The recent interview of Lt. Gen. P.C. Nair (Retd), former DG of #AssamRifles, to a news channel alludes to the malaise that this oldest paramilitary force in the country suffers from and the utter lack of coordination of the security agencies, including the Union Armed forces, and their concomitant failure to rein in the 15 months old unprecedented violence in Manipur.
To cite one example, his versions on the recent escalation of violence in the state (starting on 1st September, 2024) is different from that of the State Police official statements clearly points to that sheer lack of coordination among the security forces and their consequent failure to rein in the 15 months long violence in Manipur. Contradicting the widely circulated reports, eyewitness accounts and official statements from the Home Department and State police, he seems to dismiss the claim that there were aerial assaults using rockets/missiles as well as weaponized drones or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Incidentally, one "Kuki" leader has admitted, rather boastfully, in the media, that they have used such weapons to attack civilians and security forces.
This interview of the former DG of Assam Rifles also reminds us that his version is of a man who once headed the paramilitary force sans its operational command - to the best of my knowledge, the operational command of the Assam Rifles does not rest with the DG of the Assam Rifle, a post Lt. Gen Nair (Retd.) was in charge till recently but it's with the regular army under the GOC 3 Corps.
This interview, unfortunately, comes to me as a PR exercise to cover up the failure to rein in the violence and reports of impropriety associated with Assam Rifles. Our generals and civilian officers must know that lack of trust deficit is an issue that we must tackle so that state institutions, including forces like Assam Rifles, are not harmed. Being defensive or seeking to deflect or cover up shortcomings helps no one.
It is also instructive that he says that the security forces can rein in the violence, quite obviously which has not been the case so far, but the ultimate solution is with the "people"! This is quite revealing as most of the security officers usually say that the ultimate solution lies with the political leadership or political executive! This reluctance to name the political executive is, to say the least, quite instructive to understand the what, how, why and wherefore of this prolonged violent crisis in the state of Manipur.
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@ManipurTimes@NBirenSingh Government in-action or delayed action will prove fatal in the long run. Are they waiting for the poppy harvest to complete? Every sane person will ask this question.
Just a thought
“Government in-action is indeed an action”
Why can’t the Indian Government subside the 5 months old unrest in Manipur state?
Poppy harvest is just around corner. If they want to destroy these plants, like they said, they could’ve done way back!
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Solidarity Demonstration in the light of 5 months long Manipur crisis in front of Gwanghwamun Palace, Seoul on 29th of September 2023
See full gallery @ https://t.co/XKPDku2o9i
Picture Courtesy :: Global Manipur Federation, South Korea Chapter