IMPHAL, September 9: The State government has kept its doors open wide for discussion and is ready to make any correction if necessary on the recently passed three bills after proper dialogue and discussion deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam said today.
Speaking at the inaugural of a morning Manipuri daily `Echel Express`™ at Hatta Minuthong, Gaikhangam said there was no objection during the passing of the three bills in the State Assembly and the bills were passed in unison.
None of the Opposition MLAs raised any opposition during the passing of the bills he observed.
Even the four NPF MLAs didn`™t raised any opposition he said.
There is room for any of the members of the House to put forth their opposition to any bill he continued.
He said the UNC had earlier stated that it neither supports nor opposes the bills, while the NPF president Awangbou Newmai had stated that the ILPS was due and they support the bills.
Now the NPF has taken a U-turn and termed the bills as anti-tribals he added.
He further urged all not to mislead the innocent people in the wrong direction.
Tension rose only after the passing of the Bills which is unfortunate he said and observed it was due to communication gap and misunderstanding among ourselves.
The tension could be controlled once the desired corrections are made after it is brought to the negotiation table he continued.
The government is inviting all communities to come to the negotiating table so that the contentious issues are iron out he said.
However, till date there has been response from any community he added. Problems can be solved through negotiation alone he continued.
Manipur can never be perfect without any of the communities residing together be it the Meitei pangals, the Meities or the Nagas or the Kukis he said.
It is only the unity of the communities that is called Manipur he added. He further appealed to all stakeholders to help in bringing solution to the issue.