Many parts of Thoubal district experienced agitation on Sunday to demand implementation of ILPS and stringent punishment to police personnel involved in the killing of student Sapam Robinhood Source Hueiyen News Service
Many parts of Thoubal district experienced agitation on Sunday to demand implementation of ILPS and stringent punishment to police personnel involved in the killing of student Sapam Robinhood Source Hueiyen News Service
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The District Magistrates of Imphal West and Imphal East have issued separate notifications relaxing curfew from 5 am till 2 pm tomorrow Source The Sangai Express
The District Magistrates of Imphal West and Imphal East have issued separate notifications relaxing curfew from 5 am till 2 pm tomorrow Source The Sangai Express
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Save Sharmila Solidarity Campaign SSSC organisation vehemently condemned the recent extension of Armed Forces Special Power Act, 1958 AFSPA for another term in Nagaland saying that it is not only unfortunate and condemnable, but also shows how in…
Save Sharmila Solidarity Campaign SSSC organisation vehemently condemned the recent extension of Armed Forces Special Power Act, 1958 AFSPA for another term in Nagaland saying that it is not only unfortunate and condemnable, but also shows how incapable government is Source Hueiyen News Service
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IMPHAL, July 12: The Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System (JCILPS) has today announced a 14-hour state-wide general strike from 5 am on July 14. Announcing the general strike
IMPHAL, July 12: The Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System (JCILPS) has today announced a 14-hour state-wide general strike from 5 am on July 14.
Announcing the general strike in a press release, the committee which is spearheading the collective demand for implementation of ILPS in the state said religious processions, electricity, water supply and media will be exempted from the purview of the strike.
The release maintained that the ongoing collective agitation demanding implementation of ILPS in the state is to safeguard the indigenous people and future generation from the incessant influx of outsiders into the state.
Endorsing the firm stand of the JAC Against the Brutal Killing of Sapam Robinhood to not accept the dead body of the student who was killed in police action while taking part in a protest demanding ILPS implementation, it cautioned that the curfew on non-locals may further continue in case the government fails to convene Assembly session to pass a fresh bill within a stipulated time.
It will be better for the government to act swiftly on core issues including ILP pertaining to the state and not wait wrath of the public, it said.
The committee, in the release appealed to the people to continue with different forms of democratic agitation like torch rally and sit-in-protest till a fresh bill in place of MRVT & MW Bill, 2015 to safeguard the indigenous people is passed by the government.
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IMPHAL, July 12: The JAC is not ready to accept Robinhood`™s body even if the government has withdrawn the Manipur Regulation of Visitors, Tenants and Migrant Workers Bill, 2015, chairman
IMPHAL, July 12: The JAC is not ready to accept Robinhood`™s body even if the government has withdrawn the Manipur Regulation of Visitors, Tenants and Migrant Workers Bill, 2015, chairman of the JAC Hemchand Roy told IFP in a telephonic conversation.
He said the JAC formed in connection with Robinhood`™s death is firm in its stand that it will not accept or claim Robinhood`™s body until the government gives a written assurance to implement the ILPS or a similar law which would control the rampant influx of non-locals in the State.
He said, the government has been repeatedly urged by the Joint Committee and various other organisations to enact an acceptable law to check the rampant influx of outsiders which is posing a serious threat to the very existence of the indigenous people, but the same has remained neglected by the government even though many an Assembly session have been held.
The government, he said has cheated the people of the State on the issue on several times and now there is no turning back until a concrete assurance is given, he added.
He also told the reporter that the JAC will not fall prey to such tactics as extending ex-gratia or suitable job to the next kin by the government.
He further urged the government to implement the ILPS in a stipulated time to deliver justice to Sapam Robinhood who sacrificed his life for the people of State.
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IMPHAL, July 12: The All Manipur Students Guardian Organisation has condoled the death of Ananda Singh Higher Secondary Academy student, Sapam Robinhood, who died in police action against a rally
IMPHAL, July 12: The All Manipur Students Guardian Organisation has condoled the death of Ananda Singh Higher Secondary Academy student, Sapam Robinhood, who died in police action against a rally demanding ILPS on July 8.
A two minutes silence was also observed for the departed soul during the press conference held at Place Compound.
Secretary AMSGO, S Sumati while speaking to media persons said that they also share the grief and sorrow of the bereaved family members.
AMSGO also strongly condemned the `atrocious`™ act of the police.
Such unfortunate incidents might have been avoided had the Govt considered the issue as need of the hour and understand the sentiment of the people of the State, she said.
Strongly condemning the police action on protesters demanding ILPS, the AMSGO also demanded the resignation of the CM and Dy CM on moral grounds
She also demanded befitting punishment for the police personnel involved in the killing of Sapam Robinhood at the earliest.
Asserting that imposing curfew and closure of educational institutions will not be a long term solution to the issue, the organisation also urged the government to reopen the educational institutions at the earliest.
S Samiti also said that the movement spearheaded by the JCILPS and the demands is for the welfare of the people,`™ the secretary asserted while adding that they would continue to join the movement until the demands are met.
The All Manipur Students Guardian Organisation strongly urged the government to withdraw the previous bill and bring amicable solution by implementing the ILPs or similar law to protect and safeguard the people of the state.
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IMPHAL, July 12: With public pressure mounting on the demand for withdrawal of the Manipur Regulation of Visitors, Tenant and Migrant Workers`™ Bill, 2015, the State government has decided to
IMPHAL, July 12: With public pressure mounting on the demand for withdrawal of the Manipur Regulation of Visitors, Tenant and Migrant Workers`™ Bill, 2015, the State government has decided to withdraw the infamous bill and convene a special Assembly session soon.
Making the announcement before media persons this evening at his cabinet secretariat, Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh said the government has withdrawn the Manipur Regulation of Visitors, Tenant and Migrant Workers`™ Bill, 2015.
A special sitting of the Manipur Legislative Assembly will be convened shortly, he said.
The decision to withdraw the bill was taken after an elaborate discussion of the present issue during a meeting of the Congress Legislature Party today, Ibobi informed the media persons.
On the other hand, the JCILPS has informed that it will continue with its agitation until its demands are met even though the government has withdrawn the bill.
Replying to a question as to whether the JCILPS will continue with its proposed bandh and other form of agitations now that the controversial bill has been withdrawn, a co-convenor of the committee told IFP that the demand of the committee is the conduct of a special sitting of the House to pass a new bill which would satisfy the people.
The JCILPS will not cease its agitations until the Assembly session passes a new bill which would safeguard the indigenous population of the State, he said.
Meanwhile, the Chief Minister informed the media persons that in an effort to realize the demand of the public and the Joint Committee on ILPS, the government had formed the All Political party Committee on ILPS to bring out a bill, he said.
He said after four-five months of discussions and meetings with legal experts and other intellectuals, the committee had submitted its recommendations to the government.
Based on the recommendations, a bill was tabled during the 10th session of the 10th Manipur Legislative Assembly on March 10 for discussion, which was passed by the House on March 16, he continued.
However, the Manipur Regulation of Visitors, Tenants and Migrant Workers`™ Bill, 2015 was not only despised and opposed by the people, but failed to receive assent of the Governor, he said.
Since, the 11th session of the 10th Manipur Legislative Assembly was adjourned sine-die and the Governor is yet to give his prorogue, the State cabinet meeting tomorrow will resolve to convene a special session of the Assembly.
Ibobi also said that he had apprised the Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh of the present people`™s movement on the ILPS issue, during yesterday`™s meeting of Chief Ministers of north eastern States held in Guwahati which was also attended by the Union Home Minister, Minister of State Home and DoNER Minister.
The Chief Minister said he informed the Home Minister of the public demand as to why the Act is not implemented in Manipur although it is still implemented in other States like Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh.
Ibobi said he had even discussed with the Union Ministers on the feasibility of implementing a uniform law on the issue which could be implemented in all States of the country.
The late evening press meet was also attended by the members of the Congress Legislature Party.
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IMPHAL, July 12: There was no respite as public protest demanding withdrawal of the Manipur Visitors, Tenants and Migrant Workers Bill, 2015 and the enactment of a law to safeguard
IMPHAL, July 12: There was no respite as public protest demanding withdrawal of the Manipur Visitors, Tenants and Migrant Workers Bill, 2015 and the enactment of a law to safeguard the indigenous people of the State continued for the fourth consecutive day today.
The indefinite curfew imposed since July 9 was, however, relaxed from 5 am to 2 pm today.
Road blocks imposed by burning tyres and logs on the road continued, even as protestors sat on dharnas, took out rallies and burn effigies of the Chief Minister at several places.
Protestors were seen placing rock boulder and drying women`™s clothing on the roads.
Sit in protests were staged at Nongmeibung, Kwakeithel Konjeng Leikai, Porompat Soibam Leikai Ayangpali Road, Khanglapung Porompat Road, Soibam Leikai Citizen Club, Lamboi Khongnangkhong, Naoremthong and Keisampat Leimajam Leikai, Nongmada, Serou, Lamlai bazaar, Chana Tillou, Sekta, Leimakhong, Yourbung, Sawombung, Tezpur, Lamsang, etc.
Keishamthong Kabui Khul Mothers and Keishamthong Yaiskul Apunba Lup jointly staged a sit-in protest at Keishamthong Yaiskul Police Lane demanding implementation of ILPS and withdrawal of Manipur Regulation of Visitors, Tenants and Migrant Workers Bill.
Meira paibis of Keishampat Leimajam Leikai hold a sit in protest supporting the ILPS issue as well as condemning police action.
The meira paibis said police fired tear gas shells and live bullets towards some houses in the locality around 9 pm to 10 pm yesterday although there were no protestors.
The unprovoked firing of the police has frightened the residents, they said and added further that Keishampat Leimajam Leikai supports the JCILPS`™ demand and agitation until the ILPS is not implemented in Manipur.
Meira Paibis of Tinsid Road also held a sit in protest and maintained a two-minute silence honouring Sapam Robinhood who was killed during police firing at a protest rally.
The meira paibis also took out a rally but were blocked by the police at Lamlong Bazar.
Protestors were also seen along the whole Singjamei to Chanchipur stretch of the Imphal-Moreh highway blocking the road by placing road boulders.
Police tried to disperse the protestors by firing tear gas shells, catapults and lobbing mock bombs, however, the protestors replied by shooting catapults and pelting stones.
Police finally managed to disperse the protestors at Kakwa after a huge back up team arrived.
Meanwhile, the Chief Minister`™s effigies were set on fire at Utlou. Protestors also claimed the police lobbed a mock bomb and arrested a protestor from the protest site.
Meira rallies were taken out at Ningthoukhong, Pangei Bazar, Kakwa Khunjao, Nongmada and Uripok. At Napetpalli, women agitators of a meira rally marched towards the police station.
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Of the many qualities of a leader, one of the most important is the commitment with which ideals are held and valued. This needs no confirmation from any social scientists,
Of the many qualities of a leader, one of the most important is the commitment with which ideals are held and valued. This needs no confirmation from any social scientists, for very often it is common sense that provides the most penetrating insights into issues that have direct and profound bearings into everyday life. And what other thing can have as much impact on everyday life as the quality of leadership any society gets. Ask any man or woman on the streets, literate or otherwise, and they will have the same answer `“ a leader without ideals, or a clear notion of a social goal, is no leader. The other important quality of a leader is, he must have the ability to draw up a clear roadmap as to how his ideals can be actualized. This again is street wisdom as much as it would be an absorbing agenda for highbrow academic seminar rooms and the classrooms of management schools. Do our leaders have these qualities, is an intriguing question. Many of them do, there can be no question about it, but the nagging doubt that arguably all of us would have expressed sometime or the other is, many of them do not seem to possess them. Why then do our voters allow those who lack this quality to return is a question that not many have asked themselves seriously or honestly, hence the recurrence of the phenomenon. The result is, we have many leaders in form only but not in substance. This leadership vacuum is, in our opinion, is at the core of some of the most vexed problems of Manipur, most pertinently, the question of insurgency. For ultimately, ideals are nobody`™s monopoly, and so also leadership, and if one set of leaders are unable to provide it, there will be others who would claim the role. Insurgency in this sense is very much a challenge and contest for this leadership space. Resolving the problem will in the end have also to be about resolving this issue.
But if there is a lack of ideal in the formal political leadership, the contenders lack the form. There can be no argument that all insurrections, including the ones we are witnessed to, are fired by ideals, hence their popular appeals. But the danger here is, when there are no definite forms to the leadership they provide, the ideals themselves come to replace the form. That is to say, the ideals become the system itself, resulting in a mix that have led to the most oppressive dictatorships in history. Stalin, Pol Pot, Trosky, Mao were all idealists, and people still admire their ideals. Their only failure was, they allowed their ideals, and ultimately themselves, to not only substitute the system, but to become the system itself. History bears testimony as to how oppressive ideals without moderation by a formal and objectified roadmap can get. In the modern context, this moderation must have to be looked for in a belief in constitutionalism. This would understandably limit the definition of leadership, for then a leader would have to be how the consensual constitution defines what a leader is, how he is to be selected and how deposed etc. In mature Western democracies, such as for instance England, we do hear of such stories as how even former Prime Minister Tony Blair, while still in office, have had to visit police station to face questioning by the officer-in-charge, and complete mandatory calls of the law for the drunken driving of his son etc. Nobody in this part of the world would not be amused or wonderstruck by such accounts of the law, and the clear perimeters it draws around this definition of leadership, but on second though, we are left convinced that such respect for constitutionalism is the only path that can keep men entrusted with power from becoming despotic dictators. If the form can dilute and destroy ideals, as is happening in our formal politics of today, an overflow of ideals can subsume the form, if the ideals are not drawn within the guidelines of a definite and institutionalized constitutionalism. The latter, it must be admitted, is one of the bane of the leadership of the non-official kind, in fact the insurgency movements in our region. The challenge of leadership then is, to have the ideals as well as the system `“ but separate from each other and one moderating the other.
Leader Writer: Pradip Phanjoubam
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IMPHAL, July 12: The BJP has constituted a consultative committee to consider all the issues in the State, BJP Manipur Pradesh president Th Chaoba claimed. Chaoba also demanded a judicial
IMPHAL, July 12: The BJP has constituted a consultative committee to consider all the issues in the State, BJP Manipur Pradesh president Th Chaoba claimed.
Chaoba also demanded a judicial inquiry into the death of class XI student Sapam Robinhood during police action to control a student rally on July 8.
Speaking to media persons during a press meet at the party`™s office today, he said the five member committee will conduct fact finding inquiries into the issues of Manipur Regulation of Visitors, Tenants and Migrant Workers Bill, Manipur Land Use Policy Bill, restoration of Schedule Tribe status of communities of the State and issues related to insurgency.
Chairman Vision Document BJP Manipur Dr RK Ranjan said the committee will work under his supervision as chairman and have P Saratchandra as convenor; S Tikendra, M Asnikumar as members and RK Shivchandra as co-convenor.
He said the committee will provide recommendation on any issue arising in the State when needed in the interest of the people.
He said the committee will see the mechanism of the ILPS implemented in other States within the framework of the Indian Constitution.
He said the BJP openly supports the ILPS issue as is evident from the memorandum submitted to the Governor of Manipur.
Chaoba said curfew has been imposed for four days on the present ILPS issue in the State, and the ongoing public agitation has extended to Bishnupur and Thoubal districts from the two Imphal districts.
Several persons including students have been injured and a student killed in the State, he continued.
If there is any more death, it could only worsen the situation, Chaoba continued.
BJP demands ILPS and proper land law to be enacted in the State and bring a solution to all the turmoil, he said.
The government should also call an immediate Assembly session and properly discuss the issue, he said.
He continued although Home minister Gaikhangam has already claimed that action will be taken against any police personnel found guilty of wrongful conduct in the death of Robinhood, the government has failed to even identify the personnel till date.
The government has to clarify on the issue to the people, which is why the BJP is demanding a judicial inquiry into the incident, he further said.
BJP Manipur Pradesh general secretary Administration Moirangthem Asnikumar speaking at an exclusive meet with media persons said the BJP Manipur Pradesh has demanded a judicial enquiry on the death of class XI student Sapam Robinhood during police action to control a student rally on July 8.
He said Sapam Robinhood is dead because of the Congress government`™s failure to enact the ILPS in the State.
The government should terminate the responsible police personnel and institute a judicial inquiry into the student killing incident, he demanded.
Robinhood was hit by a tear gas shell shot from a close range by the police.
He continued Robinhood`™s death has strengthened the movement demanding withdrawal of the Manipur Regulation of Visitors, Tenant and Migrant Workers Bill, 2015 has been intensified in the State.
Unfortunately the State government has failed to take any positive action against the culprit and instead imposed a public curfew which shows its negligence towards the desires of the public, he continued.
This is total violation of democracy, he said
The present government in the State has only violated the people`™s rights and Constitution of India and it is time for the people to teach it a lesson, he claimed.
Asnikumar said the State is witnessing police-public confrontation everywhere.
Educational institutions are closed down and the government offices continue to remain close due to the curfew which is not a good sign of governance, he continued.
He further demanded the government to bring a permanent solution to the ILPS issue or if it can`™t than it should step down on moral grounds.
Ashinikumar alleged that the Congress-led State Government submitted the MRVTMW Bill, 2015 overlooking the recommendations made by members of the All Political Parties.
He further said that MRVTMW Bill, 2015 put up by the Congress led Government was rejected by the Governor a day before the Assembly began. Timely notification of this rejection to the House and the people could have saved Robinhood`™s life, BJP Manipur Pradesh general secretary M Ashinikumar asserted.
But it was very unfortunate that the Leader of House Okram Ibobi Singh and Home minister Gaikhangam seem not serious during the discussion in the Assembly.
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By Oken Jeet Sandham The `Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (AFSPA)` and the `Disturbed Area Act (DAA)` are synonymous with the people of the Northeast India. The rest of
By Oken Jeet Sandham
The `Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (AFSPA)` and the `Disturbed Area Act (DAA)` are synonymous with the people of the Northeast India. The rest of the people of India might feel otherwise on hearing such Act imposed on the Northeastern States. But to the Northeastern people, it is not new thing as they have been living with these Acts for decades.
What is AFSPA or DAA? Once any area of any State or Union Territory or the whole of any State or Union Territory of the country is declared as `Disturbed` as per the Section 3 of AFSPA, the members of the armed forces are empowered with certain special powers to act in those areas declared as `Disturbed.` And currently, most of the Northeastern States of India are under the purview of the DAA and thereby empowering the Indian armed forces to act under the most controversial and draconian AFSPA.
Under this Act, any commissioned officer, warrant officer, non-commissioned officer or any other person of equivalent rank in the armed forces may, in a disturbed area:-
(a) if he is of opinion that it is necessary so to do for the maintenance of public order, after giving such due warning as he may consider necessary, fire upon or otherwise use force; even to the causing of death, against any person who is acting in contravention of any law or order for the time being in force in the disturbed area prohibiting the assembly of five or more persons or the carrying of weapons or of things capable of being used as weapons or of fire-arms, ammunition or explosive substances;
(b) if he is of opinion that it is necessary so to do, destroy any arms dump, prepared or fortified position or shelter from which armed attacks are made or are likely to be made or are attempted to be made or any structure used as a training camp for armed volunteers or utilized as a hideout by armed gangs or absconders wanted for any offence;
(c) arrest without warrant, any person who has committed a cognizable offence or against whom a reasonable suspicion exists that he has committed or is about to commit a cognizable offence and may use such force as may be necessary to effect the arrest;
(d) enter and search without warrant any premises to make any such arrest as aforesaid or to recover any person believed to be wrongfully restrained and confined or any property reasonably suspected to be stolen property or any arms, ammunition or explosive substances believed to be unlawfully kept in such premises, and may for that purpose use such force as may be necessary.
So the Act simply gives carte blanche to the Indian armed forces in the areas declared as `Disturbed` in the name of assisting the Civil Administration. In all these, they are immune as no prosecution, suit or other legal proceeding shall be instituted, except with the previous sanction of the Central Government, against any person in respect of anything done or purported to be done in exercise of the powers conferred by this Act.
This Act is draconian and simply an anti-democracy. This Act is nothing but a license to kill indiscriminately. This Act also fundamentally conflicts the Fundamental Rights enshrined in the Constitution of India. This Act must go and it should no more be used in this modern and civilized world. But sadly, this Act is still in force in many Northeastern States.
One must remember that to give such draconian power to the security forces fighting against the Naga underground people, Delhi, for the first time, brought out the `Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act` Bill in 1958. The Bill was passed by both the Houses of Parliament and it received the assent of the President on 11th September, 1958. Yet, this Act has become one of the most controversial Acts today in the country `“ drawing flaks from around the world. Nagaland was like a laboratory theatre for the Indian army to experiment the new `Act.` Imagine, the hell bent in the 50s, 60s, 70s when so-called a few educated Nagas had hardly realized the nature of the Act. Only after decades, people started raising the specter of it.
Now the relative peace is prevalent at least in Nagaland because of the ceasefires with various Naga underground groups. At the same time, the Government of India has been holding political negotiations with the leaders of the NSCN (IM) for nearly two decades for finding permanent solution to the Naga political issue. Of late, there have been attacks on Indian security forces by NSCN (K) and unfortunately, they started such attacks on them (security forces) after unilaterally abrogating their 14-year truce with Delhi in March this year.
However, the civil societies, state government and many stakeholders have been requesting the Government of India as well as the leaders of the NSCN (K) for resumption of their ceasefire as it is also the desire of the people of the state.
While doing so, the Centre declared entire Nagaland as a “disturbed area” stating that a “dangerous condition” prevails in the state and armed forces should assist the civil administration in maintaining law and order. This again gives the sweeping power to the Security forces under the draconian Act — AFSPA.
In a gazette notification, the home ministry said that it was of the opinion that the whole state of Nagaland is in such a disturbed or dangerous condition that the use of armed forces in aid of civil power is necessary.
“Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 3 of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act 1958, the central government hereby declares that whole of the said state to be a disturbed area for a period of one year with effect from June 30, 2015 for the purpose of the act,” the notification said.
Chief Minister TR Zeliang and several civil societies in Nagaland expressed their discontentment and anguish over the Center`™s declaring the entire State as a `Disturbed area.` They have demanded for immediate revocation of the AFSPA from Nagaland.
In fact, for the last many years, when NSCN (K) was in truce with Delhi for 14 years, there was relative peace in Nagaland. Even leaders of various Naga underground factions had developed good rapport among them after the Forum for Naga Reconciliation (FNR) put unprecedented efforts for reconciliation among them. So, relative peace has been prevalent in the state.
Soon after Neiphiu Rio became the Chief Minister of Nagaland in 2003, his Government had been opposing tooth and nail to Delhi`™s attempts to extend `disturbed area` status in the state citing various reasons of the relative peace in the state. In spite of such requests from the State Government, Delhi turned a deaf ear and announced extension of `Disturbed area status` as if the situation in Nagaland was like 80s or early 90s. They had no compunction to the honest recommendations of the State Government.
As such, the Center`™s recent extension of `Disturbed area` for another one year in Nagaland is not unexpected. Whether there is peace or violence in Nagaland, Delhi has the same mind and cannot see the changes taking place in the State even after their prolonged political negotiations with the Naga underground leaders and truces with them. They cannot even trust their comrade Kiren Rijiju, Union Minister of State for Home, in-charge of Northeast, as could be seen from his startling revelation that he was not aware of the Center`™s recent decision to declare entire Nagaland as `Disturbed area` under the AFSPA.
We should also be ashamed of what the UN and Amnesty International questioning the AFSPA some years back and they even already asked India to revoke it from the Northeastern States of India saying it had no place in Indian democracy, besides it clearly violates International Law.
It now appears that DAA may continue to be in force in Nagaland even if the Naga political issue is resolved. The leadership of the country has not realized till now that the AFSPA is anti-democratic and against the very Fundamental Rights enshrined in the Constitution of India.
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`Mustn`™t we come out and participate ourselves if we like the students and young-bloods to be spared`? By JN Lai If possible humanity in a borderless world is one super
`Mustn`™t we come out and participate ourselves if we like the students and young-bloods to be spared`?
By JN Lai
If possible humanity in a borderless world is one super beautiful notion. But those powerful governments, nations, groups on the planet are real bellicose. Their dominant minds and discriminatory hands make John Lennon`™s `Imagine` impossible as of now. Survival struggle for weaker peoples, tiny groups like us are the most challenging reality amidst such gluttony world created and controlled by the cruel majority. So now, such a scanty population of 1.5 million of Manipuris `“ what will we do – sacrifice for the sake of mindless majority? Or, survive by saving our land, language and culture?
This hilly terrain of 22,327 sq km, in the Eastern Himalaya is abode of indigenous 36 peoples, majority of whom are distinct from the rest of Indians and more akin to South East Asia. The total estimated population is about 2.7 million including about 1.2 million migrants as of 2015.
In 1947 Manipur regained her independence from British and in 1948 established a democratic form of government on her own after the first universal franchise in the whole Southeast Asia. Suddenly in 1948, she was made a controversial part of India. Thus, over the last 60 years, influx population from across the border, Mainland India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar have been a threat to this tiny indigenous population of Manipur. The migrants are coming here undocumented to add more salts to the injury; most of them are contributing crimes, violence, tension, socio-economy hurdles, environmental pollution, etc. They got here so easily due to absence of regulation systemformigration and attractions like less population density, better economic, easy means of earning and livelihood in Manipur.
What students groups and civil societies of Manipur has been proposing to our Government since 1980 is a meaningful safeguard of indigenous communities of the soil in light of extinction of indigenous Tripuris on their own ancestral land. The ongoing protest itself is the continuation of the noise for the protection of endangered indigenous peoples in our own ancestral land both of hills and valley. This is not something against the community coming to and staying in Manipur. This is for an effective regulation in checking the undocumented migrants and to administer their activities properly along with the preserving our valuable land, language, resource, environment, culture and identity.
The JCILPs demands:
* A permit for migrants as regards their purpose, whereabouts, etc.
* No land ownership rights to the migrants who came to Manipur after 1951.
* A full-fledged labour department for migrant registration.
* Detection and deportation of illegal migrants, etc.
However, Government`™s stubborn attitude is the ever sustained mammoth challenge. Always, so called people`™s representatives in the government reject readily no matter how good and meaningful proposals of the citizens are. In the eyes of public, ministers and MLAs are becoming mere a real danger, anti-people, anti-welfare; truly an enemy indeed.
The bottom lines; First, as Manipuris know that Manipur Regulation of Visitors, Tenants and Migrant Workers Bill 2015 is very weak, rather an indigent response of the present Ibobi government to the demands of Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit system (JCILPs) this is reason why ongoing protest is coming up. Simply so, why we should compromise again in next 2017 Manipur State Assembly Election with the MLAs. Shouldn`™t we show our people`™s power soon there?
Second, there are a good few of us who mere good at criticizing civil societies, JCILP. They even don`™t know student groups are main components of JCILP.Other than taking safe-side, mustn`™t we come out and participate ourselves if we like the students and young-bloods to be spared?
(The writer is Assistant Professor at the International Education Dept, University of Suwon, South Korea)
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IMPHAL, July 12: A man has been arrested and his house ransacked by irate locals for allegedly making a minor girl who was staying in his boarding house pregnant. The
IMPHAL, July 12: A man has been arrested and his house ransacked by irate locals for allegedly making a minor girl who was staying in his boarding house pregnant.
The class VI student was found three-months pregnant.
She was staying in a boarding house located at Mayang-Imphal Konchak Mayai Leikai under Mayang-Imphal Police Station.
The accused has been identified as Sagolshem Ranbir Singh, 34 son of S Khagemba Singh of Mayang-Imphal Maibam Konjil but currently staying in his boarding house.
The victim girl aged around 12 years also hails from Mayang-Imphal area.
Reports said when the young girl complaint that her monthly menstrual cycle had deferred by two months, her mother took her to a doctor and found she was pregnant.
When the mother asked her daughter how it happened and who was responsible, the girl disclosed that the act was committed by Ranbir.
Meanwhile, irate locals vandalised the residence of Ranbir this evening around 4.30.
The mob also thrashed the owner of the boarding house. On interrogation, the accused confessed that he had committed similar act to another girl staying in his boarding house in the past.
On hearing the news that the residence had been ransacked, a team of police and fire brigade arrived and brought the situation under control.
Police have arrested the accused who was later handed over to Imphal West District Women Police Station for further necessary action.
Medical examination of both the victim girl and accused will be conducted tomorrow, the reports stated.
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