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Peace In Manipur<\/strong><\/p>\n By Insaf<\/strong><\/p>\n \n Will the Manipur Assembly put Parliament to shame? Or will Imphal hit the same roadblock as New Delhi? Questions which sadly don\u2019t inspire as of now an affirmative response. On Thursday last, BJP\u2019s N Biren Singh government announced it will convene a special Assembly session in the second or third week of August. Efforts are being made efforts towards this end, as there have demands from several quarters for the same to discuss the current situation in the State, said the IPR department. While claims are being made that \u2018very soon, families from relief camps will be able to move into reconstructed homes\u2026all possible measures are being taken to rehabilitate people both in the hills and valley,\u201d Wednesday last saw a mob set at least 30 houses and shopsafire and was engaged in a shootout with security forces in Moreh district. Worse, the animosity between the Meiteis and Kuki-Zomiis there to stay. On the one hand, the Zomi Council Steering Committee, representing 9 Kuki-Zomi tribes demanded imposition of President\u2019s Rule and re-introduction of AFSPA provisions in all valley districts, on the other Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity urged Centre not to hold talks with Kuki militant groups alleging their members were \u2018responsible for the current turmoil\u2019 and \u2018are foreigners\u2019.However, the Centre held talks with representatives of both the Kuki and Meitei groups on Wednesday last \u2018to defuse the tension.\u2019 A tall order indeed.<\/p>\n Be that as it may, the standoff between the Treasury benches and the Opposition in Parliament to discuss the Manipur crisis continues. The Opposition MPs in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha wore black clothes as a mark of protest on Thursday last for not allowing a discussion on the violence and Prime Minister Modi not making a statement and indulged in shouting slogans. The Treasury benches chose to counter with their set of slogans in the Rajya Sabha and didn\u2019t allow Leader of Opposition Kharge to take the floor, who later said it\u2019s against the Convention of the House. Sadly, the gulf is widening in the temple of democracy. Leave aside debate, not a single question has been admitted on Manipur had been admitted or answered on the subject, according to Congress P Chidambaram. Unfortunately, scoring brownie points rather than collectively working towards restoring peace in Manipur appears to be the agenda. Can and will the People\u2019s representatives rise above party lines? Can the people of Manipur be given the confidence that the lawmakers are united and committed to the peace of Manipur? Asking for the moon, perhaps may be easier!<\/p>\n Rajasthan Hots Up<\/p>\n The election fever in Rajasthan is hotting up. The ruling Congress and its Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot have more on their plate than bargained for. Having managed to placate a disgruntled Sachin Pilot and put up a \u2018united\u2019 show finally, a \u2018red diary\u2019 is now haunting Gehlot. The Assembly witnessed ugly scenes after sacked minister Rajendra Gudha waved the diary, claiming it has details of pay-offs made by Gehlot camp to quell Sachin rebellion in 2020. He was sacked as ministerdays earlier after his remarks \u201c\u2026Instead of Manipur, we should look within ourselves why atrocities on women have increased in Rajasthan.\u201dBJP\u2019s star campaigner and Prime Minister Modi as always took it up at rally in Sikar; The \u2018red diary\u2019, he said is a fresh product of Congress\u2019 \u2018loot\u00a0ki dukan\u2019, as it contains its dark deeds, which will defeat the party this election. Gehlot has replied: no such red diary existed, the real loot is done by you (Modi) by selling the red cylinder for Rs 1,150, red tomatoes are sold for Rs 150. People are left red-faced hit by inflation.\u201d A red herring in ensuing campaign season!<\/p>\n \u2018DMK Files\u2019<\/p>\n Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi has fresh ammunition against M K Stalin\u2019s government. Wednesday last, BJP\u2019s State unit knocked on Raj Bhavan\u2019s door and submitted a memorandum demanding action over what it termed \u201cbenami\u201d links to ruling DMK Ministers, MLAs & MPs, plus \u201cthree scams\u201d \u2013 in government-run medical corporation (Rs 600 crore), the state transport department (Rs 2,000 crore) and in a firm (Rs 3,000 crore) having alleged links to the ruling regimes\u2014totalling Rs 5,600-odd crore. In a tweet State BJP President K Annamalai, called the scams \u2018Part 2 of DMK files\u2019 with \u2018benami documents.\u2019 The first part \u2018DMK Files\u2019 in April claimed \u2018Rs 200 crore kickbacks\u2019 to Stalin for 2011 election fund, channelled by a MNC through two shell firms. This time too, he posted a video clip showing \u2018documents\u2019 to back the claims. DMK had rubbished the charges and filed defamation cases against Annamalai, who offers to share more during his padyatra starting Friday to take on Stalin regime and prepare for 2024. It\u2019s anybody\u2019s guess what Ravi will do now, after having to withdraw his order last month dismissing Minister Senthil Balaji. Once bitten twice shy?<\/p>\n Anxiety in Mizoram<\/p>\n Nagging fear engulfs the Meiteis in Manipur\u2019s neighbouring State Mizoram. Over 600 of them,say the police have left fearing an attack and a sense of insecurity prevails following thousands of people demonstrating across Mizoram on Tuesday last to express solidarity with the violence hit Kuki-Zo tribals in Manipur. Organised by NGO Co-ordination Committee, a conglomerate of five major civil society organisations,including Central Young Mizo Association (CYMA), the protests were held across the State, and in capital Aizawl in which Chief Minister Zoramthanga, ministers and legislators cutting across party lines took part. Carrying placards and banners, the participants slammed Prime Minister Modi for his \u2018silence\u2019 and criticised Manipur Chief Minister Biren Singh for his complete failure to bring normalcy. As a fallout, inManipur\u2019s capital, Imphal, the Meiteis directed their anger a day later against Zoramthanga, saying he was interfering in internal affairs of the state. There is need for caution as Mizoram Manipuri Association (AMMA) claims over 3,000 Meiteis, mostly students, teachers, and workers, live in Mizoram and there is growing anxiety.Early warning signs, not to be ignored.<\/p>\n \n Meghalaya\u2019s Winter Capital<\/p>\n The demand for a winter capital in Meghalaya is simmering. A protest on Monday last, outside Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma\u2019s secretariat in Tura town turned ugly with five policemen\u00a0 injured in a mob attack. \u201cIntelligence indicates the mob\u2019s plan was to murder the CM by hitting him on the head with a stone or bottles!\u201dclaimed the DGP. Of the 19 arrested so far, two are members of BJP\u2019swomen wingand a TMC leader. The trouble broke out while Sangma was holding talks with representatives of Achik Conscious Holistically Integrated Krima (ACHIK) and Garo Hills State Movement Committee (GHSMC). Shillong in East Khasi Hills is presently the capital, inhabited by Khasis, one of three matrilineal communities of the State, the other two being Garos in Garo Hills, and Jaintias dominating Jaintia Hills. The agitating groups reason out that having a winter capital in headquarters of West Garo Hills will\u201denable focused attention on specific regional challenges and foster overall prosperity and development.\u201d Importantly, it\u2019s not a new demand. Claimants say the winter capital or 2ndcapital was an \u2018agreed policy of the pioneers but remains a distant dream even after 51 years of Meghalaya\u2019s statehood.\u201d The government must keep in mind the proverb \u2018a stitch in time saves nine.\u2019 And more so, after seeing the unprecedented crisis in sister State, Manipur.\u00a0 \u2014\u00a0 INFA<\/p>\n \n \n \n \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Peace In Manipur By Insaf Will the Manipur Assembly put Parliament to shame? 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