One issue that was considered gone long time back, forgotten by all has bounced back hitting hard the Government where it hurts most. Someone, who knows too much about the manner with which the contract was assigned to K Pro in clearing phumdis, bio mass, from Loktak Lake took the initiative to expose it. But for him none would have taken it as a serious issue. Involvement of dissident group within Congress party in exposing the deal between the Government of Manipur and K Pro cannot be ruled out. The dissident within Congress party are feeling handicapped in demanding change of leadership. Because the high command of the Congress party had declared in the past that the change of leadership in the states including Manipur will be considered after 2014 elections. Lok Sabha election is getting closer and the dissident is looking for ammunition to fire at the Government. The war within the party is out on the street and the matter had fallen in the hands of the opposition parties and civil organisations, which have demanded a probe into the whole episode of allocation of work order and the work done by the agency in clearing phumdis. It remains to be seen how the state Government reacts to all these mudslinging. Congress Party is remaining silent as if it has no clue as to how the Government can be protected on the issue. The task of clarifying the matter was left to the Loktak Development Authority. But the clarification made by LDA was not convincing rather the disclosure made by the LDA was used as ammunition and directed against the same authority. The matter is being discussed at various level wherever some persons sit together. But public memory is short lived, too many issues vanished. Will the Government wait for the issue to face natural death or order enquiry to pacify the angers of the masses. This will be known when the Government declares how it will tackle the matter. Chief Minister O. Ibobi is busy meeting central leaders to counter NSCN demand for giving autonomy as a part of implementation of alternative arrangement. At a time when the entire people should stand united to face head on the attempt if any made by NSCN to disintegrate the territorial integrity of the state the people of the state have been left in a quagmire not knowing which one should be taken up as a major issue the fight against corruption or the fight for protection of Manipur’s boundary issue. Both are important. The only solution to control the public outcry raised against what they call misdeeds of the state Government lies in telling the truth what really happened. All these exposures and subsequent unrest, which are part of the larger political game to dislodge the democratically elected Government may not subside in the near future. The exposure has threatened top level leaders. But our state is different. No Government is changed on the basis of corruption charge. Ibobi Government will sail smoothly. This however does not mean Chief Minister O. Ibobi should give damn to all these exposure made by Tehelka. He must attempt to come out clean.
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