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Imphal, Apr 10 : A meeting of the Advisory Committee, Special Invitees and Office Bearers of the Manipur People’s Party was held on the 9th April, 2012 at the Manipur People’s Party Office at 1.00 P.M with Dr. Nimai Chand Luwang, President in the chair.
.Among others Dr. L. Chandramani Singh, Former Deputy Chief Minister, Manipur and Shri 0. Joy Singh, Former Minister were also present in the meeting.
The meeting minutely deliberated on the on-going Indo-Naga Peace Talk and the recent Press report published recently in the Gauhati based “Seven Sisters’ Post” about the proposed “Maximum Autonomous Council of the Nagas with administrative and financial control” under one administrative unit. All the members viewed this delicate proposal as very serious. The members present appreciated the peace process and talks between the Government of India and the Naga rebels for the cause of peace and also the assurance given by successive governments of India to protect the territorial integrity of the North Eastern States in unequivocal terms. But the creation of an Autonomous Council of the Nagas with maximum administrative and financial control as reported in the said daily have given grave apprehension towards the safety of the territorial integrity of the North Eastern States. The members in a body felt the gravity of the matter and discussed thread bare about what the proposal might affect the Territorial Integrity and political entity of Manipur and other North Eastern States.
The meeting viewed it as a game-plan of the Government of India to destabilize North East India and also a covert exercise of the Divide and Rule Policy which foreshadows a dark future of this part of India. It expressed strong exception to this proposal which can be seen as a ploy to re-draw the political boundary of neighbouring states of the North East in the near future.
The meeting also became critical of such an arrangement by the Government of India which may jeopardize the cordial relationship between the ethnic groups of Manipur which have shared a common history for more than 2000 years before and after Manipur was merged to India in 1949. He gave his view that the Manipur People’s Party which swears by the Territorial Integrity of Manipur and protection of the cultures, customary practices and identities of the ethnic groups of this state should express strongest exception to such a proposal.
All the members present in the meeting after soul-searching discussions echoed in unison the same sentiments.
It was, therefore, resolved to vehemently oppose the proposal of the Government of India for the creation of an Autonomous Council of the Nagas with administrative and financial control under one administrative unit which may in the long run, create instability among the North Eastern States and break the territorial integrity of Manipur.
Further resolved to urge upon the Government of India not to include any agenda that may affect the Territorial Integrity of Manipur in the future in the on-going Indo-Naga Peace Talk.
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