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IMPHAL, Oct 13 NNN: The All Manipur United Clubs Organisation (AMUCO) has demanded the Manipur chief minister to elucidate on the recent statement made by Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde when he said that ‘the Centre is talking to Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur chief ministers for a consensus on steps relating to the welfare of Nagas living in the two states before it reaches a final settlement with the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (Isak-Muivah).’
AMUCO president KT Rahman sought the clarification on the home minister’s remarks from chief minister o Ibobi while speaking during a press conference held at the organization head office here on Saturday.
Rahman said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi during their last visit to the state had pledged the people that the Government would not do anything to breakaway the territorial integrity of Manipur but AMUCO was really stunned by the recent remarks of Shinde and it has to be taken as a thrust to incite enmity between the valley and the hills.
Taking serious note on the statement, Rahman urged all the people in both the valley and the hill to remain alert from such provocative remarks and further reminded of the devastating uprising of June 18 caused by the Bangkok Declaration of 2001 wherein the Indian Government and NSCN signed a ceasefire agreement under the term “Without Territorial Limit.”
The 59 members of Nagaland assembly led by chief minister Neiphiu Rio have collectively put pressure on the Central Government for solution to the vexed Naga issue, Rahman said and asked why the 60 members of Manipur assembly are unable to openly assure the people in line with the Nagaland legislators that they would protect the state territorial integrity.
He demanded the state Government should call an emergency assembly session at the earliest and declare its stance on the issue, saying the Government should own up the entire responsibility in the event of crumbling of the territorial integrity.
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