N. Biren Singh proves again: Hill Valley bondage strengthened
- Imphal Times Editorial :: January 16, 2021 -

The present N. Biren ingh led government top priority is to bridge the gap between the Hill and plain people in particular and all the entire ethnic people of Manipur in the state.

The day BJP and its coalition partner political party took over the administration after 11th Manipur State Legislative Assembly Election in March 2017, with N. Biren Singh as the Chief Minister, top priority announced was to restore peace and normalcy in the state by bridging the gap of misunderstanding between the hill and the plain people.

There has been no stoppage since then and slowly the relationship between hill and plain people was restored.

The promises to conduct state cabinet meeting at almost all district head quarter has been successful until December 16 last year when a Hill based civil society organisation – UNC hindered any such cabinet meeting at Kamjog district head quarter.

Reason was assumed as Kamjong is a new district among the seven district created in the midnight of December 8, 2016 in addition to the 9 district of Manipur and such creation of new district has been strongly opposed by the hill base civil society organization the UNC.

The cancellation of the cabinet meeting scheduled at Kamjong in December last year was however clarified by the state government saying that it was due to the demise of a village leader.

The N. Biren Singh led Ministry certainly tried to sideline any threat from any groups or civil bodies interfering the scheduled cabinet meeting. But stated that it was the government own decision that cancelled the cabinet meeting.

Criticism pours from the opponent political parties particularly the opposition Congress mocking the government of his hill valley relation programme.

Even many started feeling the same and some started writing on social networking site terming the failure to conduct cabinet meeting at Kamjong as a failure to restore the relationship between the hill and plain people.

Interestingly, it does not take long for N.Biren Singh government to conduct a cabinet meeting at Kamjong district head quarter. And it was held today with the laying of foundation stones for various development programme at Kamjong district.

Again N. Biren Singh government has proved that his government is committed in bridging the gap between the hill and plain people.

His assurances to develop the interior part of the state by making the people about the presence of the government have been proved again.

Maybe the N. Biren Singh government had face objection from civil bodies in conducting a cabinet meeting at the Kamjong district head quarter in December last year but his extraordinary skill in solving differences between the agitating group is par excellent.

How he done it is a different matter but every Manipuris irrespective of the communities they belong too today seem to have trust in the N. Biren Singh government.

The Cabinet meeting held today at Kamjong district head quarter also somehow proves that the opposition from CSOs has nothing to do with the cabinet meeting held at Kamjong district had quarter.

When his government came to power many problems existed between the hill base CSOs including the prolonged bandh on national Highways and the violent crisis at CCpur had been amicably solved.

And since then there has been no stoppage to his journey for building a strong united Manipur by bridging all gap between almost all the ethnic communities of the state.

Today’s visit to the Kamjong district head quarter by the Chief Minister N. Biren Singh and his entire cabinet team along with his cabinet colleague and seating of the cabinet meeting at the district headquarter after laying of foundation stone for various projects in the district with the people of the district giving them a rousing welcome is yet again another strong message to the people about the commitment to strengthen the hill valley people relationships.