Diabolic effect
- Imphal Times Editorial :: February 07 2017 -

The unsettled dispute between the government of Manipur and the UNC should not be sideline due to the upcoming state assembly election.

Any political parties, whichever is in the government both at Center as well as at the state should not try to take advantage of the dispute that finally has hindered peaceful co-existence among the various people of the state?

Tomorrow is February 7, and as per the declaration in the aftermath of the tripartite talk held at New Delhi, the UNC will announce its stand on whether it will lift the blockade or not.

If one goes to the timeline of UNC’s series of agitation it is hard to believe that the organization which is alleged as the frontal body of the armed rebel group NSCN-IM presently ensuing in peace talk with the government of Manipur, will in no way lift the economic blockade or roll back its agitation.

For an indecisive political decision would hurt the political strategy of the NSCN-IM.

On August 13, 2015, Imphal Times had carried a news report about the leaked preamble of the “Frame Work Agreement” signed between the Government of India and the NSCN-IM leadership.

Even as the report was not seriously looked upon by both the people of the state as well as the government machineries, we had high lighted the dream of the NSCN-IM.

The leaked preamble of the framework agreement signed at the residence of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi content eight points. A separate constitution for Nagalim, Sepearte flag, Sepaeerate Naga Passport, Permanent UN Representation, Joint Foreign Affairs, Joint Defence/military, currency and Pan-Naga Government to cover to all the Naga inhabited areas.

If the UNC which has been agitating and supporting the cause of the NSCN-IM rolls back its agitation then definitely, the so call pan-naga government agreed between the NSCN-IM and the government of India will be just another joke.

Point wanted to make here is that the blatant lie to garner support to the respective political parties in the upcoming state assembly election will only bring miseries to the people of the state. Instead of going for a lasting solution, playing with the sentiments of the people will only meant an invitation for catastrophe.

Development and change is the poll plank for BJP, as stated by Ram Madhav, the General Secretary of BJP yesterday. If it is so why the central government is still keeping the content of the framework agreement in darkness.

The content though unofficially reported by Imphal Times, why it is not officially let known to all the citizen of the country particularly the people of the state of Manipur.

Has the BJP has some agenda in North Eastern states particularly Manipur to the signing of the framework agreement with the NSCN-IM.

Is this political party going to use the outfit if suppose it wins less seat in the upcoming poll?

Everyone knows that people of the state are fed up with the corrupt an autocratic congress government under the leadership of Chief Minister Okram Ibobi, but the so call collaboration by BJP with the NSCN-IM has left the people with no choice but to once more support Ibobi led congress government.

Reason – Manipur is first for all Manipuris and political parties come next for the people.