Many ignorant tribal people are excited and the govt. of Manipur is proud to hold the Autonomous District Council (ADC) or Dependent District Council (DDC) after a lapse of around 20 years but the tribal intellectual leaders have different perception on its treachery 2008 Amendment Act.

With the 2008 Amendment Acts the ADC simply becomes the Dependent District Council (DDC) in many aspects and it would be better to christen as DDC till its amendment.  The govt. of Manipur should have solved the economic blockade issue within 10 days but Ibobi Singh only want to create a big issue out of it to get people support and from the central govt. so as to remain in the chair as Chief Minister in next election also. As the Manipur govt. dreams and aspiration to celebrate 50days of economic blockade is successful without solving the problem, one needs to congratulate the govt. of Manipur for its adamant to the economic blockade problem; it is like a Golden Jubilee celebration. Fifty days back Ibobi Singh was the most hated CM of Manipur but now indeed he becomes the hero of Manipur through his obstinate head and for not solving the economic blockade problem. 

Why Erabot is taking risk his life by going to Noney, Tamenglong? Of course he also becomes another ephemeral hero for the valley people through his courage food mission trip. He was praised and warmly welcomed by the people in the valley but in his second attempt to raise his status, it becomes an impossible mission in real life. Don’t you think that it would be much better and easier to call the tribal leaders for negotiation and solve the present problem instead of going for impossible mission to become another hero of the soil? Do you think that we need to raise some more heroes through food mission trip? Do you think that the govt. of Manipur is playing a foul and prolonging the economic blockade issue so that many more heroes like Ibobi Singh and Erabot are raise in the state?

“MPP legislature wing leader O Joy observed that such prolonged blockades on national highways were unheard of in any other part of the world. He also questioned the inaction of the Central Govt. and the State Govt. against this illegal blockade” Though the MPP clubbed together with Muivah’s entry to Manipur issue with economic blockade but they have fairer approach to inaction of the govt. Recently, Minister Ranjit has summoned the tribal leaders for negotiation on 2008 Amendment Acts but the minister wants to have talk only after the ADC/DDC election. Still the re-polling is going and it will take more days to complete the election process and till then the tribal people and meteis in the valley have to suffer due to scarcity of food items, fuel etc and wait for the govt. of Manipur to com plete the election processes. 

It is quite pathetic to see the inaction and delay tactics of solving the present economic blockade but the people living in the present state of Manipur have to wait with finger crossed for a successful amendment of deceit 2008 Amendment Acts. In one way, for the tribal in Manipur the present 2008 Amendment Acts is becoming like the AFSPA draconic law, which is imposed in Manipur.
Do you think that the present economic blockade can be solved by tribal leaders alone without the govt. of Manipur? If that is the case, why do the tribal leaders need the govt. of Manipur to do amendment in 2008 Amendment Acts? If the tribal leaders alone cannot solve the current problems, why most of the organizations and home secretary, GK Pillai is giving pressure to the tribal leaders only? 

NSF Prez in a statement said, “Pillai should thoroughly read the recent amendment of the Manipur (Hill Areas) District Councils Act which has taken away the right of the tribal people including the Nagas before jumping into conclusion as to whether the action of the Nagas to launch agitations in protest against such “manipulative and oppressive act” of the Manipur government was justified or not. The NSF termed it as “unfortunate” that Pillai did not know that it was the govt. of Manipur who blocked the NH in the first place. NSF also asked whether he has any concern for other humanitarian issues other than “blindly supporting” the Manipur government… Is Mr. Pillai the home secretary to the govt. of India or the spokesperson of the Meiteis? We can only tell to Mr. Pillai to be more fair in his approach to the present crisis if he is really interested in solving the issue.” The NSF has rightly pointed out on GK Pillai’s one sided approaches on economic blockade. How many people have die out of hunger due to current economic blockade? What he has done when some of the metei militants have earlier killed the non-local people in Imphal and ultimatum served to them? Is economic blockade more serious than killing and ultimatum served to the Biharis and UP? Have you done your home work to tell the govt. of Manipur to invite the tribal leaders to come for negotiation? 

One should also know that the present crisis in Manipur is nothing but the awakening of the tribal people through modern education and seeking their rights and justice. One of the best examples of this kind of awakening can be cited as the awakening of the Dalits and demanding their rights and justice. The govt. of Manipur or meteis should not misunderstand that the tribal people are against them, infact it is only the demand of the rights of the tribal people. I am sorry to say this but I doubt if some of the tribal MLAs could read and understand what is written in 2008 Amendment Act, so even if the govt. of Manipur alleged that the MLAs approved the 2008 Amendment, it can not be justifiable as now the tribal intellectual leaders come to know the treachery A ct of 2008 Amendment. 

The tribal people in Manipur have suffered enough and the govt. of Manipur should now give justice to the people in the Hills districts. Some of the people in the valley may point out that Rishang Keishing (tribal) was the CM of Manipur for some years. Yes, he was the CM of Manipur for some years but he became the CM of Manipur not because he is the man of the people – both for the hills and valley or extraordinary person but during that time there were divisions among the metei politicians. Anyway, what he has done for the hill people during his tenure? He loves more his chair of CM and he was only the puppet CM of the metei majority politicians. So not one can justify that there were many MLAs and CM of Manipur from the hill districts and suffering and step-motherly treatment to the hill people is justifiable. Even if there are some MLAs from the tribal areas, they were not clever and educated as the meteis politicians. 

The people – both in the valley and hill districts should know that Ibobi Singh govt. is shrewdly playing a foul through delaying tactics in solving the economic blockade and trying to club together the issue on Muivah’s entry to Manipur. However one should not misunderstand and club together the different issue and solve the economic blockade urgently even before the ADC/DDC re-polling and counting of vote is complete. 
- Dr RB Thohe Pou

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Everyone in Manipur and whole northeastern states want to repel the AFSPA but the Ibobi Singh government in Manipur wants to run the government under the shadow of AFSPA. This government also wants to recruit more police force, Manipur commandoes and IRB for their protection and to kill more innocent people in the valley and in the hill districts. The state government should have given "gallantry award" to those police who have killed Sanjit in their fake encounter but why now probed by a judicial commission?

The Police who are supposed to be the guardian of the common people but they have taken many innocent people lives in Manipur. Since January 2007, the Manipur Police have killed 225 people in encounters where as the number of Naxalites killed across the country was only 447 (Indian Express). This year on 15^th August celebration, the central government should have given "gallantry award" to Manipur State Police for their highest bravery fake encounter in India.

The Manipur state recruiting more IRB and increasing the Manipur Commandoes Force (MCF) from 400 to 1,600 personnel in last 4 years and proposal to raise a women's battalion shows their hidden dirty policies. It is not only the police but the different insurgents groups are also competing with the state police to kill the maximum number of innocent people. It is alleged that the insurgents groups have killed 65 people for different reasons. It means that 290 people became the victims due to police force and insurgents. It is also reported in some papers that 497 people were killed in Manipur State in 2008 alone; this includes both fake encounters and other killing.

The Manipur state government has killed many innocent people in the valley by police and commandoes force and now the state is planning to extend their base to hill districts also to take more innocent lives. Can the state government guarantee that the IRB and MCF will not kill the innocent people in the valley and tribal in the hill districts? The state government under the leadership of Chief Minister Ibobi Singh wants to torment and kill the innocent tribal in the hill districts in Manipur. The state government hidden ideology and policies to eliminate the Naga insurgents and other insurgents in the hill districts in disguise of trying to help the hill people may be appreciated and welcome by some section of the people. However the people in the hill districts in Manipur are also not dull to understand their hidden policies. The State government recruiting more IRB and Manipur Commandoes force is fishy and one may need to study more minutely on this aspects.

The central government is working hard to eliminate all the insurgents groups from northeast India in last 50-60 years but they cannot solve the insurgent problem in northeast. Can the Manipur State government eliminate the insurgents from Manipur state and solve the insurgent problems? Let us also ponder in this aspect: Is the Manipur state trying to eliminate the insurgent from the hill districts and valley by recruiting more commandoes force and IRB? The Assam Rifles ' so called the "Friends of the Hills people", who turn out to be the "Enemy of the Hills people" are also trying to solve the insurgent problem through a peaceful means but they became the enemy of the hill people for torturing and killing the innocent people in Manipur and other states in North east India. The recent development seminars in Bishnupur and Senpati, Union Home Secretary Gopal Pillai reviewed the security situation in the state with the clear-cut instructions against any extra-judicial killings. It may be wiser for the government of Manipur if the Manipur Commandoes Force and IRB does not become another "Enemy of the Hill People and Valley".

One of the most important aspects of fake encounter happening in the state is due to lack of police personnel in intelligent department. It is clearly observed that all kinds of fake encounter are only due to incapability of the intelligent work ' may be in armed personnel or police personnel. When the state increased the number of IRB and Manipur commandoes without increasing the number of intelligent police personnel resulted to kill many more innocent people.

Secondly, the police personnel and armed personnel should treat the other people as one of their fellow human being. When there is no love and understanding in their operation ' many times the result is just opposite. They may want to control and remove all those unwanted elements for the welfare of the people but due to lack of love and understanding, they kill the innocent people inhumanly.

Thirdly, the state and central government should take stern action on those armed personnel, IRB and MCF and bring into justice when they violate and hold responsible in any kind of fake encounter or ill-treatment done to the civilians unnecessarily. This is in order to bring trust and build better relationship between the armed personnel and the civilians. In this way, it would also reduce the fake encounter and other inhuman treatment done by the armed personnel to the civilians.

In current situation in Manipur, we may need Armed Personnel and Manipur Commandoes Force only for development purpose in the valley and in hill districts; they may need to check that the insurgents do not directly involve in developmental fund released by the central government. If not, the state government should not recruit more IRB and other forces to torment and kill the innocent people in the valley or in the hill districts. People in the valley and in the hill districts of Manipur are draining due to AFSPA and we don't need more armed personnel force, IRB and MCF in Manipur State. It is enough! Let the people take a deep breath and have a good sleep now.

Every year many students come from North East India to study in Pune ' commonly known as Oxford of the East. Unfortunately, it has become a common phenomenon that they are ill-treated in many ways. It is commonly alleged that every now and then the North East people are victims of racial abuse even in its own country. Of late, the racial attack on Indian students in Australia has become the main concern of us Indians. What about in India when it comes to racism and attack on other communities?

On the fateful night of 21^st June 2009 around 11:15pm, four Naga students were assaulted by some unknown persons at Salisbury Park, Pune. Two Naga students came outside their compound around 11:15pm for strolling but accidentally one bike came with another pillion rider and they started to abuse them calling, " Nepali's" and "Chinkies". The two Naga students were annoyed but told them courteously that they are Indian and not Nepali. However those two bikers react harshly and there were exchange of some words between them. Eventually, there were few others, and a watch man who intervened and rectified their ignorance telling them that they are from North East part of India. They settled with friendly gesture, even shook hands, and the bikers left. The story did not end there ' to their surprise, within 5 minutes the two bikers came back with 10-15 other guys with sticks and attacked the two boys. Some of those sticks had sharp object in it.

When this two boy's call for help, the other two Naga students living in the same building came outside but those two Naga students were also assaulted with those sticks. One of them was beaten up severely and had 5 stitches on his forehead. The other three students got injuries and bruised on their hands, head, eyes, backbone etc. Indeed, it was an attempt to murder but these students were escaped by God's grace.

The FIR was lodged on 22^nd June 2009 early morning under the IPC 323 and 504 at Swargate Police Station under the Additional Commissioner of Police (ACP) and the FIR No. is 645109. However, no action has been taken till date and the four Naga students are still under the trauma of fear and pain. The Naga Students in Pune would like to request the concern authorities to take action urgently and arrest those culprits immediately so that there will be no misunderstanding and bitter relationship created within our own country.

President

Naga Students' Union, Pune (NSUP)

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