Thepfulhouvi Solo
Having had a thoroughly satisfying Government Service for more than 3 decades and with an assurance of full-Pension, I felt I should bid Good Bye to my job before my age of Superannuation. And getting hold of the freedom of the whole daylight hours in whatever manner I can spend; one day while returning from Chiedema to Kohima, I gave a lift in my Car to a known fellow Villager from Kohima.
I knew he worked in some sort of a Government job in an Office but not seeing him for a long time, I enquired whether he has finished his Service or not and on hearing he has, I again enquired whether he has finished the Herculean task of undergoing the processes of finalizing his Pension. He said:
“Oh, yes. You see, the Government is very foolish: ‘when I entered the Service as an Office Chawkidar, I got Rs. 300/ per month as Pay, but now I get Rs.5000/ Pension, many times the Pay of when I entered Service some thirty years ago: how foolish the Government is!’, he said.“Yes, I also get a lot of Pension, I often feel a little uneasy to take so much without doing any work, but I am always happy when I receive my Pension”, I said.
“Government is very foolish, you see”, he said.
Indeed, the Government is very generous but Government can also be very dangerous to a Society when it employs THREATS and INTIMIDATIONS to maintain its supposed Social Order. Or buying people’s consent with financial Incentive and bring people to toeing the Government’s misadvised agenda. This largesse is sophisticated means to silence dissent. This would ultimately bring disruptive Disorder in the Society. They are no better than Threats and Intimidations.
A billionaire ran away from his country to the UK for fear of his life from the Authority with whom he dissented; sadly he was found mysteriously poisoned with a very rare element Polonium one day after he fled his country. Some Pop Singers in the same Country were jailed for singing songs unfavorable of the Authority.
Nagaland is still a novice in these things, we must keep Nagaland away from these Evils. The Freedom of Opinion is one of the greatest incentives to usher a Society to Peace, Prosperity and Happiness.
The Rongmei community from Manipur has no right to insist on the overwhelming majority of the State in Nagaland to idolize Gaidinliu of Manipur in Kohima; it is abhorrent to the Nagas of Nagaland?
The Angamis want to say loud and clear Gaidinliu’s Memorial is not welcome in Kohima. The Angami do not feel ashamed to say: ‘This is the way we feel’. Those who do not like this may go to other places where it is welcome. Every lawful person is welcome in Nagaland, but we want to preserve the Naga character of the State for Nagas. This is our Freedom in our State.
Here and there, the Write-up of the Media Cell of the Zeliangrong Baudi, Nagaland, of 9 Sept 2015 (Ngaland Post), contains threats and intimidations :(“The Zeliangrong Baudi Nagaland is keeping a vigilant watch on those who are reflecting many misgivings reports and malicious information through Media with dubious intent to instigate and provoke the general public. Such misgiven Leaders even among some few Zeliangrong who are playing to the tune of some unscrupulous individuals are warned and shall be dealt with as per the law of the land”). The Media Cell has even mentioned the name of the Person and the name of a particular Tribe. Threats and Intimidations will never usher Social Order in Nagaland.
We will never accept threats and intimidations in our land.
