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Sana Leibak literally "Land of Jewels" ! Liability or an asset?
Today this land of Jewels has become a land of turmoil politically
and socially , mayhem. It goes without saying that the situation
in Manipur is worst.
Let us start from the base. The development in Manipur seems
to be retarded. See in the road condition, transportation,
communication,
Education etc. Everything is dallying. It is more than half a
century with India. What are the bright change in our home state
, Manipur? In this about 53 years , we could not make up our
mind on our own nationalism and culture. Hostile ideology still
echoed on us. May be its change into killing Zone is an impact.
We, the people need good education system, good transportation,
good communication, good infrastructure, better telecommunication
which would be proud to us, Isn't? If we compare this situation
with other states, we could observe a sharp imbalance within.
Is it the fruit of care by our government those policy makers
and breakers? Still a jargon to us.
Corruption becomes an integral part in every nook and corner
in this so called Land of Jewels, deep rooted! Just simply it
can say a hard nut to crack why not? They spent much money in
Elections to buy votes, Isn't it?
And what about the social infrastructures, schools, colleges,
hospitals? It is indeed no doubt to say the condition is woeful.
A school with no teachers!! And class rooms are like cowshed.
It says, Education is the basic tool to make a society success.
Normal parents which have an meagre income cannot send their
children in private schools which have sky-high tuition fees.
On the contrast , some well-to-do parents send their children
in private tuition, besides school. Here the gap between have's
and have-nots are much widened. It catalyses to move out society
backwards.
We often heard about patients dying in hospitals due to the
lack of doctors, infrastructures. Hospital in Manipur are
ill-maintained. Hospital with no doctors! So shameful! It is not a strange topic
. Some well-to-do patients went to reputed hospitals in Metropolis
for a simple problem. But for normal people like us it has only
two alternative either to die or to stay alive with a little
period. Not only the hospital , it can say the conditions in
social (public) institutions are horrible. "A land of Maladies"
Here, may I ask to our politicians, isn't the high time to change
your tactics to make hell here?
Again, Manipur is pregnant with problems. As thee is a saying
"Life indeed would be dull if there were no such difficulties".
KILLED, FIRING, ABDUCTED… so on ! So many dreaded news. It has
become an unchanged heading in newspapers, media. Armed groups
are mushrooming day by day. What can it be titled? Is it so called
terrorist or an militant which have unknown ideology . Is it
the fruit sowed by the unwilling merge in 1949 to India, so called,
the largest Democracy, beyond our consideration. Do we get out
birth right in this greatest and largest Democracy? The answer
is a big "NO"! Let us recall Malom massacre and recent cease
fire tragedy. In those incidents, how many innocent people lost
their lives? Without mentioning much, life has become priceless
in this lawless state. Right to be tortured, Right to kill innocent
people becomes the rock-bottom of this frameless democracy. Isn’t
so what? Is there any unknown tactics?
From the above paragraphs, it is the high time to understand
How and Why to ignite a mass consciousness to erase these dreadful
maladies. Otherwise, this Land of Jewels will be in the dark.
We may or can ask or claim our right from our government as Abraham
Lincoln said "Democracy is the government of the people by the
people and for the people". So let's join hands to make a dream
which will not be nightmare, simply just say it as making an
auspicious outset to create a new era.
Amen to that ? Elaborate!
Nongmailthem Kishorchand,
[email protected],
Mayai Leikai, Kakching
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