Community lashes out at criminals; says society is united
EMN
Dimapur, April 18
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]eak response and hapless posturing from the Nagaland government to extra-judicial activities and criminal excesses, is infamous and well-known. The affects are beginning to have more visible impact. The series of bomb explosions in the state’s capital town, Kohima, in April have now left the public releing from fear psychosis while developmental works are also taking hit.Community leaders from the town’s panhcyats are informing that laborers and construction workers are now refusing to work. Even as the community has demanded that the state government start taking more crediblly strong steps, the Home minister of the state also isused a sttaemnt calling the bomb explosions ‘acts of terrorism.’
Four Panchayat organziations in Kohima town represnting the New Ministers Hill, Lerie, Lerie Chazou, and Dairy Farm met on April 16 concerning the bomb blast on the 15th and 16th of April in Lerie set off by unidentified persons. Three persons were injured in the series of the blasts.
“It is also very sad to mention that the incident happened while heavy construction of the drainage work was in progress and the laborers refuse to continue fearing for their lives which has put a stop to the ongoing work,” the organizations stated in the press release issued through the panchayat of ward-16.
“This has also created fear and insecurity in the minds pf the innocent public where their safety stands at risk”.
The Panchayats have asked the district administration and law enforcing agencies to investigate into the criminal happenings at the earliest and hunt down the culprits to serve them punishment.
“The 16th ward colony Panchayat and the youth organisations are united and ever ready to co-operate with the law enforcing agencies to restore peace and security for the safety and welfare of the people,” the press release stated.
Community leaders of ward 16 conducted a joint meeting in Lerie Panchayat Hall where, besides, chairmen and members, Gaon Bura, women and youth organizations of the four areas participated.
The community has lashed out at the perpetrators of the bomb explsions. “The house declared that bomb blasts is alien to nagas and that nothing justifies such cowardly acts. The house further resolved to extend all cooperation to the authorities and requested for speedy investigation and to take measures to prevent such blasts,” the community state.
The community has expressed sympathy for the injured. The organziations have also appealed to the residents of the colonies to remain calm.
HM condemns; tepid statmenet of action again
Joining the chorus of wordy condmentions, Home Minister of Nagaland Y patton also issued his own copy of strong words against the recent affront on the lives and properties of the inncoent public. However, words relating to resoilute political and administrtaive enforcement were few.
“I strongly condemn two bomb blasts in the thickly populated National Highway 2 at Larie Colony, Kohima causing injuries to innocent publics and damaging public properties,” the home minister stated.
“At about 12 noon on April 15, a crude bomb exploded at National Highway 2 near Larie Junction, Kohima but by God’s providence, no one was injured. And before the shocks of the bomb blast died down, another high intensity bomb again exploded on April 16 at the same stretch of NH 2 at the same Colony, inflicting to at least three innocent persons, besides damaging vehicle and some houses nearby.”
Accoridng to the politician, “in spite of repeated appeals made by general publics to those who were hell-bent on creating nuisances and disturbances, these people showed no compunction for the human lives and their sole intention was seen as to deliberately create fear psychosis in the minds of the citizens who have been living peacefully.”
“All the sensible people should condemn such cowardly and dastardly repeated acts of terrorism,” Patton stated.
“The Nagas have been suffering enough and time has come to reason together to finding a permanent and lasting peace in our land, and they should know that their acts of repeated terrorism would not deter people and agencies from their strives to bring peace in their land once and for all”.
Finally, coming to actual steps to address the situation, the minister had only this to state: “Under any circumstances, the state government will leave no stone unturned in its efforts to see that peace and tranquility is not disturbed in the state and urge the state law enforcement agencies to nab the culprits responsible for the crime”.
