Will Chief Minister O. Ibobi and his team be able to take on the Union Government if the later insist on accepting the conditions laid down by it in keeping with the expectations of the NSCN, which is now holding peace talk with the Government of India? The answer will be the Union Government will not do anything to harm the interest of the people of the state. But not all people can be convinced. It seems there is hidden agenda. The Union Government has not stated openly what contained in the agreement between the Union Government and the NSCN. Even when Manipur Chief Minister met Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde it was not clearly mentioned to which direction the talk is going on. Hence the need for giving a straight reply to the Union Government that Manipur and its people will not remain as silent spectator if the Union Government takes a stand that is diametric and diabolic to the expectations and aspirations of the people living in Manipur. Our understanding is that the centre had felt how seriously Manipur and its people look to the boundary issue. Both Ibobi and Tarun Gogoi Assam Chief Minister had ruled their respective states for more than 10 years as Chief Ministers and they have known how the threat to territorial integrity can be challenged. Putting them in the seat of power continuously for two terms followed by another term has a meaning. In US George Bush was re-elected as President for the second term by the people to deal with Al Qaeda effectively. But his term expired before he could completely wipe out the terrorist organisation from the face of the earth. The two leaders Ibobi and Gogoi have the bounded duty to perform the task assigned to them. Having the ruled the state for more than 10 years they might have known how the situation can be turned favourable to them. Our boundary is safe. The collective will of the people stand behind them. Moreover the Union Government will not go against the wishes of the political parties, which have taken the decision to keep intact the boundary of the state of Manipur. Ours is democracy, the voice of people is supreme. The aspiration and expectations of the masses cannot be crushed. Having seen all that is happening one opines that worrying over secession of land is wastage of time. Why should we common men remain worrying about our territorial integrity if the Government had shown commitment to protect the boundary of the state? Manipur Chief Minister is going to meet the Union Home Minister in Delhi in the very near future. We are confident he will tell the Union Government the later cannot go against the wishes of the masses for any attempt to bifurcate Manipur on communal line will back fire. This will flare up communal tension and Manipur will burn. That will be very costly. None should think of playing with fire. Only the ignorant babies can play with fire. They too do not think of playing with fire again once they have known hotness of fire. June 18 had told that fire is hot.
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