GUWAHATI
27 NOVEMBER,2008
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Thousands of media-persons in Manipur-a state near Myanmar- organised a mass rally on 26 November last in Imphal city,protesting against the failure of the Indian state of Manipur to prevent state terrorism in principle , killing of a junior journalist by unidentified persons recently in Imphal, preceded by wanton and brutal murder of media persons including two editors in Imphal in broad day light.
State government announced CBI inquiry in the episode; people on the whole desire a full scale investigation into the series of brutal killings of journalists in Manipur and, large scale extra judicial killings of common man, committed since 1991 .
State has a role and constitutional obligation to divulge, in complete transparency, the state executions, secret killings as a well defined policy and murders committed by NON-state actors also or terrorists for whatever justifications they made out after the murder of the victims.People have right to know the state of affairs in Manipur-even, under the Right to Information Act.
Ironically, in as many as100 cases of extra- judicial executions ,Manipur opposition haviing peerless orators, remained conspicuously silent in 95 % of cases; they donot organise Gandhian ways of fast unto death,not pro-active democratic rallies.No record gives testimony their pro-active democratic dissent .Reportedly, governmental contracts, favours gag even the vocal leaders.Democracy doe not longer survive where the opposition is virtually dead.
In Assam also, a dozen journalists have been done to death,while anti- insurgency outfits hugely funded by unknown sources-like the APW [ Assam Public Works or, analysis wing whatever] chose silence over killing of media- persons.The Assam opposition too keep silence.On the whole, secret killings and extrajudicial killings have been successfully employed in the NE region to silence protests; on this score , irresponsible terrorists organisations have their lion's share in terrorising the common people. Responsible NLMs with responsible command structure and leadership committed officially to the dictates of International Humanitarian laws also operate in the messy and chaotic imbroglio.
Justice K.N. Saikia inquiry into secret killings in Assam during AGP regime had revealed the active role of the state agencies in killing Assamese people, including relatives of the ULFA; the killers are let loose without any legal action pursuing them.In Manipur also,CM Ibobi could immediately constitute inquiry into the whole episode since 1991 till today by appointing a supreme court judge or, even a high court judge within a time frame.This may help his party to garner more popular support in May election,2009.
The United Nations,the US and the world human rights orgs. could play a pro-active role in order to put a halt to extrajudicial killings ,committed either by the state or the fringe elements of terrorists bodies.
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