MLA Ram Muivah attributed the slow progress to frequent highway blockades and counter-blockades along the Imphal-Ukhrul route, which have stifled the movement of essential construction materials like cement and sand.
AESL already has eight centres in the North-East located at Agartala (Tripura), Dimapur (Nagaland), and Guwahati, Kamrup, Nagaon, Silchar, Jorhat and Dibrugarh (Assam).
Elected representatives are not owners of the state. They are trustees of the Constitution. When they watch the Constitution violated and say nothing, they become accessories to the dismantling of the very house they were sent to protect.
The Kuki militants’ intrusion and abortive abduction were an inevitable outcome of the pre-planned search and combing operation carried out by the combined security forces.
The focus remains on ensuring that the investigation into the Leilon Vaiphei killings is completed transparently, that the identity and background of the accused are clarified officially.