Day: March 9, 2011

IMPHAL, March 9: The second day of the 10th Session of the 9th Manipur Legislative Assembly today was marked by the initiation of the discussion of the Governor’s Address that was placed before the house yesterday.
To begin with the discussion on the Governor’s address MLA, Dr Kh Loken Singh, chairman PDA who moved the motion of thanks on Governor’s Address yesterday, mentioned in the house that, the address of the Governor of the state Gurbachan Jagat was perfect and an elaborated statement which covers all aspects of developmental activities of the state that have been taken up by the state government for the welfare and prosperities of the state.
The address which was made on the floor of the house have highlighted the achievements of the SPF government for the current year in terms of improving fiscal policies of the state which could improve various aspects of developmental programmes and various sectors and speedy works on different major projects taken up in the state.
Later the, MLA Dr Kh Ratankumar who seconded the motion also elaborated the Governor’s address as a compiled study of the state of the various developmental activities that have been undertaken in the state.
In the meantime, senior opposition MLA O Joy, MLA RK Anand and MLA Morung Makunga have raised their motion on the amendment of the governor address today and mentioned that, the very address of the governor have left out various policies that the state government aught to take up.
They further mentioned the house that, the recent address did not reflect any government policies on the perfect generations of the employment in the state due to the lack of the state plans and policies for the establishment of the major industries, failure to have an effective policies for the welfare schemes like maternity benefits, old age pensions and nutrition in the interior parts of the state.
They further mentioned that it has also failed to reflect the objectives of the state government to have resource mobilization in the hills and interior areas of the state by implementing various projects under Minor Irrigation and other sponsored awareness programmes on the implementations that have been carried out by the state government for the development of the state in the far flunk rural and hill areas of the state till today.
The discussion of the governor address will continue in tomorrow’s sitting of the ongoing session of the state assembly.

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IMPHAL March 9:The UNLF in a press statement from its Central Committee debunks the statement of Home Secretary GK Pillai made recently at a Tribal Exchange Program held at Ukhrul. The release states that the comment of GK Pillai stating that ,since the arrest of the UNLF Chairman and other top leaders of the outfit, UG groups have taken interest in starting peace talks is baseless and fictional. There is no truth in his statement and the UNLF still carries on the war of independence relentlessly, the outfit states that the leader and others may have been arrested but the UNLF still functions like clockwork and without any hindrances, the release said. 
The stance of the Indian Government is a direct violation of the directives 53/144 of the UN made on December 9, 1998.But,the outfit will never compromise on its stance of holding the plebiscite which is in itself a real democratic exercise, and the imperialist ways of the Indian government will never be able to subdue the liberation movement, it said.
The words of the union secretary is tantamount to highlighting the fake agenda of the Indian Government, saying that a need to bring an amicable end to the Manipur –India conflict and on the other hand sending in scores of troops itself betray their true intentions. It is natural to suffer losses and casualties in the liberation movement, but arresting the chairman and other senior members and believing that the path to holding peace talks is paved is a folly of  India, the it maintains.
Further it added, devious means are hatched by the Indian Government to fool the public and also to lure the other outfits. The Central Committee believes that peace talks and suspension of operations are traps of the Indian Government. Under the imperialist rule ,there is no sense in demanding autonomy, greater autonomy or alternative political arrangement and this is yet another trap set so that the communities create warlike situations amongst ourselves. This can be viewed as a bargaining chip by sidelining the sacrifices made by the thousands of freedom fighters of both the hill and the valley, the release states.

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IMPHAL, March 9: A man has been allegedly beaten up by security personnel belonging to MLA cum deputy chairman Planning board, MLA Bijoy Koijam in the evening today at Khongman Mangjin Nandeibam Leikai.
The victim is identified as one Laishram Henry, 28, s/o (L) Budha of Singjamei Sapam Leikai.
A press meet was held in this connection at Manipur press club. While narrating the incident the victim disclosed that he along with his wife and some of his friend were on their way to Irilbung to attend a Heijing pot (a marriage engagement) on a Maruti van.
On reaching Khongman area heavy traffic congestion was noticed. In the meantime, an escort vehicle behind them asked them to give way but they responded saying that there is no space to give way due to the heavy traffic congestion, the security escort approached him and knock  him with the butt of their service rifle, claimed the victim. Moreover he disclosed that the escort even manhandled his wife and the wind shield of the vehicles was also damaged.
The victim also underwent treatment at the RIMS and later a press conference was called in this regards.
He has appealed the concerned authority to give necessary punishment to the security personnel involved in the incident according to the law of the Land.

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IMPHAL March 9: “When a blind man cries, there is no sadder tale”, lyrics from a song by a popular American band became a reality today at the state guest house.Special rapporteur (Disabilities) of the National Human Rights Commission P K Pincha, when expounding on the plight of the disabled had a similar effect to the physically challenged persons among others at the 2 days State consultation on rights of persons with Disabilities Act, 2011 which was organized by the Spastic Society of Manipur at the state guest house located at Sanjenthong today. A visually impaired person himself, Pincha voiced that disabled persons do not have to adapt to the society, but the society has to adapt to the disabled, so that the latter have the honor and status to live with dignity.
He lamented on the fact that even he was not given the related material on time for the said consultation, and even given so today, should have been in Braille, commenting on the hardship suffered by a disabled person going up three stories without a lift at the state guest house  itself suggest the poignancy of the prevailing circumstances and the need to establish a new act which is disabled friendly.
He stated that there are two barriers which affect the disabled persons. Firstly, the ‘attitudinal barrier’ which the public have in lieu to the disabled equating disability with inequality and secondly, the ‘environmental barrier’ which hinders the accessibility of the disabled persons at public places. Such barriers have to be torn down and the exercise held today will be helpful in addressing the needs of the persons with disability, he stated.
The consultation held today discussed that India having endorsed the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD) is obligated to enact suitable legislation in furtherance of the rights recognized by the UN and it is purposed to replace the current disability legislations with a comprehensive law which recognizes all rights of persons with disabilities. The consultation held today unanimously resolved and drafted several points which will help in making the provisions of the new Disabled Act more positive and inclined to the human rights model than being a medical one.
The draft urges to guarantee equality and non discrimination to all persons with disabilities and recognize legal capacity of all persons with disabilities and make provision for support where required to exercise such legal capacity. To recognize the multiple and aggravated discrimination faced by women with disabilities and induct a gendered understanding in both rights and the programmatic interventions and to ensure children with disability being treated on an equal basis with other normal children. To mandate special programmatic interventions for ‘home bound’ persons with disabilities, persons with disabilities in institutions as also persons with high support needs.
Further ,to establish a disability rights authority which facilitates the formulation of disability policy and law with active participation of persons with disabilities, dismantles structural discrimination existing against persons with disabilities and regulates the due observance of regulations promulgated under this Act for the protection, promotion and enjoyment of all rights guaranteed in this act,and to specify civil and criminal sanctions for acts and conducts deemed to be wrongful.     
Todays consultation was attended by Doctor Akshaykumar of RIMS Psychology department.Advocate Dolen Sharma and K Madhumangol as the resource persons.

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