Dimapur, July 4 (MExN): The Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) President, K Therie on Saturday censured the State Government for claiming that the law and order situation in Nagaland is normal, and termed it as an insult to the public.
In a press release, K Therie stated that “The State Government’s claim that ‘law and order is normal’ is an insult to the public. The writ of the State Government has been surrendered ever since regional party came to rule.” There are multi-parallel 'Governments' in the state, he noted, maintaining that their writs are ‘more feared’ than that of the State Government.
In a reply to Governor RN Ravi’s letter to the Chief Minister about the “precarious” law and order scenario, the State Government had claimed that Nagaland is witnessing a period of peace and harmony.
However, Therie differed with the Government’s assessment and claimed that the public have lost security to life and property.
“Entrepreneurs, contractors and suppliers are the prey of free predators equipped with sophisticated weapons many of which have come from the State Government,” he said while claiming that the Chief Minister had admitted in the State Assembly in 2012 that 44,550 ammunitions and 152 arms were lost from police custody.
According to Therie, illegal collection has increased manifold as all aforementioned “governments” have “agreed to collect without objecting to each other.”
While admitting that the record of arrests, as provided by the Government may be true, he, however, added, “Assam Rifles and Police have arrested many but before reaching police station, orders are given to release from political leaders in the Chair. Some were detained under NSA for one year and then released with no case.”
Public is in the knowledge of the reality, Therie implied.
He also alleged that extortions in Government funding have increased as the State Government “facilitates in extortion” by way of informing all the release orders from Finance Department, DDO and contractors get orders from various groups immediately for their percentage while the MLAs and Ministers’ commissions are also paid.
“Many DDOs have taken advantage in the situation also. RD Department forces VDB Secretaries and VCCs to sign blank cheques. Government employees also paid 24% of a month’s salary annually,” Therie alleged.
Stating that the State is fully embroiled under extortion, illegal collection and corruption, the NPCC President said no one is free from illegal collections directly or indirectly in Nagaland. “And to the State Government, the above situations are normal,” he said.
The NPCC President further claimed that “Even Central Agencies have failed in Nagaland,” and said that despite the Gauhati High Court directing CBI to investigate few issues, “there is no outcome.”
“The Plebiscite did not authorise extortion, illegal collection or corruption. I do acknowledge there is a human problem and therefore, we moved for talks without pre-conditions,” he added.
Therie maintained that the State Government instead of defending itself should have admitted that running parallel government is a fact and demand for implementation of political solution.
“Since they have committed to pave the way for acceptable solution, GOI should be pleased to comply with their offer and implement the political solution through a neutral Government,” he stated.
