Guwahati, May 22 : The ASDC-BJP-led NC Hills Autonomous Council (NCHAC) members today brushed aside the allegation of Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi that the Autonomous Council had a nexus with the Jewel Garlosa faction of the Dima Halam Daogah (DHD-J) as ‘false, baseless and concocted.’ The Chief Minister had levelled the above allegation against the Autonomous Council at a press conference here on Tuesday.
The members of the Council also demanded of the State Government steps to address the other crucial issues of the hills district like compensation to the families of those killed in recent violence and for resuming railway services in the hills section and lifting of economic blockade by truckers.
The Council members, including Chief Executive Member Depolal Hojai, described the Congress as the founder of extremism in the hills district. “The Congress is supporting extremism till date.”
The members of the Council also called upon the Chief Minister to state in unambiguous terms in what way the Council was ‘hobnobbing’ with extremist organisations. They also requested him to refrain from making such ‘sweeping’ comments from the secured precincts of Dispur.
The Council members, Kulendra Daulagupu, Mohet Hojai, Prakanta Warisa, Debojit Thaosen and CEM Depolal Hojai regretted the attitude of the Congress Government towards the Council and described it as conspiratorial.
“The comment of the Chief Minister smells of a conspiracy to dislodge the democratically elected ASDC-BJP ruled autonomous council in NC Hills,” said Depolal Hojai.
Condemning the bloodshed and mayhem in the hills district, Hojai said that the State Government instead of blaming the ASDC-BJP coalition should take the initiative to resolve the vexed problem by taking the non-Congress Council into confidence.
Another Council member Debojit Thaosen asserted that the problem in the hills district had worsened because of the dilly dally attitude of the Government. “The Government always resorts to a delaying tactic and that is hampering the peace efforts,” said Thaosen daring the State Government either to finish off the extremists or to resolve the issue through dialogue.
“The Government has deployed 41 companies of security forces in the hills district and regrettably even after such huge presence of security forces, the Government has failed to protect people and projects,” said Thaosen.
The Council members firmly said that extremism in the hills district could not be solved through security forces. “Only through dialogue, the situation could be changed.”
Former Member of Parliament and member of the Council Prakanta Warisa alleged that the Congress was behind the birth of all extremist outfits in the hills district and it is an open secret now.
Mohet Hojai demanded of the State Government steps to hand over law and order either to the Council or to the Central Government. “The Chief Minister should not blame others for his failure,” he said.
Meanwhile, State BJP president Ramen Deka criticized Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi for his ‘frivolous comments’ on the ASDC-BJP-led NC Hills Autonomous Council and described Gogoi’s suggestion for creating a battalion of surrendered militants even after the presence of six thousand security personnel in the hills district as highly ridiculous.
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