Uganda president has said that ‘God has a lot of works, he has the whole world to look after. He cannot just be here in Uganda looking after idiots”. Likewise KVC cannot just waste its time at this crucial period countering irrelevant statements who acquire knowledge only from the classroom.
However, I have been observing relentless attacks on Kohima Village Council by some unsurplus tribal apex body/individuals intentionally misinterpreting KVC press statement, ever since their representation submitted to the hon’ble Chief Minister on the 25th May 2020.
The Kohima Village Council has maintained a steric silence maintaining their stance up till today. As a citizen of Kohima village, I believe that no wrong has been committed by the council in their demand and therefore I have been compelled to put my observation in public domain for better understanding amongst the brothers and sisters living together in this cosmopolitan town.
- KVC is fully aware that all the returnees are not residents of the state capital. Consequently, the concern raised by KVC on the implication of increased risk of spread of the virus to residents of Kohima, clearly indicates and includes all irrespective of tribe or community. It is to be understood that out of the total population of Kohima, Kohima village comprises of hardly 10%. Is this for the safety for our people alone?
- Today many with tribal tone are up against KVC but the worst is yet to come. Very soon our frontline workers will be over burdened not knowing whether to attend returnees quarantine center or to treat Covid-19 patients in the hospital. Under this prevailing situation, a time may come that a doctor may take a decision for whom to live and who to die.
- Be it Medical College, Kohima or any other hospital a patient is not admitted on the basis of colour, tribe or community. Therefore, let us not make a non-issue into an issue. Unlike any other state capital, Kohima is also more developed and advanced than any other district headquarter. So also Delhi the capital of the country is more developed than the rest of the state capitals. Therefore, it’s a blunder to equate state capital with the district headquarter in terms of development.
- Kohima became the state capital of Nagaland neither by demand nor by choice of Kohima village but by virtue of being the British headquarter. To shift or not to shift is not our concern for we live by land and not by state capital.
- Branding us as landlord of the state capital but in fact there are many more landlords than us from other district. Literally speaking there is not even an inch of land which is no-man’s land. Therefore, wherever the state capital maybe, landlords and landowner are bound to exist.
- Do other states in India also quarantine the returnees’/migrant only in their state capital? If so, Kohima cannot be an exception. If at all quarantine is solely to be conducted in Kohima only why setup quarantine center at each district headquarter.
