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ust a week ahead of the Arunachal Pradesh assembly polls, the reports of five workers of the ruling Congress party being kidnapped allegedly by the NSCN-IM in Tirap has created flutter in the state. The development came amidst reports that the NSCN-IM cadres are intimidating the voters and are threatening Congress candidates. While the Congress has blamed the opposition People’s Party of Arunachal, the latter has vehemently denied the charge. Proving the credibility of NETV’s news report about the NSCN-IM cadres threatening Congress workers in Arunachal Pradesh, there have been disturbing reports of five Congress workers being kidnapped allegedly by NSCN-IM cadres in Kanubari assembly constituency of the state’s Tirap district. There is flutter in the Congress camp as five party workers from the constituency have remained are remaining traceless eight days before the commencement of the assembly polls. All the five Congressmen who have been missing since Saturday hail from Kanubari constituency. The Congress leaders who are missing since Saturday are Kanubari block Congress president Abu Wantam, Wango Aatraham, Panthik Wangha, Tirap youth Congress secretary Wanglam Wangsam and Luhowang Wangsam. While narrating about the incident, the wife of one of the missing Congress leaders said: It is being alleged that the NSCN-IM had been inviting the abducted Congressmen for the last three days. The Congress alleged the nexus between NSCN-IM and the People’s Party of Arunachal behind the drama to demoralise the Congress workers ahead of the elections. The PPA however has denied the charge. Its candidate GD Wangsu said that he himself has received threat from the NSCN-IM. He also rued that no development has taken place in Kanubari in the tenure of the Congress. Meanwhile, the district administration has made elaborate security arrangement for peaceful conduct of the polls in Tirap district. In Tirap, altogether 9,000 voters will seal the fates of 19 candidates on October 13. The poll will be held in 163 polling stations in seven constituencies spread across the district. Out of this, 66 have been identified as critical and 61 have been identified as sensitive and hyper sensitive. Tirap and Changlang districts of Arunachal Pradesh have a considerable presence of NSCN cadres and this is why the Armed Forces Special Powers Act is in force in these two districts. NETV on Saturday had telecast a news item on how the NSCN-IM cadres are openly initimidating voters and threatening the Congress candidates. Now if the NSCN-IM cares actually indulging in thiese kinds of acts, then this would be a clear violation of the ceasefire groundrules.
ust a week ahead of the Arunachal Pradesh assembly polls, the reports of five workers of the ruling Congress party being kidnapped allegedly by the NSCN-IM in Tirap has created flutter in the state. The development came amidst reports that the NSCN-IM cadres are intimidating the voters and are threatening Congress candidates. While the Congress has blamed the opposition People’s Party of Arunachal, the latter has vehemently denied the charge. Proving the credibility of NETV’s news report about the NSCN-IM cadres threatening Congress workers in Arunachal Pradesh, there have been disturbing reports of five Congress workers being kidnapped allegedly by NSCN-IM cadres in Kanubari assembly constituency of the state’s Tirap district. There is flutter in the Congress camp as five party workers from the constituency have remained are remaining traceless eight days before the commencement of the assembly polls. All the five Congressmen who have been missing since Saturday hail from Kanubari constituency. The Congress leaders who are missing since Saturday are Kanubari block Congress president Abu Wantam, Wango Aatraham, Panthik Wangha, Tirap youth Congress secretary Wanglam Wangsam and Luhowang Wangsam. While narrating about the incident, the wife of one of the missing Congress leaders said: It is being alleged that the NSCN-IM had been inviting the abducted Congressmen for the last three days. The Congress alleged the nexus between NSCN-IM and the People’s Party of Arunachal behind the drama to demoralise the Congress workers ahead of the elections. The PPA however has denied the charge. Its candidate GD Wangsu said that he himself has received threat from the NSCN-IM. He also rued that no development has taken place in Kanubari in the tenure of the Congress. Meanwhile, the district administration has made elaborate security arrangement for peaceful conduct of the polls in Tirap district. In Tirap, altogether 9,000 voters will seal the fates of 19 candidates on October 13. The poll will be held in 163 polling stations in seven constituencies spread across the district. Out of this, 66 have been identified as critical and 61 have been identified as sensitive and hyper sensitive. Tirap and Changlang districts of Arunachal Pradesh have a considerable presence of NSCN cadres and this is why the Armed Forces Special Powers Act is in force in these two districts. NETV on Saturday had telecast a news item on how the NSCN-IM cadres are openly initimidating voters and threatening the Congress candidates. Now if the NSCN-IM cares actually indulging in thiese kinds of acts, then this would be a clear violation of the ceasefire groundrules.
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