It turned out that Mr RN Ravi visit was meant to serve as an announcement of the coming of the most important geo-political shift of the 21st Century.Besides calling in Pakistani frontier paramilitary representatives,bravely ignoring the constant firing across the border(my last post),they had also engaged in a face off with the Chinese troops in Ladakh and also raided two Burmese village along the Nagaland-Burma border.
But the more important announcement came from a press conference nearer home.It happened just a day after Mr Ravi descended on Imphal.
The representatives of two rebel organizations,which are the constituents of their apex body,UPF,were meeting the press in Churachandpur.They were officially speaking for the UPF.
They pointed out that the residnets of the hills of Manipur were finally united in demanding two separate administrative machinesries for themselves.The Nagas have Alternative Arrangement demand,the Kukis, the Autonomous Hill State. The two ethnic groupings of the Manipur hills have
demands bearing two differnet names and,until recently,waging two different battles for their respective demands.
The spokesmen pointed out that the demands,though having different names,are essentially the same--separate adminstrative machines for the hillmen.They were not also mincing no words in praising the three bills recently passed by the Manipur Legislative Assembly for serving as a trigger for coalescing the two movements into the united movement for hillmen.
Alternative Arrangement.They are the key words which connect the press briefing with the Mr Ravi visit.Mr Ravi descended on Imphal for matters relating to the Indo-Naga Peace Talk,which calls for the dismemberment of the state of Manipur.Alternative Arrrangement is the CSO version of the demands contained in the Indo Naga Peace Talk.
Today is also a fitting day for talking about the above press briefing.The reason is that the press briefing happened in Churachandpur,where there are still uncremated nine corpses.Nine young men died recently in Churachandpur in violent protest demanding rescinding of the three bills passed in Manipur Legislative Assembly,which gradually metamorphosed in the movement for separate hill administrative machinery.They are now telling us that the three bills only serve as impetus for the separate administration demand.
Today is the last day of the mourning of the lone student killed in the demand for the three bills.Although the movement for the demand of the three bills were concentrated in the four valley districts of Manipur,all the bonafide citizens of Manipur,including the hills,are going to be beneficiaries because the three bills are meant to safeguard the interest of the 'native people' of Manipur against the ever-increaing number of migrants.
We have enough of preface.Now comes the time for the hard talk.
New Delhi surreptiously sent out hints to the different groups of hillmen that it would favourably consider their demands if they violently protested against the three bills.
If we ask ourselves why New Delhi hate the three bills so much,we have to remember the battleline.
Now, we have to re-read the first para of this blogpost.That would make it quite clear why it talks of the 'the most important geo-political shift of the 21st Century'.That said,it's also quite clear that it has everything to do with New Delhi and the rebel groups of Manipur.
What about the laymen?The threat of the migrants are real for us.As the thing stands now,as we begin pressing for the three bills to become laws,the hills of Manipur would be again up in flames,saying the three bills are anti-hillmen and so,they want separate administration for themselves.
Do we have the pleasure to go slow on our demands for three bills to become laws?
To answer this,it would be illuminating to see how other societies are faring in this area.Let's go to the EU.
The EU has roughly the population of 500 million.The leaders of the EU are shouting around they are facing a crisis because of the steady arrival of migrants from the war-torn Middle East,particularly,Syria.
How real their migrant crisis is?
Experts project that nearly half a million migrant would arrive in the EU in the next 4/5 years.Half a million in the total population of 500 millions--far less than 1 percent of their population.They are expecting migrants accounting for far less than 1 percent of their total population. Even so,they are
shouting around that they are currently facing a crisis.The primne minister of Hungary said their Christian cultue is in real danger because of these migrants.
How about us?We have already been swamped by the migrants--they constitute nearly nearly half of our total population.
We ahve no choice but to continue pressing for the three bills to become laws while,at the same time,neutralizing the machinations of New Delhi in the hills.
How?
I can think of one way only.If New Delhi is willing to grant separate adminstrative machineries for the hillmen of Manipur,it would also consider giving the desired adminstrative systems for people represented by the Maoists.It would be ideal for us if we can make those people represented by the Maoist to rise up in protest movements as soon as New Delhi start making the hills of Manipur up in flames again.
I know it's easy theorizing in a blogpost.The hard part would be in making the ideal scenario coming out real in day to day life.
Are there any people or group of people who can make it happen?
If not,we are stuck in a long dark tunnel with no opening.
But the more important announcement came from a press conference nearer home.It happened just a day after Mr Ravi descended on Imphal.
The representatives of two rebel organizations,which are the constituents of their apex body,UPF,were meeting the press in Churachandpur.They were officially speaking for the UPF.
They pointed out that the residnets of the hills of Manipur were finally united in demanding two separate administrative machinesries for themselves.The Nagas have Alternative Arrangement demand,the Kukis, the Autonomous Hill State. The two ethnic groupings of the Manipur hills have
demands bearing two differnet names and,until recently,waging two different battles for their respective demands.
The spokesmen pointed out that the demands,though having different names,are essentially the same--separate adminstrative machines for the hillmen.They were not also mincing no words in praising the three bills recently passed by the Manipur Legislative Assembly for serving as a trigger for coalescing the two movements into the united movement for hillmen.
Alternative Arrangement.They are the key words which connect the press briefing with the Mr Ravi visit.Mr Ravi descended on Imphal for matters relating to the Indo-Naga Peace Talk,which calls for the dismemberment of the state of Manipur.Alternative Arrrangement is the CSO version of the demands contained in the Indo Naga Peace Talk.
Today is also a fitting day for talking about the above press briefing.The reason is that the press briefing happened in Churachandpur,where there are still uncremated nine corpses.Nine young men died recently in Churachandpur in violent protest demanding rescinding of the three bills passed in Manipur Legislative Assembly,which gradually metamorphosed in the movement for separate hill administrative machinery.They are now telling us that the three bills only serve as impetus for the separate administration demand.
Today is the last day of the mourning of the lone student killed in the demand for the three bills.Although the movement for the demand of the three bills were concentrated in the four valley districts of Manipur,all the bonafide citizens of Manipur,including the hills,are going to be beneficiaries because the three bills are meant to safeguard the interest of the 'native people' of Manipur against the ever-increaing number of migrants.
We have enough of preface.Now comes the time for the hard talk.
New Delhi surreptiously sent out hints to the different groups of hillmen that it would favourably consider their demands if they violently protested against the three bills.
If we ask ourselves why New Delhi hate the three bills so much,we have to remember the battleline.
Now, we have to re-read the first para of this blogpost.That would make it quite clear why it talks of the 'the most important geo-political shift of the 21st Century'.That said,it's also quite clear that it has everything to do with New Delhi and the rebel groups of Manipur.
What about the laymen?The threat of the migrants are real for us.As the thing stands now,as we begin pressing for the three bills to become laws,the hills of Manipur would be again up in flames,saying the three bills are anti-hillmen and so,they want separate administration for themselves.
Do we have the pleasure to go slow on our demands for three bills to become laws?
To answer this,it would be illuminating to see how other societies are faring in this area.Let's go to the EU.
The EU has roughly the population of 500 million.The leaders of the EU are shouting around they are facing a crisis because of the steady arrival of migrants from the war-torn Middle East,particularly,Syria.
How real their migrant crisis is?
Experts project that nearly half a million migrant would arrive in the EU in the next 4/5 years.Half a million in the total population of 500 millions--far less than 1 percent of their population.They are expecting migrants accounting for far less than 1 percent of their total population. Even so,they are
shouting around that they are currently facing a crisis.The primne minister of Hungary said their Christian cultue is in real danger because of these migrants.
How about us?We have already been swamped by the migrants--they constitute nearly nearly half of our total population.
We ahve no choice but to continue pressing for the three bills to become laws while,at the same time,neutralizing the machinations of New Delhi in the hills.
How?
I can think of one way only.If New Delhi is willing to grant separate adminstrative machineries for the hillmen of Manipur,it would also consider giving the desired adminstrative systems for people represented by the Maoists.It would be ideal for us if we can make those people represented by the Maoist to rise up in protest movements as soon as New Delhi start making the hills of Manipur up in flames again.
I know it's easy theorizing in a blogpost.The hard part would be in making the ideal scenario coming out real in day to day life.
Are there any people or group of people who can make it happen?
If not,we are stuck in a long dark tunnel with no opening.
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