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.
Local people in large number are on an indefinite economic blockade against Arunachal Pradesh in Harmoti a day after the firing incident in Bihali where 10 villagers were killed on Wednesday.Thousands of people in the area blocked the National Highway No 52 to prevent supply of essential commodities to Arunachal Pradesh. Nearly one hundred trucks carrying essential commodities are remaining stranded under the impact of the blockade.
Thousands of people in Lakhimpur and Sonitpur districts have blocked the National Highway No 52 to prevent supply of essential commodities to Arunachal Pradesh in protest against the firing incident in Bihali where 10 villagers were killed on Wednesday. Protesters thronged the national highway in Borgang and blocked the vehicles bound for Arunachal Pradesh. KMSS leader Akhil Gogoi, who joined the blockade said that the economic blockade would be indefinite.
AASU activists across the state on Thursday staged dharna in protest against the fielding of Sanjay Singh in the Rajya Sabha polls.Students in districts and sub divisional headquarters hanged the effigies of Sonia Gandhi, her son Rahul Gandhi, chief minister Tarun Gogoi and APCC president Bhubneswar Kalita in public places and later burnt down these alleging that the Congress party has been using the state as its dumping ground.
Fear and panic seem to have struck Sivasagar town after an explosion at an oil well on Thursday.The explosion took place with a huge sound in the wee hours at the Oil Well NO 14 in Rudrasagar resulting in speedy emission of gas in the entire area. The explosion is believed to have taken place due to technical snag.Senior civil, police and ONGC officials arrived on the spot and started evacuating the local residents to ensure their safety. Hundreds of panic-stricken people in the area are leaving their homes from early in the morning. ONGC experts are trying to bring the situation under control.
Local residents in the Rudrasagar area near the Sivasagar town blame it all on the ONGC authority for the explosion in the oil well on Thursday.They told Assam Times that they have been demanding withdrawal of the oil well from the thickly populated area. But the authorities have been downplaying the demands.“Had it been withdrawn earlier, this situation would not have taken place today,” said Nishant Bora who is leading a group of people to gherao the ONGC authorities.
Surface communication between Assam and Arunachal Pradesh has come to a grinding halt from Thursday following the indefinite economic blockade in Bihali in protest against the firing incident at Chauldhuwa.Local residents in large number blocked the roads leading to the neeighbouring state disrupting the supply of essential commodities from early in the morning. Trucks carrying commodities to Itanagar town are remaining stranded on the road under the impact of the blockade.Talking to Assam Times, protestors said that they won’t leave the blockade until and unless the miscreants are brought to book. If the blockade is allowed to continue the neighbouring state would have to bear the brunt....
Tension seems to have escalated further along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border a day after at least ten people have been killed in miscreants’ firing at Chauldhuwa.Security forces are fanning in the nook and corner of the entire area to flush out the miscreants who started indiscriminate firing at a forest camp manned by around 400 people to prevent encroachment by the Arunachalese miscreants. Top ranked police and civil officials are camping in the area to strictly deal with further eventualities.
The Assam government comes in for sharp criticism for the bloodbath in Bihali a day after at least 10 people were shot dead by Arunachalese militants.Local residents told Assam Times that for the last several years they have been demanding security forces to prevent unabated encroachment by a section of the people from the neighbouring state. But only to go unheard. “We won’t allow it to happen. We will stop this encroachment. But government won’t help us,” rued Akhilesh Munda who was also present at the camp when the firing took place in Chauldhuwa.AGP, BJP squarely condemned the incident and in the same breath the opposition parties criticized the government for remaining a mute spectator...
Union minister Pawan Singh Ghatowar will contest from Dibrugarh while Gaurav Gogoi is set to contest in Kaliabor seat in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.AICC sources told Assam Times that 90 per cent sitting MPs are set to get ticket. Chaired by SK Shinde at his residence, the screening panel has prepared the panels of three candidates for Tezpur, Mongoldoi and Silchar.AICC general secretary in charge of Assam Dr CP Joshi, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and APCC president Bhubneswar Kalita are present in the meeting.The prepared list would be handed over to Sonia Gandhi for seal of approval in a day or two. The list would contain the candidates for 12 seats. The party won’t field any candidate in...
AGP, BJP and AIUDF have formally asked party legislators to vote for the consensus candidate in the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls.The legislators are in the receipt of formal instructions from the party leaderships. In view of the lack of numbers, Congress have no option but to take resort to horse trading to ensure the victory of the three candidates.
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