Socio political commentator Chongtham Bijoy has questioned the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as to why it has failed to take action against its MLA Paolienlal Haokip, for making a statement about disintegrating the territorial boundary of Manipur into three union territories to bring back normalcy.
Talking to the media his residence at Lamphel in Imphal West on Tuesday, Bijoy said that while the BJP and CM Biren have been talking the protection of the territorial integrity of the state, one of their own MLA Paolienlal Haokip, stated that normalcy can be brought back in Manipur if the state is divided into three union territories.
Bijoy said the BJP MLA also stated that the Manipur government is trying to take out tribal rights and alleged that delaying the delimitation process is to reduce seats of tribal MLAs in Manipur Legislative Assembly.
Responding to the statement, Bijoy called to stop having a ‘vulture mentality’ and day-dreaming for a separate administration or a union territory or a separate homeland in Manipur. Vultures never hunt, instead they wait for their prey to die, he added.
He questioned how the state government is trying to take out tribal rights. Every right of a tribal citizen of India is mentioned in the Indian constitution. But the Indian law does not permit poppy cultivation, manufacturing of illegal narcotic drugs, welcoming of illegal immigrants from Myanmar and mass deforestation in hilly areas, he shot back.
Manipur will not remain a mute spectator while the delimitation process is being carried out by including a large number of illegal immigrants from Myanmar under population ratio, Bijoy said, adding that the Kukis are against implementation of NRC and border fencing because of that.
Kukis cannot be considered as indigenous people of Manipur which is also highlighted in the book ‘Wild Races of the Eastern Frontier of India’ written by Th Lewin, he added.
Bijoy said there was no Anglo-Kuki war of 1917-1919 but it was an unexpected attack to the Nagas following which the then British and Manipur King imprisoned many Kukis involved during the attack. With false and distorted history under a certain hidden agenda, the Kukis are trying to show themselves that they are indigenous people of Manipur, he said.
There are certain laws for war but the attack of May 3 incident was a war crime and it will remain in the history of Manipur, Bijoy said.
Recalling a media report made by president and general secretary of Kuki Inpi stating that Meiteis are enemies of Kuki, Bijoy said they should stop playing victim cards.
