Imphal: Accused of making a "seditious" and "communal" speech in Manipur, Nagaland Chief Minister TR Zeliang has in turn said it's the government in Imphal that should be charged with sedition and communalism for passing three "anti-tribal" bills.

Reacting sharply to a Manipuri legislator reportedly filing a police complaint against him for calling for "Naga unification" -- taken to imply disintegration of Manipur that is home to a significant Naga population, Zeliang said the three bills the Manipur assembly passed on August 31 last year could very well invite penal provisions against "sedition" and "communalism".