Dimapur, October 6 (MExN): Arunachal Pradesh Indigenous Tribes Union (APITU) today alleged that the state’s Chief Minister Jarbom Gamlin has turned the official residence of the chief minister ‘into a den of anti-social and un-authorized persons just to keep in captivity few Congress legislators so that they do not escape to the other camp demanding change of leadership in the government.’
A press release from the NGO said the CM’s bungalow has been turned into “a sort of night club manned by local youths with doubtful antecedents.”
“Deploying local youths armed with firearms in the CM bungalow while there are already paramilitary and police personnel on security duty defies all logic. Besides, every night, the bungalow turns into a night club with late night parties involving girls and booze. It is reported that for entry into the bungalow a permission signed by a party henchman, who is not even in the government, has to be obtained in advance. This way the legislators are kept secured as well as entertained. This is mass rape of the sanctity of the CM bungalow that late Khandu had brought in,” the NGO said in its press release.
The CM’s bungalow was lying vacant since the tragic death of the then-Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu in a chopper crash on April 30, 2011, the union said.
After assuming office as successor to late Khandu, Gamlin did not shift to the CM bungalow and continues to stay in the official bungalow allotted to him as a Cabinet minister, the union said.
The organization also denounced the silence of the Arunachal Pradesh police department on the ‘unethical use of the CM bungalow.’ This is another evidence of blatant misuse of power and position by the sitting chief minister in connivance of the Home Minister, the organization said.
“As it is more than crystal clear that the present chief minister is bent on retaining his chair by any means, it is our appeal to the Congress high command to ask Mr Jarbom Gamlin to resign by morally taking responsibility of the chaos in Itanagar or else it would be better to sack him and bring back stability and harmony in the state.”
A press release from the NGO said the CM’s bungalow has been turned into “a sort of night club manned by local youths with doubtful antecedents.”
“Deploying local youths armed with firearms in the CM bungalow while there are already paramilitary and police personnel on security duty defies all logic. Besides, every night, the bungalow turns into a night club with late night parties involving girls and booze. It is reported that for entry into the bungalow a permission signed by a party henchman, who is not even in the government, has to be obtained in advance. This way the legislators are kept secured as well as entertained. This is mass rape of the sanctity of the CM bungalow that late Khandu had brought in,” the NGO said in its press release.
The CM’s bungalow was lying vacant since the tragic death of the then-Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu in a chopper crash on April 30, 2011, the union said.
After assuming office as successor to late Khandu, Gamlin did not shift to the CM bungalow and continues to stay in the official bungalow allotted to him as a Cabinet minister, the union said.
The organization also denounced the silence of the Arunachal Pradesh police department on the ‘unethical use of the CM bungalow.’ This is another evidence of blatant misuse of power and position by the sitting chief minister in connivance of the Home Minister, the organization said.
“As it is more than crystal clear that the present chief minister is bent on retaining his chair by any means, it is our appeal to the Congress high command to ask Mr Jarbom Gamlin to resign by morally taking responsibility of the chaos in Itanagar or else it would be better to sack him and bring back stability and harmony in the state.”
China inching closer in Arunachal
New Delhi | Hindustan Times
That China has intensified focus on Arunachal Pradesh - or so-called south Tibet - is becoming increasingly clear, with the People’s Liberation Army crossing the perceived Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the eastern sector more frequently than ever. The PLA has also increased forays by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the West and East Kameng districts of Arunachal Pradesh.
Top government sources said in the other part of the eastern LAC - Sikkim, especially the Nathu La area - there had been no intrusion since 78 transgressions in 2008. But in north Arunachal, the PLA is not even allowing the locals to cross the Dichu river that marks the border between India and China to come to India for trade, a centuries-old tradition. A part of the Dichu - a tributary of the Lohit - is disputed by the two countries.
There were 90 intrusions, including 13 PLA patrols, so far this year against 88 (12 PLA patrols) in 2010 and another 123 (six PLA patrols) the previous year. Although the Indian army has begun focusing on the area this year, it is yet to send any patrol to the area to mark its presence.
The situation in Yangtse area on the LAC in Arunachal is a matter of concern to the government as the PLA has been particularly assertive in this area and had even pulled down a wall constructed by the Indian troops. There have been two intrusions till now this year compared to one in 2010 and none in 2009. The Indian side has sent more than eight patrols so far to counter the PLA and mark its presence.
Away from Arunachal, the PLA is also sending out patrols to the Barahoti plains in north Uttarakhand. There have been eight intrusions so far in 2011 compared to nine last year.
That China has intensified focus on Arunachal Pradesh - or so-called south Tibet - is becoming increasingly clear, with the People’s Liberation Army crossing the perceived Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the eastern sector more frequently than ever. The PLA has also increased forays by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the West and East Kameng districts of Arunachal Pradesh.
Top government sources said in the other part of the eastern LAC - Sikkim, especially the Nathu La area - there had been no intrusion since 78 transgressions in 2008. But in north Arunachal, the PLA is not even allowing the locals to cross the Dichu river that marks the border between India and China to come to India for trade, a centuries-old tradition. A part of the Dichu - a tributary of the Lohit - is disputed by the two countries.
There were 90 intrusions, including 13 PLA patrols, so far this year against 88 (12 PLA patrols) in 2010 and another 123 (six PLA patrols) the previous year. Although the Indian army has begun focusing on the area this year, it is yet to send any patrol to the area to mark its presence.
The situation in Yangtse area on the LAC in Arunachal is a matter of concern to the government as the PLA has been particularly assertive in this area and had even pulled down a wall constructed by the Indian troops. There have been two intrusions till now this year compared to one in 2010 and none in 2009. The Indian side has sent more than eight patrols so far to counter the PLA and mark its presence.
Away from Arunachal, the PLA is also sending out patrols to the Barahoti plains in north Uttarakhand. There have been eight intrusions so far in 2011 compared to nine last year.
