Rajnath on Framework agreement is sceptical
- Imphal Times Editorial :: February 21 2017 -

'Cheap politics' – this was what Union Home Minister Rajnath stated during his visit here in the state to the kind of game being played by specific political party to the ‘Frame Work’ Agreement signed between the NSCN-IM and the Government of India.

On the other hand the Union Home Minister also took a dig to the Congress government over its failure to contain the prolonged economic blockade in the state, saying that the state government is deliberately aiming to cover up its wrongdoings in the last 15 years by playing with the issue.

‘Political conspiracy’ was what he termed to the kind of turmoil.

Amid the protest by sections of people in the state including the AMSU and other civil society organisation demanding disclosure of the content of the framework agreement; the visit of the Home Minister is significant, even though the purpose was for election campaign.

It is a known fact that, BJP, which is power in the center is the key player of this ‘framework’ agreement.

Next to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Rajnath is a key person who should know every contents of the framework agreement.

People in the state need to appreciate him when he said that the ‘framework agreement will not affect the territorial integrity of the state.

But when he tried to convince the people that it was because ‘Manipur’ is nowhere mention in the ‘framework’ agreement instead of revealing at least the preambles of the framework agreement, he seems to have some hidden agenda.

It is a known fact that the major demand of the NSCN-IM is to create a separate state for Naga.

The outfit has been spreading about a separate state call “Nagalim” by carving out portion of territory from Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh and Assam.

It is also known that there is no need to mention Manipur in the so call ‘framework agreement’ as it is solely for the call Naga and its dream land.

No wonder why the Union Home Minister who knows everything about the framework agreement did not showed the people ‘the agreement’ signed. So the assurance about protecting the territorial integrity of Manipur is sceptical.

Well on economic blockade Mr. Rajnath had rightly pointed out that some political parties particularly, the Congress has been politicising it for mere electoral gain or perhaps to cover up its wrongdoing in the past 15 years.

Yes, the Congress now has no other agenda than the economic blockade for the upcoming state assembly election. And as the issue is a sentimental one sometimes it is going well by striking hard to this issue.

This game being played by congress can be easily sideline if the Union Home Minister Mr. Rajnath show the public a copy of the agreement signed between the NSCN-IM and the Govt. of India of Aug 4, 2015.