By : Oken Jeet Sandham
Seeing the prevailing scenario Nagaland State , it appears that there is no semblance of having a Government providing security to the lives and properties of the citizens. The citizens seem losing their confidence to the Government and this can be seen from the publics’ systematic approaching the underground leaderships to settle various problems facing them. The people of the State have been witnessing this strange phenomenon going on in the State for quite some time and now their whole activities are under public scrutiny. The Zeliangrongs’ decision not to extend any support to the NSCN (IM) can be traced back as to how the civil body had taken such a drastic step. It is this body that first approached the leadership of the NSCN (IM) to settle the land dispute in the Jalukie Zandi under Peren district. The issue of the land dispute continued for some time till the NSCN (IM) razed down 30 houses to ground in the village. This sparked unprecedented protest against the NSCN (IM). The basic question is why the Zeliangrong body in the first place chose to approach the NSCN (IM) authority instead of bringing the matter to the notice of the popular Government in the State, which in fact had given recognition to that particular village, Jalukie Zandi. Their move had surprised many but later it was learnt that their initial attempts to settle the dispute with the help of the Government went in vein. This had perhaps driven them to take this unprecedented move to approach the underground organization to settle their issues. So when the NSCN (IM) after failing to assuage the conflicting parties might have taken the decision to burn down the houses in the village. Unfortunately, the State Government failed to react and helplessly watching the whole drama.
Again the NSCN (IM) evicted Inavi villagers from the Intangki Reserved Forest. This action provoked again the Western Sumi Hoho demanding the outfit to evict the Beisumpuikam Village from the Reserved Forest within twenty-one days failing which it warned to take its own course of action. Here too, again the State Government machinery chose to remain silent and helplessly watching the whole process. Interestingly, various tribes are taking the NSCN (IM) into confidence to settle various conflicting issues. The act would surely snowball into a serious debate whether the Government would allow this to happen. It is not even paralleled Governments running the State, but a clear sign of losing confidence in the Government by its citizens. It is a dangerous trend indeed.
The State also witnessed the spurt of violence in recent times. There have been factional killings, clashes and kidnappings in Kohima, Zunheboto, Tuensang and Phek. The NSCN (IM) had even charged the Assam Rifles in Zunheboto district for inciting the rival faction. It further alleged that the Assam Rifles had been taking advantage of the growing rift among the Nagas. The Assam Rifles was making the Naga national workers the villains in their own land through their tactics, it pointed out. There have been reports of heavy taxation by the factions in the Phek district and even serving tax cut demands to the pensioner’s meager pay. The district’s Deputy Commissioner confirmed this. Yet, the Government again chooses to remain silent, clearly slipping off its duties saying all these are under the purview of “political issue,” and not as “law and order.”
The Government’s inaction towards the unwanted situations in the State is prevalent. The degree of inaction has reached such a saturation point that DAN’s second major coalition partner, BJP, for the first time in five years breaks its silence. It has openly criticized the Government for its total failure in maintaining law and order in the State and also its corruption in various areas. In a significant manner that will have far reaching consequences to its big brother in the coalition Ministry, the party even flatly denied that the prevailing lawlessness, killings, factional clashes, extortion, looting, etc are political. They do not even mince their words revealing the Government’s indulgence in nepotism and bias attitude in awarding works and supply orders by openly flouting all the norms. The party has even demanded the State Governor to intervene, if the concerned Ministers in the Government fail to resign.
Source: http://ifp.co.in/ArticleFull.asp?ArticleID=181
Seeing the prevailing scenario Nagaland State , it appears that there is no semblance of having a Government providing security to the lives and properties of the citizens. The citizens seem losing their confidence to the Government and this can be seen from the publics’ systematic approaching the underground leaderships to settle various problems facing them. The people of the State have been witnessing this strange phenomenon going on in the State for quite some time and now their whole activities are under public scrutiny. The Zeliangrongs’ decision not to extend any support to the NSCN (IM) can be traced back as to how the civil body had taken such a drastic step. It is this body that first approached the leadership of the NSCN (IM) to settle the land dispute in the Jalukie Zandi under Peren district. The issue of the land dispute continued for some time till the NSCN (IM) razed down 30 houses to ground in the village. This sparked unprecedented protest against the NSCN (IM). The basic question is why the Zeliangrong body in the first place chose to approach the NSCN (IM) authority instead of bringing the matter to the notice of the popular Government in the State, which in fact had given recognition to that particular village, Jalukie Zandi. Their move had surprised many but later it was learnt that their initial attempts to settle the dispute with the help of the Government went in vein. This had perhaps driven them to take this unprecedented move to approach the underground organization to settle their issues. So when the NSCN (IM) after failing to assuage the conflicting parties might have taken the decision to burn down the houses in the village. Unfortunately, the State Government failed to react and helplessly watching the whole drama.
Again the NSCN (IM) evicted Inavi villagers from the Intangki Reserved Forest. This action provoked again the Western Sumi Hoho demanding the outfit to evict the Beisumpuikam Village from the Reserved Forest within twenty-one days failing which it warned to take its own course of action. Here too, again the State Government machinery chose to remain silent and helplessly watching the whole process. Interestingly, various tribes are taking the NSCN (IM) into confidence to settle various conflicting issues. The act would surely snowball into a serious debate whether the Government would allow this to happen. It is not even paralleled Governments running the State, but a clear sign of losing confidence in the Government by its citizens. It is a dangerous trend indeed.
The State also witnessed the spurt of violence in recent times. There have been factional killings, clashes and kidnappings in Kohima, Zunheboto, Tuensang and Phek. The NSCN (IM) had even charged the Assam Rifles in Zunheboto district for inciting the rival faction. It further alleged that the Assam Rifles had been taking advantage of the growing rift among the Nagas. The Assam Rifles was making the Naga national workers the villains in their own land through their tactics, it pointed out. There have been reports of heavy taxation by the factions in the Phek district and even serving tax cut demands to the pensioner’s meager pay. The district’s Deputy Commissioner confirmed this. Yet, the Government again chooses to remain silent, clearly slipping off its duties saying all these are under the purview of “political issue,” and not as “law and order.”
The Government’s inaction towards the unwanted situations in the State is prevalent. The degree of inaction has reached such a saturation point that DAN’s second major coalition partner, BJP, for the first time in five years breaks its silence. It has openly criticized the Government for its total failure in maintaining law and order in the State and also its corruption in various areas. In a significant manner that will have far reaching consequences to its big brother in the coalition Ministry, the party even flatly denied that the prevailing lawlessness, killings, factional clashes, extortion, looting, etc are political. They do not even mince their words revealing the Government’s indulgence in nepotism and bias attitude in awarding works and supply orders by openly flouting all the norms. The party has even demanded the State Governor to intervene, if the concerned Ministers in the Government fail to resign.
Source: http://ifp.co.in/ArticleFull.asp?ArticleID=181
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