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>Where have these funds gone? Into the pockets of the political and
bureaucratic elite of the state, including the militant elite. The militant
elite is no longer outside >the parameters of the state: it is part of the
state, no matter how much they declaim their independence of it they are
sustained by funds that come from the >Centre to the state.
This seems to the story of the street.
What is left out in the report is the Indian Military who are also in the game
taking a piece of the pie. More the insurgency (or the impression of insurgency
that is to sasy more Xapor Phwsphwsoni without actually biting) more is the
money to the North East from the Center. The strong rumor is that the Government
money is being split into 60-40 % deal, and people get their share without
working. Smart Dadas, Politicians, Bureaucrates, the Militants, the
Military personal - all in the same boat. One hear stories of govt employee not
getting salaries for 3 years. Don't worry. Just buy a couple of Maruties whaile
waiting for your salary.
So the moral in the North East
is:
Why Work?
Why we need Industry?
Why we need to stop the insurgency, the
golden hen, which is feeding all these people and making it easier to
squeeze more out of the GOI. And the newly rich GOI mother is in a giving mode.
All you need to prove is that you are a minority.
India in general and Assam in particular
is a land which is being controlled by the minorities today.
I say Hobo Diok.
RB
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home in old Ahom/British Nagaterritories, Tangkhul Muivah.
Very interesting - about corruption in NE!! from your article below
"In other words, an elaborate fabric of lies has been consistently woven
under the façade of planning and development to garner more Central funds.
Where have these funds gone? Into the pockets of the political and
bureaucratic elite of the state, including the militant elite. The militant
elite is no longer outside the parameters of the state: it is part of the
state, no matter how much they declaim their independence of it they are
sustained by funds that come from the Centre to the state. This is true not
just of Nagaland but also of Manipur. And it has been going on for decades.
But let us return to the question of the number of people. In this horrendous
exercise of deception, in which villagers themselves were involved by
inflating the numbers, hoping, as they told researchers and scholars, for more
funds from the state, for more MLAs who would gift them more schemes and
funds, the Centre cannot escape responsibility.
State, Planning
Commission, DoNER must answer. What on earth has the Planning Commission and
its highly qualified members, advisers and officials in charge of the
North-east been doing all these years? Have they asked questions to the state
government or are they just blindly following the data trotted out to them?
The data from the states in the North-east, as one has found from years of
field work, is not merely inconsistent with the facts, to put it mildly, it is
grossly misleading and inaccurate. "
Bartta Bistar
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Naga talks: Assam, Manipur Arunachal to be involved
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=80364
SUDHI RANJAN SEN
Posted online: Thursday, October 20, 2005 at 0016 hours
IST
NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 19: The centre will approach
Assam, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh to discuss integration of
Naga-inhabited areas. The move comes after the Naga leadership agreed to go
step by step in reaching a solution. Oscar Fernandes, who represented
the Centre in the recent talks on the issue with NSCN (I-M) in Bangkok is
back after holding five meetings. Involving the three states was likely to
come up when he briefs PM Manmohan Singh on the talks.
The government feels that the Nagas agreeing to go step by
step, ought to be reciprocated, sources said, adding the government wants
to involve the people and the political leadership of the three states to
get the view of these states on the Naga issue. It is also likely to reduce
growing pressure on the Naga leadership from cadres to take the process
further and show results. The key point in the 30-point proposal submitted
by the Naga leadership earlier is a special federal relationship proposed
with India, on which the NCSN (I-M) will prepare an unofficial paper.
Though the purpose of this unofficial paper is not immediately clear, it is
understood that the Centre wants the NSCN (I-M) to spell out the special
status it has been demanding. The Nagas found unacceptable, the earlier
offer of autonomy on the lines of J-K. Naga sources said the special federal
relationship is based on the distinct political and territorial identity
of the Nagas. They want the special relationship sealed through an agreement
that cannot be changed unilaterally by either side. The sources said
that they were willing to share functions and responsibilities with
India in such a way that the interests of both were addressed. The
unofficial paper, it is understood, would be discussed in the next round of
talks in Bangkok in November.
NSCN no to Oscar
planhttp://www.telegraphindia.com/1051020/asp/guwahati/story_5375478.asp
NISHIT
DHOLABHAI
Dimapur, Oct. 19: The NSCN (I-M) today thumbed down Union
minister Oscar Fernandezs suggestion that the Naga impasse could be ended
with an interim solution even as the dialogue for a final settlement
continued. The insurgent groups kilo kilonser (home minister), Rh. Raising,
said Delhi had not even discussed the possibility of an interim arrangement
with his organisation, leave alone work towards it.It may be one among many
formulas for consideration, but we are looking for a lasting final solution,
a decision on which will be taken by the collective leadership (Isak Chishi
Swu and Th. Muivah), he said.Fernandez, the Union minister of state for
statistics and programme implementation and leader of the ministerial group
negotiating with the NSCN (I-M), said in Kohima yesterday that an interim
solution to the Naga issue was possible, if agreed to by the outfit. But
Raising remained non-committal on whether his organisation would at all
consider such an option if Delhi raised it at the next round of formal
talks.The insurgent leader met Fernandez away from the prying eyes of the
media and declined to disclose whether the minister mentioned any such
proposal.It was a private chit-chat, nothing for public consumption, he
told The Telegraph. Raising said the Naga peace talks, which have weathered
several storms along the way, were being held on an even keel and both
India and the Nagas must continue to respect one anothers point of view
on key issues. The NSCN (I-M) kilo kilonsers meeting with Fernandez was
ostensibly arranged at the eleventh hour. Just before leaving a government
accommodation for Dimapur airport, the Union minister received feelers from
the insurgent leader to arrange for a tête-à-tête. His flight to Calcutta
was delayed by over an hour, allowing him the opportunity to oblige
Raising.Raising sounded a note of warning, too. He said the insurgent group
was committed to the peace process, but would not take things lying down if
it did not progress in the right direction. The next round of talks is
slated for December, probably before Christmas. The NSCN (I-M) leader,
however, declined to hazard a guess about any Christmas gift to the
impasse-weary Naga community. Fernandez told the media that the Naga issue
was five decades old, but the UPA government in Delhi had dealt with it for
only nine months. He said the three states, Manipur, Assam and Arunachal
Pradesh, opposed to the campaign for integration of Naga-inhabited areas of
the Northeast were yet to have extensive discussions with Delhi.
A question of numbers: How many people in Nagaland? by SANJOY
HAZARIKA
http://www.thestatesman.net/page.news.php?clid=14&theme=&usrsess=1&id=93045
The
2001 census of the state of Nagaland says that it has a population of 19
lakh or 1.9 million. The government there has not yet accepted or rejected
the findings. But the question of how many people actually live in Nagaland
is a major and sensitive issue.
The fact of the matter, according to
senior government officials, researchers and non-government groups, is that
the actual population is not more than 14 lakh or 1.4 million, or five lakh
less than the projected figure. This is a staggering indictment of the
census process in the state and raises fundamental questions about the basis
of planning and governance there. According to researchers who have trekked
to remote villages and hamlets, battling bad weather, poor roads and tough
terrain, even figures given in the 1991 census are vastly incorrect.
In
other words, an elaborate fabric of lies has been consistently woven under
the façade of planning and development to garner more Central funds. Where
have these funds gone? Into the pockets of the political and bureaucratic
elite of the state, including the militant elite. The militant elite is no
longer outside the parameters of the state: it is part of the state, no
matter how much they declaim their independence of it they are sustained
by funds that come from the Centre to the state. This is true not just of
Nagaland but also of Manipur. And it has been going on for decades. But let
us return to the question of the number of people. In this horrendous
exercise of deception, in which villagers themselves were involved by
inflating the numbers, hoping, as they told researchers and scholars, for
more funds from the state, for more MLAs who would gift them more schemes
and funds, the Centre cannot escape responsibility.
State, Planning
Commission, DoNER must answer. What on earth has the Planning Commission and
its highly qualified members, advisers and officials in charge of the
North-east been doing all these years? Have they asked questions to the
state government or are they just blindly following the data trotted out to
them? The data from the states in the North-east, as one has found from
years of field work, is not merely inconsistent with the facts, to put it
mildly, it is grossly misleading and inaccurate.
What about the ministry
of development for the North-east, which is supposed to be the nodal
development and funds accruer (thanks to the 10 per cent allocation that
each ministry, barring just two or three, is supposed to slice out of its
annual budget and hand over to DoNER unless it has its own projects in the
region where it apportions the money)? Has it also asked questions of the
government in Nagaland or is it happy merely to let things be and not ruffle
feathers. How can development take place on the basis of two sets of
population figures? Forget about planning for five years or developing a
vision plan down the road: how can any planning take place for even one year
if the facts are so skewed?
Take the example of Jami village in
Mokokchung district: it returned 197 households in the 1991, repeat 1991,
census. Researchers who went there a few weeks ago counted 27, repeat 27,
households. These questions must be faced. The state government of chief
minister Neiphiu Rio needs to give some straight answers. The Governor,
Shyamal Dutta, one of the most upright leaders of the police before his
retirement, should gently nudge the state government to the straight and
narrow path. The Planning Commission, especially the member in charge of the
North-east, BS Yuganthar, another respected figure in the bureaucracy, and
his team have some fact-finding and soul-searching to do. So does the
Ministry of DoNER.
How could something so obvious have gone wrong so
blatantly? Where are the state and the Centres checks and balances? These
are issues of public interest and lie in the public domain. The right to
information also has come into place and it is a good thing that the
Nagaland government has appointed a committee, for the time being, to
oversee the initial stages. Answers can be sought through the RTI and the
courts if the responses are dissatisfactory.
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