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eS7 O saim d sr fhdBl93 Skwihn in yanous 658 D0lBriois^mLai¥S Order parts of the CourOry SHRI INDRAJIT GUPTA: But i must Members who wish to partkapate in the also say that it has taken just over one hour Discussk)n under Rule 193 to strict to the for me to reach this place. Ithink perhaps the timing. If they go on speaking for 20 or 25 Porice have over-reacted to whatever inci minutes, then they are taking away the time dent that has taken place. I do not know that of the other Memt>ers. There are Members happened. AH the roads, round about two to whodkJ not getachance to speak even in the three kitometers, all the reads, have been last sesston as well as in this sessk>n. They completely bkxdced. Nobody is being .al- feel it absolutely inconvenient. So. I request towed. No car is being altowed. I showed my the Members to speak only for 10 minutes. pass. Butthe pass does not make any sense to the PoKce people. Now, Shri Kabindra Purkayastha will 16.00 hrs. speak. You see, it has taken me just one hour SHRI KABINDRA PURKAYASTHA to reach here. I think, they shouki not ever (Silchar): Sir, I rise to speak on the law and react like this. order situatk>n partculariy with reference to terrorism, secessionism and vk>lence. in the SHRI S.B. CHAVEN: I wili find out as to North East. why this had happened. Normally this should not happen. The polrce is supposed to guard It is a matter os satisfaction that on 11th certain areas. But if there are over reactions, July, 1991, the honourable Preskientof India I will try to find out. addressing the joint session of Pariiament declared that Government will ensure that [7rans/af/o/iJ secessk)nist elements of Assam are brought back to the mainstream. Genuine grievances SHRI RAM VILAS PASWAN (Rosera): of the people will be redressed. Steps will Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I think, the Hon. taken for rapki devebpment of /Usam. It Minister of Home Affairs is not aware of the was only a matter of satisfaction. I think, real situation of traffk; restrictbns being nothing has yet been done in this regard. imposed at the time of movement of V.I.Ps. If the Prime Minister moves, the traffic can be Sir, the law and order situatk)n partk:u> blocked for 5110 minutes on that route but tarly in the North East had cropped up from on the movement of Prime Minister all the these insurgent movements in the North routes are being bkx:ked for half an hour. East. You can block such routes for 5>10 minutes for security purposes t>ut it is not proper to In Indo-Burma (Now Myanmar) border block all the routes and people have to wait ing the four outermost States of India on for an hour. {Interruptions) North Eastern skle Arunachal, Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram-are witnessing major 16.01 hrs. insurgent activities. Numerous tribal groups seeking independence and autonomy are DISCUSSION UNDER RULE 1d3 tightening their belts for a major offence against both the Indian and Myanmar forces. Detertoratkxi In law and order Situation In various parts of the Country with refer 16i)4hrs. ence to recent spurt In Incidents of terror ism, Secesslonism and Kkinapplngs— ContxL [SHRI P.M. SAYEED m the Chair\ [English] Sir, \ w\\\ \e\\ you the histoiy as to V>ow \h\s secessionist movemenlts \n the Uot\h MR. DEPUTY SPEAKER: I requestthe Eastem Region grew. 659 Disc, under Rule 193 DECEM BER 11.1991 Situation in various 660 Deterioration in Law S Ontor parts of the Country [Sh. Kabindra Purkavastha] Now it is beyond doubt that a sertous move is a foot to destabilise India with the Since the Unification Agreement was foreign help and through different insurgent signed on May22nd, 1991 at Nupkar (Myan groups active In different parts of the country mar) which is the tactical head-quaiters of such as People’s War Group of Andhra NSCN. by Mr. S.S. Khaplang, (NSCN). Mr. Pradesh, JKLF of Jammu & Kashmir. Na- A. Rajl(howa(ULFA)andMr.R.K.Mehewof tk>nal Socialist Ck)uncilof Nagaland. Peoples UNLF of Manipur, the IBRF (Indo Burma Liberatton Army of Manipur, Khalistan Ridvolutbnary Front) has been trying to unite Commando Force of Punjab. Maoist Coordi- all these underground'outfits of the North natk>n Committee of Bihar, United Liberatton East Region and Burma. The IBRF had Front of Assam, etc. They are working in approached PLA and KIA with a request to coordination and they are waiting for the join it. In the meantime ULFA and NSCN opportune time. were declared unlawful and for the time being that were obstructed. ULFA one of the Powerful, extremist groups emerged in Assam during the last 10 An intennationai conspiracy to prove years or more specially during the last three- adequate assistance to the Indian outlaid four years, had submitted a memorandum to outfits by the Burmese, Bangladeshi and UNO to highlight their case of self-determi- Pakistani authorities have now been con natk>n. ULFA submitted this to UNO on 26 firmed following the discbsure made by the October, 1990for the restoratbn of the rights self-styled captbn German, who is the of self-determinatk>n and the creatbn of a Secretary (Finance) of the Revolutbnary State of Assam into a separate and distinct People’s Front to the State Police of Manipur self determinatbn unit. some months back, in a letter addressed to the Secretary General of RPF dated 17 ULFA further prayed that the world body December, 1990 it was stated; * may be pleased to alk>w a delegation of the petitbner’s front to plead the petition before "We could establish contact with Bur the august body. mese, The Burmese Government had agreed to extend heki on a large scale. Ail these terrorist forces rnake their There is a possible chace of converting contact with the Bangladesh B.urmese cun'ency to dollars. If this Governmen.Pakistani Government and Missbn is enough we may earn more Bangladesh Government. These Govern income...The Burmese Government ments assured to extend all sorts of help to has agreed to patronise our Revolutbn- those outfits, partbulariy ULFA of Assam. ary Front with all the forces under their command to revolt against the Indian Now let us try to analyse the root causes Government." of ULFA type insurgency in the North-East One argument is that it is not deprivatbn, In a communrcation t)y a prominent poverty and unemployment abne that have Police offcial to his superbr it has been driven them to this bbody path, but also their mentioned clearly that “the factum of estab genuine ethnb discontents. These genuine lishing contact with the Burmese Army by the ethnb discontents can be very well benti- RPF is the most alarming and posing a threat fied. not only to the security of the state but to the integrity of the country as a whole. Another argument in support of ULFA is given that it is the State vblence perpetrated There are some other reports whteh are by the para-military forces employed to given to the Burmese Government to indi suppress the Assam movement Some cate howthe things are going on in the North- people say that the failure of the present East. politbal and administrative system to tackle 661 Disa under FUMb 193 AGRAHAYANN 20,1913 (SAKA) Situation in various 662 DBtoriofB^ ki Law Si Order pans of the Country the basic problams of the people and uphold Head of the State or for the Prime the tottering social order is also a factor. Minister or the Home Minister to pay These are the messages of ULFA at different visits to such geographically isolated times. There are some suggestions to tackle areas of our country to assess the the insurgency problem. prevailing situatbn on their own. This will also instill the lost confklence of (1) The Government should be able to the people living over there. After all, isolate the ULFA like elements. For itisthecrisisofconfklence which has this, the Govemment must take the worked as a fuel for this artificially politbal leaders, sock>-cultural organi- created fire in the Northeast. satk>ns, intellectuals, writers, educa tionists into confidence before taking (8) h is altogether necessary to Hit on the any major decisk>n regarding such roots of the insurgency outside the problems. Indian borders. RAW and other such intelligence agencies must monitor (2) An Apex Body to analyse, monitor the movement of vulnerable persons, and to implement the decisions re especially those who are working in garding insurgency be constituted with so-called ‘Hgman Rights organisa experts from different fields. tions. Ck)se watch must be kept at Geneva, London and New York where (3) People living in Assam or other bor such bodies generally have their der areas must feet that the Central consultations. Govemment is concerned about the overall socio-economic and industrial (9) Amnestry intemational, a London development of the area. Simply based human rights organisation be appointing committees or commis kept out of the trouble areas of our sions will not serve the purpose. country. (4) Border must be well guarded and .(10) Workof Voluntary Organisatbn work sealed, if necessary to check further ing in the remote tribal areas situated infiltration of people, arms and drugs in the borders of our country, be as well. encouraged fully with whatever as sistance they need to increase their (5) A serious review should be made network.