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DIMAPUR, Oct 20 NNN: All roads lead to Camp Hebron, the NSCN-IM’s main base, off Dimapur presently but no news was heard ever again after the much publicised arrival of NSCN-IM general secretary Thuingaleng Muivah and the outfit’s chairman Isak Chisi Swu two days ago.
With the rising tempo given the prevailing situation, everyone is curious as to what news Isak Swu and Muivah “had brought with them” from New Delhi on October 18. The charged up atmosphere has been owing to Union Home minister Sushil Kumar Shinde’s comment of inking the much hyped would-be Naga settlement by March next year, the time when election to the Nagaland legislative assembly is due.
Naga civil society organisations are yet to get invitations for the ‘home-consultations’ with the NSCN-IM leaders at Camp Hebron. The sources however said they are likely to get formal invitations in a couple of days’ time. “I was told that series of consultative meetings will be only after October 25,” said a prominent Naga leader in Kohima.
The sources added that on October 25 top NSCN-IM leaders will have their own meeting with the Tartars (the outfit’s members of parliament), Kilonsers (ministers) and other top ranking leaders of the organisation. “After this meeting only the ‘home-consultations will begin,” further disclosed the sources.
Meanwhile, this time round, the affairs is not going to be the ones held in the year 2003 and 2004 where the civil society leaders and the Naga public from Manipur, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and even from Myanmar had participated altogether at one go. “This time, the collective leadership (i.e Th Muivah and Isak Swu) will meet separately with every Naga frontal organisations on the latest dialogue development,” said another well placed source.
Meanwhile, it is still sketchy whether Th Muivah and Isak Swu will be meeting rival outfits’ leaders though it has been speculated that there is a strong possibility of such meetings on the proposed Naga National Government (NNG).
Last year on August 26, three Naga underground organisations including the NSCN faction led by Khole and Kitovi (GPRN/NSCN), NNC/FGN and NSCN-IM had convened a meeting to take up measures for the formation of the common Naga underground government christened as Naga National Government (NNG).
It was reported then, “The signatories of the Naga Concordant had met at Dimapur and agreed to take gradual and practical measures towards the formation of one Naga National Government. As a preliminary step towards creating understanding and cooperation amongst the signatories, we have agreed to jointly fight against rampant collection of tax, kidnapping, abduction, threats, intimidation, rape and other social evils. It also agreed to take stringent measures against its own cadres that are involved in criminal acts which are detrimental to the orderly pursuit of the Naga national cause. The three underground groups then agreed that in the eventuality of any crisis, the responsible leader of each delegation should have telephoned the respective counterpart on each of the other delegations [including FNR] within one hour of the crisis for verification and resolution of the problem. It finally agreed that any member of the signatory arrested or detained by another signatory should be treated with due dignity and respect, and in accordance with international standards of human rights. No detainee should be physically abused or tortured”.
“In order to fulfill these agreed areas of cooperation, the following persons from the signatories of the “Naga Concordant” will have direct access to each other with full official powers to make decisions regarding the above points”, the joint statement of NNC/FGN, NSCN (Khole-Kitovi) and the NSCN-IM had said last year.
Mentionably, on August 26, 2011, the three Naga underground groups—NSCN-IM, NNC and NSCN-Khole/Kitovi had agreed upon in principle to work towards in the formation of their single government. On that day, the top leaders of the three Naga outfits signed a ‘concordant’ to work towards the formation of the single underground government which has been proposed to call “Naga National Government (NNG)”.

Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/hectic-parleys-on-at-nscn-camps/

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Imphal, Oct 20 : The EC was informed about rejection of thousands of eligible voters name in the electoral roll list of 55- Tipaimukh, 59-Saikot and 58-Churachandpur Assembly Constituencies under Churachandpur district of Manipur.
It was stated that since May, 2011 Sinlung Indigenous Peoples Human Rights Organisation (SIPHRO) had voluntarily and independently conducted rigorous survey and fact finding for months in above-mentioned constituencies with a view to register qualified voters and identify the factors behind the serious discrimination. In its preliminary survey SIPHRO met and collected photos of qualified citizens who were never enrolled in the electoral roll. In the process, more than Seven Thousand (7,000) eligible names and photographs belong to Hmar tribe (Scheduled Tribe) have been collected in the Form-6 in three constituencies , and had been duly submitted to the concerned authorities during 2011 revision. According to our findings, the number of unregistered, but, eligible voters would exceed over ten thousand (10,000) if we were assisted with resources and manpower for the purpose.
Unfortunately, the Deputy Commissioner of the District demanded that each applicants might stand trial for physical verification at its office in the district headquarters, which is impractical for the poor tribal people who settled remotely in the hills and mountain.
Also, physical verification of the eligible names submitted in the Form-6 should be undertaken by the concerned authorities as it is a mandatory provisions of election, and which has been publicise to a great length by the Election Commission of India.
In every revision process the election machinery in the district often omit and reject applications for inclusions at the last stage of final roll publication. This message has now sent a very negative impression among certain general public, which totally negate the enthusiasm and interest of a community to approach and give their names to the district election officials as the decades of unwanted experiences has secluded them from securing their Constitutional rights. The monotonous and expensive exercise exerted by the government fails to have productive meaning in these marginalised constituencies as it is biased, corrupt and ineffective.
It is also believed that certain level of active players are said to be acting in this issue from certain unforeseen quarters to prevent enrolment of eligible voters. It was demanded that every qualified Hmar citizens from the above mentioned constituencies should be immediately registered in the electoral roll and provided with the Elector’s photo Identity Card.

Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/election-commission-briefed-about-rejection-of-voters-name/

Mail News Service
Imphal, Oct 20 : The EC was informed about rejection of thousands of eligible voters name in the electoral roll list of 55- Tipaimukh, 59-Saikot and 58-Churachandpur Assembly Constituencies under Churachandpur district of Manipur.
It was stated that since May, 2011 Sinlung Indigenous Peoples Human Rights Organisation (SIPHRO) had voluntarily and independently conducted rigorous survey and fact finding for months in above-mentioned constituencies with a view to register qualified voters and identify the factors behind the serious discrimination. In its preliminary survey SIPHRO met and collected photos of qualified citizens who were never enrolled in the electoral roll. In the process, more than Seven Thousand (7,000) eligible names and photographs belong to Hmar tribe (Scheduled Tribe) have been collected in the Form-6 in three constituencies , and had been duly submitted to the concerned authorities during 2011 revision. According to our findings, the number of unregistered, but, eligible voters would exceed over ten thousand (10,000) if we were assisted with resources and manpower for the purpose.
Unfortunately, the Deputy Commissioner of the District demanded that each applicants might stand trial for physical verification at its office in the district headquarters, which is impractical for the poor tribal people who settled remotely in the hills and mountain.
Also, physical verification of the eligible names submitted in the Form-6 should be undertaken by the concerned authorities as it is a mandatory provisions of election, and which has been publicise to a great length by the Election Commission of India.
In every revision process the election machinery in the district often omit and reject applications for inclusions at the last stage of final roll publication. This message has now sent a very negative impression among certain general public, which totally negate the enthusiasm and interest of a community to approach and give their names to the district election officials as the decades of unwanted experiences has secluded them from securing their Constitutional rights. The monotonous and expensive exercise exerted by the government fails to have productive meaning in these marginalised constituencies as it is biased, corrupt and ineffective.
It is also believed that certain level of active players are said to be acting in this issue from certain unforeseen quarters to prevent enrolment of eligible voters. It was demanded that every qualified Hmar citizens from the above mentioned constituencies should be immediately registered in the electoral roll and provided with the Elector’s photo Identity Card.

Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/election-commission-briefed-about-rejection-of-voters-name/