PEOPLE'S VERDICT
PEOPLE’S VERDICT
Show of strength is in collectiveness. It is collectiveness of thought, collectiveness of will and collectiveness of action. Recent case of people chasing away the armed cadres of NSCN and NNC factions in Phek is a glaring example of this. These cadres were involved in unauthorized collection of money, living off the people and disturbing the tranquility in daily life of Phek town.
Like good citizens, people warned the cadres not to disrupt peace in the area but when the warnings were unheeded they had to resort to chasing the cadres with whatever they had and later destroyed their hideouts, bunkers etc.
Sophisticated weapons wielded by the cadres did not deter the unarmed locals. Similarly recent public survey conducted by APW (Assam People’s Work) in nine insurgency affected districts of Assam has disregarded the three decades old sovereignty demand of ULFA. This is clear judgment of the people favoring an environment of tranquility: where children can study, progress, strive for excellence, elders can pursue their daily business freely and economy grows.
During recent elections in Manipur people came out and voted in large numbers despite the threat of violence by various outfits and other elements. They also braved the bad weather to give their verdict. Kidnapping and release of independent candidate of Tamenglong A/C Mr, Khangthuang Panamei is well known to all.
The role of security forces is laudable who provided prophylactic and environmental security to the people. Ideally speaking, should we have a security cover during activities like this in our democracy? Answer is NO! But circumstances demanded this.
North eastern region of our country has been conflict scarred for almost six decades. We have large number of outfits claiming to protect and safeguard the interests of a smaller section of people of a particular area. It is basically an urge for easy money: easy life and desire to retain control over small part of the territory which is also a cause of interfactional clashes.
Most of the leaders of these outfits are staying abroad and enjoying a plush life on the money collected, extorted by cadres and sent for their usage. It will be loud and clear from the reports of strategic forces Inc (STRATFOR) that ULFA C in C Paresh Barua is 110 million dollars rich and supporting the election candidates in Bangladesh.
A number of fake outfits and existing outfits are engaged to get easy money by extorting from their own kith and kin in the name of so called voluntary tax. Do these activities conform to cause claimed by the outfits or belie their claims is left to the imagination and decision of readers?
We the people have the power of trinity i.e. Thought, Will and Action. Why not use this trinity collectively and have a society: where our children can study and appear for exams unhindered; citizens can move around freely without the fear of being extorted at gun point or being served a note of extortion in the name of voluntary tax: young people can use their enterprise for better future: NH 39 and NH53 is free of bastions of extortionists for visitors to come and appreciate our beautiful land and we do not have internally displaced persons as a result of violence in our society.
Methinks, we can and we should all unite and route out the forces of violence from our society so that this part of the country becomes the destination of happiness, prosperity, peace and progress and belie the present image of Insurgent North East India for rest of the country.
It is clear that people have power i.e. power of unity, power of collectiveness, power of thought, power of with but they need to decide & verdict what they want?
Let us all decide to root out violence & anti socials from the society for a better, healthy & prosperous society.
“And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly” (Romans 16: 20)
Show of strength is in collectiveness. It is collectiveness of thought, collectiveness of will and collectiveness of action. Recent case of people chasing away the armed cadres of NSCN and NNC factions in Phek is a glaring example of this. These cadres were involved in unauthorized collection of money, living off the people and disturbing the tranquility in daily life of Phek town.
Like good citizens, people warned the cadres not to disrupt peace in the area but when the warnings were unheeded they had to resort to chasing the cadres with whatever they had and later destroyed their hideouts, bunkers etc.
Sophisticated weapons wielded by the cadres did not deter the unarmed locals. Similarly recent public survey conducted by APW (Assam People’s Work) in nine insurgency affected districts of Assam has disregarded the three decades old sovereignty demand of ULFA. This is clear judgment of the people favoring an environment of tranquility: where children can study, progress, strive for excellence, elders can pursue their daily business freely and economy grows.
During recent elections in Manipur people came out and voted in large numbers despite the threat of violence by various outfits and other elements. They also braved the bad weather to give their verdict. Kidnapping and release of independent candidate of Tamenglong A/C Mr, Khangthuang Panamei is well known to all.
The role of security forces is laudable who provided prophylactic and environmental security to the people. Ideally speaking, should we have a security cover during activities like this in our democracy? Answer is NO! But circumstances demanded this.
North eastern region of our country has been conflict scarred for almost six decades. We have large number of outfits claiming to protect and safeguard the interests of a smaller section of people of a particular area. It is basically an urge for easy money: easy life and desire to retain control over small part of the territory which is also a cause of interfactional clashes.
Most of the leaders of these outfits are staying abroad and enjoying a plush life on the money collected, extorted by cadres and sent for their usage. It will be loud and clear from the reports of strategic forces Inc (STRATFOR) that ULFA C in C Paresh Barua is 110 million dollars rich and supporting the election candidates in Bangladesh.
A number of fake outfits and existing outfits are engaged to get easy money by extorting from their own kith and kin in the name of so called voluntary tax. Do these activities conform to cause claimed by the outfits or belie their claims is left to the imagination and decision of readers?
We the people have the power of trinity i.e. Thought, Will and Action. Why not use this trinity collectively and have a society: where our children can study and appear for exams unhindered; citizens can move around freely without the fear of being extorted at gun point or being served a note of extortion in the name of voluntary tax: young people can use their enterprise for better future: NH 39 and NH53 is free of bastions of extortionists for visitors to come and appreciate our beautiful land and we do not have internally displaced persons as a result of violence in our society.
Methinks, we can and we should all unite and route out the forces of violence from our society so that this part of the country becomes the destination of happiness, prosperity, peace and progress and belie the present image of Insurgent North East India for rest of the country.
It is clear that people have power i.e. power of unity, power of collectiveness, power of thought, power of with but they need to decide & verdict what they want?
Let us all decide to root out violence & anti socials from the society for a better, healthy & prosperous society.
“And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly” (Romans 16: 20)
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