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A Thought Over The Political Militancy In Manipur
By Jodha C Sanasam
Any rational person will have no doubts to say that the activities of the political militants of Manipur, however genuine their ambitions and targeted goals may be, are splashed with acts of condemnable terrorism; and these, definitely, are accountable as violations of human rights. Because they violate the following articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of the United Nations: — Article no.3 - Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person. — Article no.5 - No one shall be subjected to... degrading treatment or punishment. — Article no.9 - No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest (kidnap & abduction), detention... — Article no.12 - No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honor and reputation. — Article no.24 - Everyone has the right to rest and leisure, including...... So and so forth. It is a well known fact that the essence of Human Rights evolved to address the atrocities and tyrannical dominance of Governments in certain countries. However, it is also a natural truth that the Human Rights activists in Manipur and the NE States and Jammu & Kashmir should have been much more appreciated if they worked in awareness of these articles of their own and accordingly act against its violations by any other sources as well. Vis-à-vis one cannot but assert the common concept also that the agencies of the Government of India act like colonial rulers in Manipur. Perhaps it is a well thought statement that the political militants in Manipur have already achieved what they would; and they are not likely to progress anymore than this present saturation state of an imbroglio and stalemate. That is the general opinion of the population of Manipur now. It will be wise for the militant leaders to ruminate upon what next or what now. As a streamlining measure some arrangement can be made in such a way that the Central as well as the State Government agencies cannot work like the colonial rulers. One ready-made formula to solve such a problem may be an autonomous local self government. Only a lurking hesitation still remains. Because the politicians of Manipur are time tested and they are far below the standard in the quality control assessment, they were the ones who used to rush to Delhi and put a poor bargain so that they could become the rulers of this State at the time of Manipur merger. So also are the administrators and public sector workers. Whereas no system in this world, more so in Manipur, are perfect; one can think of traditional chiefs, chieftains and so forth at the district, subdivision and further divisional areas of the revenue department. The disappointing fact here again is that we had enough of kings and their puppets who hardly did much of anything of Manipur. Rather they were the ones who, among themselves, had fratricidal animosities and fights which attracted the British greed of territorial control and expansionism. In fact the presence of the British connection had been visible since the days of Maharaja Bhagyachandra Singh and Gambhir Singh; however in absence of any weak spot, the British initially did not invade Manipur just like that. They had their golden opportunity when the Royal princes fought for the crown at the palace. The best happening, of course, should have been that: (in such a situation, no political militants might have emerged in Manipur; and the Naga rebels might not have demanded integration of Manipur districts to a Dream Nagaland) * Manipur had some cities like Mumbai and Kolkata or Singapore and Hong Kong * Manipur had an economical growth like that of Maharashtra * Manipur had agricultural produce like in Andhra Pradesh and Punjab * Manipur had not suffered from power cuts, rather, enjoyed the power supply as in Delhi or Paris. * The communication systems in Imphal and Manipur were as good as in Switzerland, a look-alike city and state at the foothills of the Alps. * Water for drinking and other facilities in Manipur were as good as in the States of the European countries * At least a Cabinet Minister from Manipur were included in the Union Government * At least 2 to 3 IAS officers were recruited from amongst the native population of Manipur, during every selection interview. Only a few more can be added to this list. All these are possible if the politicians of Manipur were real leaders, if its administrators were able and capable ones and if the people were honest, sincere, hard working and educated in the way of world affairs. The fear that the Manipuris (the Meiteis, the Nagas, the Kukis etc.) will lose their identity is an unfounded one, much ado about nothing. If one can make oneself visible one will never lose one’s identity. And there are many other better arenas where one can make oneself visible.
(Courtesy: The Sangai Express)

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