Day: November 9, 2012

AIZAWL, Nov 9 NNN: A book on the biography of  Mizoram chief minister Lal Thanhawla entitled ‘Lal Thanhawla’ compiled and written by former journalist and activist David M Thangliana was  released today by state Home minister R.Lalzirliana at Regency Hotel Conference Hall here.
Releasing the book on Lal Thanhawla, R. Lalzirliana said Lalthanhawla is a man of strong personality, who is a good man both as a Mizo and an Indian. Home minister expressed his gratitude in releasing a book on such a great man.
The writer of the book David M Thanglian said that he began to write the biography of Lal Thanhawla since 2010. Interestingly, he managed to meet Lal Thanhawla only on three occasions. However, he consulted around 20 books in order to know Mizoram and politics and other necessary details. Besides, he met brothers of Lal Thanhawla and also the chief minister’s wife Rii. David Thangliana also said that the book that he has compiled is worth reading for those who want to do research. He also mentioned that he has committed some mistakes in the book such as the marriage date of the chief minister.
The book reviewer R.K.Lianzuala said, “David M Thangliana has written the biography in a very very nice and in a very lucid way so much so that the book is interesting”.
Meanwhile, chief minister Lal Thanhawla said that there were some people who wanted and tried to write about him but he was not interested with them. He said that David has come out successful because of his sheer determination and insistency.

Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/biography-of-lal-thanhawla-released/

IMPHAL, Nov 9 NNN : Representatives of seven non-Congress political parties in Manipur have submitted a joint memorandum to the Speaker of Lok Sabha, Meira Kumar and to Sh. Sharat Yadav, national president of Janata Dal (United), who is also an MP and convenor of National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on November 5 highlighting the issues of Loktak scam and also on the alleged nepotism, favouratism and corruption reeling at the State’s Assembly Secretariat.
The representatives of the political parties comprised of Dr. M. Nara Singh, secretary of Manipur State, Communist Party of India (CPI); M. Tombi Singh, president of Manipur State unit, Janata Dal (United); Sh. Shantikumar Sharma, president of Manipur State, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP); Sharat Salam, state secretary, Communist Party of India (Marxist), Manipur State; G. Manihar Goshami, working president of Maninpur State, Janata Dal (Secular); A.C. Jayenta Singh, general secretary (Administration), Manipur Peoples’ Party (MPP) and R.K. Shibachandra, general secretary (Administration) and spokesperson of All India Trinamool Congress (AITC), Manipur State.
The team also interacted with other Central leaders and discussed the issues of Loktak Scam, Inner Line Permit and the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA).
Addressing newspersons today in Imphal, M. Tombi stated that the JD (U) along with NDA are discussing to chalk out steps to repeal the AFSPA from Manipur. M. Tombi then alleged that the State Assembly secretariat has become a corruption zone.
On the Government of India-NSCN (IM) peace talk, he said various political parties of the State welcomed the negotiation but the solution should not be at the cost of the territorial integrity and also not against the public interest of Manipur and informed that Sharad Yadav, national president of JD (U) has given assurance that the integrity of the State will be safeguarded.
Regarding on the issue of Loktak Lake scam, Sharat Salam said the team had vindicated the matter to leaders of national parties and informed that Sitaram Yechury, senior leader of CPI (M) had assured that the matter would be brought up in the Parliament.
Dr. M. Nara said the team also met with national leaders including A.B. Bardhan and Gurudas Das Gupta and discussed the issue of Loktak Lake scam while informing that the national leaders would be sending a letter to the Prime Minister to highlight the matter.
He further said various national party leaders had already approved the Jeevan Reddy’s Commission on AFSPA that stated that the act should be removed from the State and pledged that his party will support movements taken up to repeal the act from the state.
While stressing on the need to discuss threadbare on issues of corruption, territorial integrity, ILP and GOI-NSCN (IM) peace talk, L. Umananda said various political parties of the State should work sincerely to bring lasting solutions to all those standing issues.

Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/opposition-parties-brief-speaker-about-loktak-scam/

New Delhi, Nov. 9 (ANI): Continuing the revelations of wrongdoings by prominent people, activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal on Friday raked up the issue of black money and alleged that the government was incapable to stop the practice.
Claiming to have a list of 700 Indians having accounts in HSBC’s branch in Geneva, Kejriwal said that a senior Congress leader had provided the information to enable the ‘expose’ by the Indian Against Corruption (IAC).
Kejriwal said both the Congress Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have joined hands to spread corruption.
“Government doesn’t want to bring back black money stashed in Swiss banks abroad. The government has a list of 700 people having accounts in Swiss banks,” he said.
Kejriwal claimed that Mukesh Ambani has Rs. 100 crores, Anil Ambani has Rs. 100 crores, Sandeep Tandon – former IRS, ED official – who raided Reliance has Rs. 125 crores, Reliance Industries Rs. 200 crores, Sandeep Tandon’s wife Anu, who is now Congress MP from Unnao, has Rs. 125 crores, Motech Software Private Ltd (Reliance Group company) – Rs. 2,100 crores, Kokila Dhirubhai Ambani has an account but in December 2006 it had no balance, Naresh Goyal has Rs. 80 crores.
He further claimed that three members from Dabur have accounts totalling Rs. 25 crores.
“Yashovardhan Birla has an account, but in December 2006 it has no balance. CBI had said there is Rs. 25 lakh crores – these 700 names account for only Rs. 6000 crores,” he said. Kejriwal, who parted ways with Anna Hazare, also alleged that the UPA Government-led by Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has turned out to be the biggest economic threat to India. Kejriwal has so far targetted  President Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law Robert Vadra, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid, BJP President Nitin Gadkari and the Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance group.

Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/kejriwal-exposes-list-of-black-money-holders-alleges-govt-inability/

GUWAHATI, Nov 9 NNN:  An eight-member team of Assam-Nagaland goodwill team called on Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi here on Friday.
The members of the team said the people of Nagaland want solution to the long festering Assam-Nagaland border imbroglio amicably and peacefully outside the jurisdiction of the apex court. “The matter should be resolved outside the court with both sides arriving at a mutually agreed solution through give and take policy. Towards this end we have the blessings of our chief minister Neiphiu Rio and various organisations,” said Tali Longkunar.
The members while expressing concern over the dispute between the two neighbouring States, pointed out that the issue should be resolved mutually and amicably in the greater interests of the region as a whole.
The members while apprising Gogoi about the talks they have had with organisations such as Asom Sahitya Sabha and All Assam Students’ Union, said they expressed their willingness for a peaceful solution to the vexed issue once and for all. “There were no two opinions on the issue of resolving the border dispute,” said Thetsulhougi Solo.
The members were of the opinion that the resolving of the vexed border dispute between Nagaland and Assam would have a great impact on the overall economic development of the entire region.
Gogoi while lauding the attempt made by the members of the Assam-Nagaland goodwill team said he would be too happy if the peoples of both the states decide to resolve the border row mutually and amicably. “I will be too happy if the peoples of both sides sit together and arrive at a mutual understanding. Mutual resolution to any problem is the best solution. Our government will extend all support and cooperation to such initiatives,” he said.
Gogoi pointed out that Assam has the best of relations with Nagaland, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh despite border problem.
The members of the goodwill team handed over a copy of the agreement signed by the then chief ministers of Assam and Nagaland Hiteswar Saikia and SC Jamir in 1993 which mutually agreed to a number of decisions on the border row and requested the Chief Minister to give ‘emphasis’ on it.
The other members of the team included Azu Newmai and Seyie Kuolic, former ministers K Suoho, Pantic Phom, Razou Razouvoto and Namjok Konyak.

Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/nagalands-goodwill-mission-to-assam/

SHILLONG, Nov 9 NNN : Jowai Sub-Inspector RA Sangma Friday failed to depose before the Justice Rajkhowa Inquiry Commission probing into the May 31, 2009 sensational Shillong jailbreak since he has been ‘untraceable’ for the last one year which made the Steering Committee against Murder of Democracy (SCAMoD) to suspect foul play by the police.
At the hearing, the Commission said that the West Jaintia hills district Superintendent of Police in his reply to the commission summoning order informed that the Sub-Inspector RA Sangma could not be served personally since he remained “untraced” from service for the last one year.
However accepting the request made by the SCAMoD, the commission passed an order directing the Secretary of the Commission to issue a ‘Public Notice’ with regard to non-appearance of SI RA Sangma named as Commission’s witness asking him to depose before the commission in the next hearing scheduled to be held on November 20.
“The commission had accepted our prayer by directing the secretary to issue public notice through an English daily and a Garo daily asking Sangma that wherever he is, he needs to depose before the commission in the next hearing,” SCAMoD counsel Poonam Yadav told reporters here after the hearing.
Stating that the committee is trying to bring out the truth and making all efforts not leaving any stone un-turn, Yadav however said, “The missing of the officer has gave rooms to suspicious and created doubts because they (police) have not given any supporting documents to prove on this regard,” adding, “We have to examine some officers to certify that he (Sangma) is really missing for one year.”
“If it is really true, the question is why have the police failed to give any missing report, file FIR or some departmental proceedings when they officer has been missing for the last one year,” she argued adding “Just giving a letter, we are in a dilemma whether to believe the report or not. And this only give scope to suspect and doubt that it is true or not.”
Saying that Sangma is a very important witness to the case, the SCAMoD counsel said, “Sangma was the officer who had conducted the inquest report on the slain Fullmoon Dhar who was shot by the police which in fact was found contrary to what the police are trying to hide by filing of the affidavit.”She added, “We feel that there is some other truth to the whole case.”
The counsel further stated that we wanted him to come and depose before the commission because the inquest report,” adding, “We wanted to further clarify these things of course we have already established inquest made by him (Sangma) through some other witnesses but since he is the one so we wanted to make thing more clear.”
According to the Counsel, the injuries described in the inquest are different from the injuries described in the post-mortem.
“So there is a possibility that earlier Fullmoon Dhar was shot in a different manner may be from the front side may be it is not an encounter and later on they (police) realize they want to show it as an encounter and they might have shot him from behind,” she said adding.

Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/shillong-jailbreak-case/

Surajkund (Haryana), Nov. 9 (ANI): Asserting that the opposition is bent upon spreading disinformation on political, moral and policy issues, Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Friday asked her party workers to respond aggressively to the former’s false propaganda.
Addressing the party’s daylong brainstorming session at Surajkund, Gandhi highlighted the achievements of the UPA Government at the Centre in the last eight years. Reiterating the Congress Party’s commitment to the interest of the common man, the UPA chairperson said that the ruling government has changed the face of India through unparalleled programmes and laws.
Lauding Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, Gandhi said the former’s proficient leadership has helped the nation stave off to a large extent the effects of the global economic slowdown for the past few years when countries much more developed than India are in crisis.

Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/%E2%80%8Bsonia-asks-congressmen-to-counter-oppositions-false-propaganda/