BJP slams PC,asks govt to withdraw permission to Muivah

The BJP on Friday attacked Union Home Minister P Chidambaram over the Manipur crisis,alleging that his unilateral decision to allow NSCN-IM leader T Muivah to visit the state....

The BJP on Friday attacked Union Home Minister P Chidambaram over the Manipur crisis,alleging that his unilateral decision to allow NSCN-IM leader T Muivah to visit the state had created tension there and demanded that the permission to the Naga leader be withdrawn.

A statement issued by BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar said: The Home Ministers unilateralism had caused a flare up in Andhra Pradesh after the sudden announcement of Telangana state. Manipur is the second such example of his unilateralism. He can talk with NSCN (IM) in his effort to solve a long-standing issue but his enthusiasm should not create problems elsewhere. He has converted peace into crisis and solution into problem with his unilateralism.

The BJP spokesperson asked the government to withdraw the permission granted to Muivah to diffuse the emotional flare-up; ensure free flow of traffic on NH 39; organise supplies through NH-53 on an urgent basis; distribute essential commodities at subsidised rates through PDS; construct godowns and cold storages for emergencies and start talks with the striking employees to end the stalemate in the state.

A four-member BJP delegation,led by Prakash Javadekar,met Chidambaram and demanded that territorial integrity of Manipur be protected. We told him that the government must ensure that territorial integrity (of Manipur) is maintained, he said.

We also discussed issues about threat to non-Manipuris, the BJP leader said,and added that the Home Minister had assured us that appropriate action would be taken on our demands. If things dont move further,we may meet the Prime Minister, he added.

The BJP, he said,is not against talks with the Naga outfit and its factions,but it wants the Centre to ensure that the territorial integrity of Manipur is not compromised. Javadekar,along with BJP vice-president Bijoya Chakravarti and fellow spokesperson Tarun Vijay had visited Manipur on Thursday and had interacted with NGOs,the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) and various civil society organisations.