Day: December 31, 2017

By A Staff Reporter

IMPHAL | Dec 31

The Joint CSOs team of the state led by UCM, AMUCO and CCSK had made clear to the central government that feasible solution to the framework agreement cannot be achieved if it affects the territorial and emotional integrity of the state, during the recent campaign in Delhi.

Briefing media persons today at UCM office at Lamphelpat, UCM president, Johnson Elangbam said they have been camping at the national capital over the framework agreement signed between the government of India and the NSCN-IM.

During their campaign they met central government and opposition parties including interlocutor, R.N. Ravi, union home minister, Rajnath Singh and BJP national president, Amit Shah to make them aware that the people of the state will not compromise if the framework agreement affects the integrity of the state, he added.

Johnson said the CSOs team has no objection in the final solution of the framework agreement if it is only within the boundary of Nagaland.

He said Rajnath had assured the CSOs team that there will be no question of redrawing the boundaries of the neighbouring states of Nagaland including Manipur, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.

The opposition leaders of different political parties have assured the team to extend their support regarding the matter. “We met the opposition leaders not for forming alliance with us but to make sure that they respect the state integrity as a leader”, he added.

During the campaign they mentioned that they do not forget about the sacrifice of 18 lives on June 18, 2001 for extending the cease fire without territorial limit between the NSCN-IM and government of India against the wishes of the people of the state, he continued.

Stating that according to the central government the framework agreement will not affect to the integrity of the state he said that the Joint CSOs is all set to fight against central government if the agreement affect the single interest of the state.

IMPHAL | Dec 31

Chief minister, N. Biren Singh today said that as he assured earlier to the people of the Chandel district, the Imphal-Chandel Bus Service under the Manipur State Transport (MST) will be started from New Year day onwards and the Chief Ministergi Hakshelgi Tengbang (Health Insurance Scheme for BPL families) will be launched on coming ‘Meeyamgi Numit’, which is on January 15, 2018.

The chief minister was disclosing his new initiatives while extending best wishes to the people of the state for New Year 2018 through electronic media at CM’s Complex today. While extending his gratitude to public and CSOs for their cooperation to the new government, N. Biren appealed the people to come to the negotiating table before launching an agitation. He reiterated that the government would always open the door to have dialogues whenever there is any problem or grievance of the people.

Stressing on the government’s initiatives so far and more to be taken up towards bringing egalitarian development and corruption free society, N. Biren said that a separate Police Station which would only deal corruption cases of the State Vigilance Commission would be opened in January 2018. Another speaking order regarding the conservation and protection of Agricultural lands will also be issued soon, he added.

He also informed that the centre has agreed the proposal regarding Imphal-Behiang Road as the 2nd corridor for connecting with South East Asia and the conversion of Singhat to Behiang section as National Highway which would improve the living condition of the people of Churachandpur in general and those living along this route.

The state is heading towards a totally electrified state with electrification of 57 villages and more to be electrified by March 2018, added N. Biren.

He told that toilets will be constructed during 2018 so that every household and community centres will be having toilet facility in the state. Mentioning that the state government is committed to implement all the Central schemes, the CM also informed that construction of nearly 10,000 houses under PMAY is being targeted to complete by March 2018. He continued that construction of Women’s Markets in Hills districts would be completed within January 2018 and the work of Tamenglong Water Supply Scheme under NLCPR would start soon.

Under education sector, the CM said the government would implement soon the Manipur Private Schools (Registration and Regulation) Act and Manipur Private Coaching Centres Act. He also instructed the SCERT, Manipur to include the history of Manipur in the school syllabus that narrates the age old relation between hill and valley people.

1. Biren also informed that under the social security schemes, the government has been able to provide help to the poor and needy under Chief Ministergi Sotharabashinggi Tengbang, which was launched recently. He also expressed his happiness that with the opening of Fast Track Court for crime against women and Toll free women Help Line number, cases of violence against women would be able to deal effectively.

Expressing his gratitude to the people of the state for giving their faith to the new government which is hardly nine months old, the CM once again appealed to continue their support and cooperation in the coming year too and make Manipur a peaceful and harmonious state.

IMPHAL | Dec 31

The Kuki Students’ Organisation, Bungpi Block has alleged that ministers are withholding teachers’ salaries of six ADCs and educations department, hills of Manipur for the unsettled 10 percent amount.

A release alleged that the finance minister and tribal affairs minister were engaged in blackmailing and harassing the six autonomous district councils, demanding to settle the amount with five percent respectively, for releasing of funds meant for the education department of six ADCs. In this regard, different CSOs in the hills of Manipur alleged that the state government is misusing their authority in their hands exercising different techniques to seize some of the amount of the developmental funds allocated for the ADCs, the release said.

Despite the governor of Manipur’s order for releasing the salaries of government employs before December 18, the finance minister and minister of tribal affairs and hills have completely ignored the governor’s order and went ahead with their selfish motives which resulted in the non-payment of teachers’ salaries of six ADCs of hills till date, the release further alleged.

The organisation has condemned the government’s indifferent attitude towards the ADCs which is considered as a step motherly treatment and is the main hurdle in different sphere of developmental activities, the release continued. KSO has further appealed that the state government to work sincerely for the progress of the hill people respecting the true nature of the autonomous bodies, and release the funds timely, it added.