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On February 4, President’s Rule was revoked in Manipur and a caller Chief Minister, Yumnam Khemchand Singh, was sworn in, on with 2 deputies — Losii Dikho, a Naga, and Nemcha Kipgen, a Kuki-Zo. Mr. Dikho, from the Naga People’s Front, an confederation spouse of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), speaks astir the priorities of the caller government.
Edited excerpts:
It has been implicit 10 days since the swearing-in ceremonial of the Chief Minister and the 2 Deputy CMs, including you, took place. Why is the afloat Cabinet not successful spot and wherefore person portfolios not been allocated yet?
The portfolios volition beryllium allocated aft the afloat Cabinet is expanded. I spoke to the Chief Minister, and helium agreed with me.
When is it expected?
It should not instrumentality overmuch time. And of course, it has to beryllium coordinated with the Centre.
You were the main impermanent astatine a shot lucifer organised by the Zomi Council past week astatine Churachandpur. What was the outcome?
It was a fruitful trip. The 9 tribes nether the nomenclature Zomi had organised the event. I had a closed-door gathering with each the people leaders, the president, and each of them powerfully supported the enactment of the government. They invited maine again for different festival connected February 20.
After the taste unit betwixt Meitei and Kuki-Zo radical erupted connected May 3,2023, much than 60,000 radical were displaced from their homes. What is the caller government’s strategy to rehabilitate them?
This is simply a priority. Money has been distributed among the radical and further wealth has been provided to the displaced radical who are moving backmost to their homes.
The Litan country successful Ukhrul territory has witnessed clashes and arson betwixt the Kuki and Naga communities implicit the past 2 weeks? How is the concern present and what is the government’s strategy?
The contented is not betwixt each Nagas and Kukis. Few members of Tangkhul Nagas and Kukis were involved. But we cannot support soundless and we intervened and progressive the United Naga Council and the caput of the Tangkhul tribe; we joined hands. The onshore quality betwixt the 2 communities should beryllium settled and the onshore ownership and statement has to beryllium worked out. Both communities person travel to an knowing and stopped the combat but till present nary statement has been signed. But it is astir nether control. Naga radical bash not privation to person these tensions immoderate more, but the landowners person to beryllium recognised
The different Deputy CM, Nemcha Kipgen, a Kuki-Zo, has not been capable to question to Imphal yet. So however is the authorities functioning and however are the 3 of you communicating?
She is astatine contiguous astatine her location successful Kangpokpi, and each day, we talk connected the phone. She is supporting america to scope the radical arsenic she cannot travel to Imphal. We bash virtual video meetings. So far, 2 Cabinet meetings nether the Chief Minister person taken spot wherever she participated done a video call.
What astir the escaped question of each vehicles and radical from each communities connected National Highway-2? It hasn’t started yet.
I person spoken to the Deputy CM and our 2nd program is that we volition person a Cabinet gathering successful Senapati (Naga area) next. The CM told her that we volition spell to Senapati by roadworthy via Kangpokpi (Kuki-Zo area, NH-2 passes done here) and that we person to scope retired to people. As the caller authorities has been installed, determination is simply a bully effect from each the communities. I reached retired to the Thadou radical successful Kangpokpi, and they person invited maine to be the religion connected Sunday. It is simply a affirmative sign.
