essential commodities.The state has received hardly anything for the last three days because of the blockade as hundreds of trucks carrying essential commodities have been remaining stranded in different places.According to sources, the stock of essential commodities is likely to end soon if this blockade is allowed to continue in Sonitpur district in protest against the killing of ten villagers in Chauldhua forest.
Guwahati police have arrested an imposter in Punjab in connection with a case where a coal businessman was duped a few months back.Identified as Munish Garg, he was arrested in Jalandhar on Thursday night charging him with taking Rs 2 crore from a businessman in the Beltola areas in the city.Sources told Assam Times that the accused would be produced in a local court in Jalandhar for transit remand before being flown to Guwahati on Saturday.
Vinod Gohain: North East MPs are scheduled to meet prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh and home minister Sushilkumar Shinde on Saturday demanding punishment of the culprits involved in the attack on Nido Tania.The MPs from the region are expected to demand steps to ensure safety and security of the north east people.
Vinod Gohain: Hundreds of north east people staged dharna in front of the Lajpatnagar police station on Friday evening demanding immediate arrest of the goons involved in the gory attack on Nido Tania two days after the Arunachal Pradesh student died in attack.“we won’t remain silent. We want justice. The culprits must be brought to book. But police officials are refraining from taking prompt action in this regard. That’s why, we won’t allow these to continue,” told Rashmi Baruah to Assam Times.A section of the protestors are unhappy with the role of the police. “Much to our utter disappointment, police officials initially refused to file the FIR which suggests that they want to allow these...
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