SENAPATI, Feb 10 NNN: Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu Rio’s comment on Manipur chief minister O Ibobi Singh terming the latter as ‘one of the biggest enemies of the Nagas’ and the follow up reactions and counter reactions continue.
A day after the United Naga Council (UNC) and the Naga People’s Front (NPF), the All Naga Students Association, Manipur (ANSAM) has jumped into the bandwagon of Manipur government bashing.
“When Chief Minister Shri Nephiu Rio speaks the reality that Ibobi is one of the biggest enemies of the Nagas for those who do not know why does the government of Manipur and its cabinet ministers take it as a hate speech?,” the Naga students’ body questions.
(ANSAM) then questions if Ibobi is not the biggest enemy of the Nagas then who is. The government of Manipur or the cabinet ministers may like to respond, it added.
“Who talks of civil war and creates communal tension in Manipur? Isn’t it the dominant community, leaders of valley based civil societies, MLAs and ministers with chief minister Ibobi in the lead” ANSAM further questions.
“Why try to blame and throw moral responsibility upon Neiphiu Rio for his statement that ‘Ibobi is one of the biggest enemies of the Nagas’ when Ibobi has so blatantly been responsible for any social unrest and communal tension in Manipur?” the Naga students’ body further asks.
This statement is not in defence of Nephiu Rio’s statement, ANSAM clarifies.
“But how does the government of Manipur or for that matter Ibobi talks of peace and communal harmony when they oppose anything to do with the Nagas. Where is peace when war is insisted upon with threat of bloodshed and ‘timebomb”. When ceasefire between the government of India and NSCN-IM is opposed with what mask does Ibobi speak about peace. Does he mean to translate that there is peace when there is no ceasefire? How does Ibobi justify that he is not one of the biggest enemies of the Nagas?,” ANSAM continues to question.
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