| Assam violence: CM blames Centre, Opposition |
| Posted on 27-07-2012 | 10:17:49 IST | DY365 Bureau |
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New Delhi: Under fire from all quarters for the continuing violence in his state, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Friday hit back at the Centre, the Opposition and the media, saying that his resignation over the issue was not going to help matters."Media keeps asking me if I am resigning. Will my resigning not create chaos?" he asked, adding, "Like that, administration officers will say they are going to resign. Then security officers will also say they want to resign... This cannot go on... That is not the way."Accusing the media of bias, Gogoi said, "The media should act responsibly. It should not go on repeating the same picture. That will not help."He further attacked the Centre that questioned his slow response on the issue. "If they had the intelligence reports, why did they not act on their own then?" Gogoi asked. He further said, "It is my responsibility to get the normalcy back in the area. Had there been full forces there, the situation could have been controlled, I agree. I did not have sufficient forces. I requested the Centre but they had requirements across the country... So I cannot do anything there... It takes time to make movements..."Gogoi did not spare the Opposition either, saying that the violence flared up in Assam because of the NDA regime. "This situation has flared up because of the NDA regime. They played the politics. I know Advaniji. They are responsible and they keep accusing us. It is not me who is playing votebank politics. I do not need a single vote of the illegal migrants," he said.In a strong signal to the three-time Chief Minister, the Congress on Friday set up a 10-member coordination committee for the state. Some Congress MPs like Rehman Khan openly criticised Gogoi, seeking his replacement.Meanwhile, the toll in Assam's ethnic violence rose to 58 after authorities recovered 14 more bodies in Chirang on Friday.There were no reports of fresh violence, however, with the curfew in the Chirang disrict being relaxed till 4 pm. |
