The Home Minister using the word “sick mentality” to describe the Congress for voicing out the glaring failure of the state govt in the aftermath of the Dec 21 incident is unbecoming of a person of his stature holding high office which has crossed all limits of political decency. With this level of attitude and thinking adopted by the Home Minister, it is not surprising that the state machinery has been rendered impotent in the face of challenges especially when the rights and lives of its citizens are at great peril.
With the Home Minister repeatedly trumpeting his role in the Dec 21 incident and its aftermath despite all his failures, the Congress is once again constrained to question his approach from the very beginning of the incident which occurred within his own Satakha constituency at a place called Aghuito. The Home Minister had publicly stated that FIR was lodged against the culprits, but what made the govt to dither in arresting the culprits, where was the state govt when the ultimatum was served by the Sumi public on failure of NSCN (IM) leadership to adhere to their written commitment in handing over the culprits, why did the Home minister landed in Zunheboto only after the situation went out of control and returned the same evening, that too with two other Sumi NPF Legislators when it could have included legislators from other tribes, what was the need to proudly claim that the situation was monitored from Ghatashi during the Mukali siege when the state govt had dithered and could not prevent the siege in the first place that led to loss of innocent lives and maiming others for life?
With the Home Minister repeatedly trumpeting his role in the Dec 21 incident and its aftermath despite all his failures, the Congress is once again constrained to question his approach from the very beginning of the incident which occurred within his own Satakha constituency at a place called Aghuito. The Home Minister had publicly stated that FIR was lodged against the culprits, but what made the govt to dither in arresting the culprits, where was the state govt when the ultimatum was served by the Sumi public on failure of NSCN (IM) leadership to adhere to their written commitment in handing over the culprits, why did the Home minister landed in Zunheboto only after the situation went out of control and returned the same evening, that too with two other Sumi NPF Legislators when it could have included legislators from other tribes, what was the need to proudly claim that the situation was monitored from Ghatashi during the Mukali siege when the state govt had dithered and could not prevent the siege in the first place that led to loss of innocent lives and maiming others for life?
Accusing the Congress of failing to discharge its duties as constructive opposition has become a ritual which the Home Minister never fails to parrot to cover up his inadequacies to be in control of any given situation that needs his attention. As an opposition party, the Congress is duty bound to point out the failure of the state govt before the people which the NPF is yet to reconcile after getting drunk with arrogance and callousness while basking in the glory of their purchased mandate.
By terming the Congress statement which exposed the dubious role of the state govt in handling the volatile situation arising out of Dec 21 incident at Zunheboto as “wild allegations,” the Home Minister has openly undermined and insulted the voice of the people against injustices, especially for those who either witnessed or were part of entire episode that led to the siege of Mukalimi.
Since the Home Minister is more than eager to repeatedly defend his miserable handling of the volatile situation, the writeup of a retired bureaucrat titled ‘A Time Bomb” published in all local dailies on 14/01/2014 should clear the confused minds of the Home Minister and the party (NPF) youth wing who only see destructive criticisms in Congress statements for highlighting their total failure.
The desperate ploy of the Home Minister and his party in using the platform of its youth wing to smear the Congress with the choicest of indecent words for exposing the true face of the incompetent and clueless NPF govt before the people rather portrays their entire thinking process which understandably has done more harm than good to the state during the last decade of their rule.
Issued by:
Media Cell, NPCC
