Day: November 4, 2013

DIMAPUR, November 4 (NNN): The blow-hot, blow-cold relationship between the NSCN-IM and the government of India is becoming a matter of concern with the Naga outfit warning today that the activities of the Assam Rifles will only deepened the already strained relationship to the worse.

“The Assam Rifles are hereby reminded once again that, your hyper-active actions will not dampen the spirit of NSCN nor will it help the ongoing peace process with your Prime Minister but it will only deepen the already strained relationship to the worse,” the NSCN-IM said today.

The NSCN-IM alleged that “the notorious so called Friends of the Hill People Assam Rifles has once again showed their cowardice by raiding the residence of  senior leader Yanger Pongener (Executive member, Steering Committee) NSCN on November 3 from 4 pm till 9 pm evening at Sovima 7th Mile in Dimapur”.

“Our leader who despite having Green Card meant only for selective few was without any reason harassed and humiliated along with his wife and daughter,” it added.

NSCN-IM said it will not be intimidated by such unscrupulous activity of the Assam Rifles but considered it as a sign of indiscipline and wearing down of India’s chain of command and clear frustration within the rank and file of Assam Rifle.

“We request the chairman Ceasefire Monitoring Group (CFMG) to pull up the Indian army for violating the Cease fire Agreement and inculcate in them a sense of discipline and decency in dealing with the Naga leaders,” it stated.

According to the NSCN-IM, when Naga peoples are enjoying the peaceful atmosphere of cease fire, the so called friends of the hill people are creating fear psychosis to the people who wish to live a normal life. If terrorizing the Naga public with an excuse of searching arms from the NSCN-IM becomes the habit of Assam Rifles.

It can be recalled here that in the month of August this year, the NSCN-IM had cautioned that `the ongoing cease fire between it and New Delhi was coming to a dead end` and had accused the government of India of not abiding the Cease Fire Ground Rules. The NSCN-IM also had said they are `very seriously thinking about it`.

The NSCN-IM had also stated that the government of India was interpreting the Cease Fire Ground Rules according to its own convenience.

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IMPHAL, November 4: Altogether 13 havildars of the Manipur Rifles/ Indian Reserved Battalion and Constable Radio Telephone Operators, Manipur were recruited against the available reservation for sportspersons during the recruitment DPC which was declared in 2011, claimed an RTI activist during a press conference.

Speaking to media persons, the RTI activist Ayekpam Keshorjit Singh of Haobam Marak Irom Leikai divulged that it was learnt from replies to multiple RTI applications he had filed on January 1, 2012 and September 24, 2012.

He said the 13 of the 20 selected candidates on sports quota had submitted fake and unrecognized sports certificates during the DPC.

He stated that nine candidates who had submitted fake and unrecognized sports quotas and four candidates had used fake sports certificates for upper age relaxations.

He elaborated that he had filed an RTI application to the Home Department on January 1, 2012 followed by another to the Youth Affairs and Sports Department on the issue.

According to the reply from the Home Department, it was learnt that a DPC for the recruitment of 73 Havildar for Manipur Rifles and Indian Reserved Battalion and 96 CRTO for Manipur Police with five percent sports quota under norms of the department was conducted from 2008 to 2011, he said.

The results for the said recruitment were announced in 2011. However, 185 havildars and 221 CRTO were appointed as against the published posts of 73 Havildar and 96 CRTO available, he told media persons at a press meet held at the office of Human Rights Initiative at Thangapat Mapal.

This shows that there were malpractices and wrongful conduct during the DPC proceedings, he alleged.

Elaborating further on his RTI applications, he said that suspecting malpractices in the DPC proceedings of the said recruitment process, he had on January 1, 2012 filed an RTI application to the special secretary ( home) but after receiving no reply, he had again filed another application on February 6, 2012 to the principal secretary Home.

After failing to receive any reply for the second time, he filed a reminder to the Manipur Information Commission on April 4, 2012 against the concerned authorities’ failure to provide the information sought through his RTI applications.

He said that he received a letter from the special secretary Home on April 19, 2012 asking him to collect the related replies by paying Rs 982, which is not applicable as the reply was not provided within a month.

He continued that he filed another RTI application to the State Public Information Officers of Directorate of Youth Affairs and sports or verification of all certificates related to sports on September 24, 2012.

However, after he failed to get any reply, he submitted three reminders to commissioner, RK Nimai on March 19, 2013; April 8, 2013 and May 15, 2013 respectively.

Another application were submitted to State Public Information Officers of Directorate of Youth Affairs and Sports under the RTI for verifying all the certificates relating sports on September 24, 2012 but no reply were found from their side and first appealed was submitted to YAS commissioner on November 8, 2012, whereas, there was no response came, he said.

He further said that three times reminder were submitted to commissioner RK Nimai on March 19, 2013; April 8, 2013 and May 15, 2013 respectively, following which a response received from under-secretary August 19, 2013 to collect the information.

He said the appointment of the said candidates should be cancelled immediately and further demanded actions against them.

Wahengbam Joykumar Singh of HRI demanded legal and departmental actions against the members of the DPC who are IGP, Administrative Manipur; retd commanding officer of 2nd MR, Potsangbam Manikanta and under-secretary Education (s), H Mathang for committing illegal practices intentionally and collusively.

He said the misdoings of the state police reported everyday in the state today is due to the malpractices during the recruitment process, which needs to be stopped at the earliest.

He further appealed the sports authorities against issuing fake certificate.

He said HRI president, RK Ranjan has resigned and vice president advocate Y Ranjan Kumar will takes over the  president (in-charge).   

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IMPHAL, November 4: As part of its ongoing campaign against the Armed Forces Special Power Act (AFSPA), 1958, Just Peace Foundation in collaboration with various organizations and concerned individuals will stage various demonstrations in different parts of the country from November 4-6, said a press statement from Just Peace Foundation.

On the first day of the campaign, candle light vigil programme will be held at Samta Sthal in front of Rajghat, New Delhi from 5 am to 6 pm; Talk Show and Play 4th November at Mahatma Gandhi Antarashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya in Maharashtra from 5.30 pm to 7.30 pm and memorandum submission programme at Ahmedabad in Gujarat.

Following the next day (Nov 5), one day solidarity fast and candle light vigil will be held at SAKAL Shanglen, Porompat, Manipur at 10 am and 5 pm respectively; public meeting of SSSC at Gandhi Park, Tiruvanantpuram in Kerala at 5 pm; candle vigil at Asha Centre, Varanasi in UP at 5 pm and protest and memorandum handover at DM Office, Basti, UP.

On the last day (Nov 6), one day sit-in-protest will be held at Arts Faculty, University of Delhi at 5 pm; memorandum handover to PM through District Magistrate at Vidisha in MP at 5 pm; memorandum handover to PM through District Magistrate at Betul, MP at 5 pm; memorandum handover to PM through District Magistrate at Jhansi, MP at 5 pm; memorandum handover, District Magistrate Office at Shahjahanpur, UP at 5 pm and DC Office memorandum submission at Panipat, Haryana at 11 am, the statement informed.

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