Nagaland governor's letter to CM, and the ground reality

July 27, 2020 11:21

'By any measure, Nagaland Governor R N Ravi's letter to Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio dated June 16 is a significant episode in the political history of the state. 'Rampant extortion and violence by armed gangs', says the leaked letter, have made the lives of law-abiding citizens in the state miserable. More than a half-dozen "organised armed gangs', according to the governor, brazenly run their own self-styled governments. Their depredations that include the capture of development funds, face little resistance from state institutions. There has been a collapse of law and order in the state.'

But, 'armed groups in Northeast India have a long track record of successfully claiming a share of development funds '" with the complicity of elected and appointed public officials -- both before and after signing "peace accords'. Nagaland may be the leader in this regard, but not an exception,' writes Sanjib Baruah in the Indian Express, here.

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