New Delhi: Amid the border tensions between Assam and Mizoram after the recent firing incident, the Congress party accused the BJP-led Central Government of "pushing" the Northeast into chaos.
Addressing media, Congress General Secretary and Chief Spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala said, "Uncertainty, conflict, violent clashes and unchecked lawlessness have marred large part of India's northeast. The situation is beyond alarming. Multiple states of Northeast are being pushed into an unprecedented cycle of lawlessness with complete breakdown of law and order and constitutional machinery."
He further alleged, "Shockingly and sadly, Modi Government remains oblivious to the goings on in North East. This completely indifferent, criminally aloof 'hands-off approach' of the BJP government also emanates from its illegal and often divisive usurpation of power in many North-Eastern states and a blind lust to latch onto illegitimately formed governments, irrespective of consequences for the country."
Attacking the central government, he said, "The abdication of constitutional duties and failures to intervene to restore or even a semblance of order and rule of law goes against National interest and territorial integrity of the country."
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Calling it a "total failure of responsibility" to maintain internal security on part of Home Minister Amit Shah, Surjewala stated, "Modi Government is culpable of compromising India's internal security and territorial integrity. The responsibility lies at the doorsteps of Prime Minister and Home Minister and they must answer to the nation."
He also mentioned that the NSCN(I-M) refuses to accept the Nagaland governor R N Ravi as Centre's interlocutor claiming that Modi government has signed an agreement with them for "shared sovereignty" outside the four corners of the Constitution of India.
Surjewala said, "Prime Minister Narendra Modi continues today main mum on the issue and the peace process as also the conclusion of August 3, 2015 Agreement remains in Limbo. All this is happening as on August 14, NSCN(I-M) General Secretary T Muivah claimed that Nagas 'will never merge with India'. What is the stance of Modi Government? Why are such intemperate statements questioning our territory integrity being made under their watch?"
