Going deeper into observation of RSS chief Resolving differences
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Resolving differences among warring groups in Manipur will take time. This was RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat while addressing a programme held in connection with the centenary celebration of the Sangh at Kolkata on December 22. Many would take the statement of the RSS supremo as referring to the complexity of the issue at hand while to the more discerning folks this particular statement could be an implicit indication that the PR administration may linger for some more time as resolving the differences among the warring groups will take time. The RSS is not part of the Government and there is a fine dividing line between the Sangh and the BJP leadership or the BJP led Government at Delhi-this much is a given, but the profundity in the observation of Mohan Bhagwat cannot be dismissed with a wave of the hand. Of particularly significance is the timing of the statement, coming as it did when the need for the return of a popularly elected Government is being increasingly voiced by the people who matter, with some having gone to the extent of predicting when a popularly elected Government is most likely to return. The ‘when’ over the return of a popularly elected Government obviously falls in the realm of speculation and this is where one may need to read more into the ‘Resolving differences among warring groups in Manipur will take time’ line of Mohan Bhagwat. The interesting question is whether the BJP MLAs have ever sat down together to study and prepare a roadmap, however rough it may be, that would put Manipur on the path of normalcy or not. More importantly, whether the BJP leaders in Manipur have ever deemed it fit to sit down together and explore ways to see if the recent visit of MLA Yumnam Khemchand to a relief centre opened for Kuki IDPs opened at Litan can be taken further. More importantly have the State BJP leader ever sat down with the Naga MLAs, particularly from the NPF, to see what steps may be taken up to put Manipur on road of normalcy ? Any plans or decisions taken thus may be presented to the Delhi leaders to strike home the point that there are certain things which only the elected Members can do and will do once a popular Government is reinstalled. An important homework it should be for the BJP MLAs and their allies, or else just asserting that the popularly elected Government should be reinstalled does not sound convincing or credible. Ultimately it is about working out a roadmap to normalcy and this concerns the interest of the common people and as elected Members of the Assembly this is what is expected of them. At least make the pitch for the return of a popularly elected Government sound convincing and credible, or else the call for a popular Government will sound more like a last ditch effort to hold the reins of power. And Manipur does not need this right now.
The urgency of the need to put Manipur on the track of normalcy should be clear. This is what is clearly seen in the countdown launched daily by the IDPs and COCOMI. This is what should be on the priority of the State BJP leaders and their MLAs as well, for remember the December deadline was given by the then Chief Secretary of Manipur. This is where the importance in the question, whether the BJP MLAs have ever met to study how the visit of Y Khemchand to a Kuki relief centre can be taken further. Meeting and discussing things is for Manipur and no one else and Manipur should be the top priority of all the elected MLAs. These are also questions which the leading CSOs of the State should be mulling and asking the MLAs whether they have ever met after February 13 to discuss what steps may be taken up to get the IDPs return home and get the National Highways opened. It is also important for the MLAs to see what steps may be taken up to ensure the return of the Kuki-Chin-Zo people who had fled from Imphal and the other valley districts. These are points expected from the elected leaders of the State and only then will the call for the return of a popular Govt sound logical. Will the return of a popular Govt take Manipur anywhere nearer to the understanding of normalcy is a question which everyone must raise now. It is also important for all to deeply study the implications of the line, ‘Resolving differences among warring groups will take time.’
The urgency of the need to put Manipur on the track of normalcy should be clear. This is what is clearly seen in the countdown launched daily by the IDPs and COCOMI. This is what should be on the priority of the State BJP leaders and their MLAs as well, for remember the December deadline was given by the then Chief Secretary of Manipur. This is where the importance in the question, whether the BJP MLAs have ever met to study how the visit of Y Khemchand to a Kuki relief centre can be taken further. Meeting and discussing things is for Manipur and no one else and Manipur should be the top priority of all the elected MLAs. These are also questions which the leading CSOs of the State should be mulling and asking the MLAs whether they have ever met after February 13 to discuss what steps may be taken up to get the IDPs return home and get the National Highways opened. It is also important for the MLAs to see what steps may be taken up to ensure the return of the Kuki-Chin-Zo people who had fled from Imphal and the other valley districts. These are points expected from the elected leaders of the State and only then will the call for the return of a popular Govt sound logical. Will the return of a popular Govt take Manipur anywhere nearer to the understanding of normalcy is a question which everyone must raise now. It is also important for all to deeply study the implications of the line, ‘Resolving differences among warring groups will take time.’