Desist from inflaming Manipur: Radhabinod
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, November 23 2011:
"Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh, MPCC President Gaingakham, Works Minister K Ranjit Singh and their likes have been always harping that there is no Opposition in Manipur.
This is nothing but foolish talks that warrant no comment", Opposition leader and President of state unit NCP Radhabinod Koijam has stated.
In an exclusive chat with Hueiyen Lanpao, Radhabinod observed that he has remained quiet to all these foolish talks as there is no point in confronting foolish people.
"Whether there is Opposition in Manipur or not is known to the people from the role that Opposition parties and their leaders have taken on the floor of the Assembly.
Such childish foolish talks do not warrant any comment", Radhabinod said.
On the reported proposal of offering Supra-state body to NSCN (M) by the government of India, the Opposition leader maintained that the issue needs to be discussed and understood thoroughly.
"We have to first understand what Supra-state body is and its true meaning.
Time would also come when the issue would be taken up and discussed in the Parliament", Radhabinod pointed out.
"There may be such a proposal (of Supra-state body) as the Seven Sisters Post has reported.
But the Chief Minister has been assured by the Union Home Minister that there is no such proposal.
Shooting arrows in the dark and speaking out anything that comes to mind without proper understanding of the issue would be detrimental to communal harmony in the state", he opined.
"None of the communities in Manipur can live separately from one another and the integrity of Manipur would remain intact.
When the proposal of Supra-state body turns out to be true, we have to stand up as one and oppose it.
No one should try to inflame Manipur before knowing anything', Radhabinod added.
With regard to formation of pre-poll alliance of the Opposition parties to take on the Congress in the upcoming election to the 10th Manipur Legislative Assembly, the Opposition leader disclosed that there has been such a discussion but no definite decision has been taken so far.