Manipur Government refutes
Source: IT News

Imphal, October 30 2019: Refuting the news report appearing in this newspaper on October 28 edition, spokesperson of the Government of Manipur , Th Radheshyam, who is also the Education Minister had stated that 'no such recommendation has been sent to the Government of India' so far.

In a telephonic conversation last evening he said that until and unless there is a consensus among all the ethnic people of the state and that too under the constitution of India in addition to the safeguarding of the political entity and territorial boundary of the state, the government will never act.

A decision if suppose to be taken for the welfare of the state will be a decision agreed by all communities of the state.

This government is for the entire people and will never act things that may hurt the sentiment of any single community of the state.

Regarding the proposed deadline for signing of a final settlement between the NSCN-IM and NNPGs scheduled on October 31 as reported in media, the spokesperson of the state government said that nothing regarding the agreement has been made known to the Government of Manipur as the Prime Minister as well as the Home Minister had assured that the territorial boundary of all neigbouring states of Nagaland will not be disturbed.

"This government well understands the conflicting ideas among various civil society bodies of the state.

And how could one assumed such a mistake to have been committed by this government", a slightly angry but convincing tone from the Education Minister while talking to this journalist.

Once more we assured that the Government of India will not disturbed the boundary of the state neither will hurt the sentiment of the people while settling the problem of Naga issues, Radheshyam said.

Regarding the recommendation paper that Imphal Times have procured, Radheshyam said that, as already told, many CSOs from both Hill and plain area have submitted memorandums enclosing draft proposal about the idea of Manipur in the name of the State Government.

Those are not the decision of the government; those may be with the government but not government's decision.

As of now the government has not sent any such recommendation to the center, Radheshyam added.

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