Lectures live up to Dr Kishan's name
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, June 28 2011: The 2nd Dr Thingnam Kishan Memorial Lecture organised by Dr Thingnam Kishan Foundation was held at the auditorium of Maharaja Bodhachandra College, Palace Compound today.

Associate Professor in Department of History, Swami Shardhananda College, University of Delhi Kumar Sanjay Singh delivered the lecture on the theme of 'Politics of Internal Security Acts, 1947-2011' .

Retired Judge C Upendra was the moderator of the lecture programme during which Principal of Maharaj Bodhachandra College Kh Manihar, Research Scholars Malemnganba and Micheal Lunminthang Haokip were also present on the dais.

Activists and scholars from various disciplines participated in the programme as discussants.

Prior to delivering the lecture, all those who were present paid floral tributes to the photograph of Dr Kishan.

A slide show on the life and works of Dr Kishan was also presented.

Delivering the lecture, Kumar Sanjay Singh contended that the State seems to advocate promulgation of various Extraordinary legislations on the argument that Internal security legislations are results of internal and external threats.

He pointed out that during the period between 1947 to 1975, in all 12 Extraordinary legislations were promulgated.

Of these, six have been were promulgated between 1947 and 1958, four between 1962 and 1972 and two other in between 1973 and 1975.From all these legislations, it may appears that the period from 1947 to 1958 was the most disturbed while the period from 1973 to 1975 the least disturbed.

However, this was far from true.

He went on to say that Armed Forces Special Powers Act was promulgated to tackle disturbances in the North-eastern States of Assam, Manipur and Nagaland.

But it was soon made applicable to all the States in the region.

On the other hand, TADA was promulgated to tackle the disturbances in Punjab.

But the maximum number of arrest under it were made in Gujarat.

Similarly, POTA was promulgated to curb cross border inspired terrorism, but a disturbingly high proportion of arrests were made in the tribal State of Jharkhand which is located several thousands kilometres away from Indo-Pak border.

Sanjay argued that such laws are meant for satisfying only the influential people are politically and economically strong.

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