Dimapur, June 12 (MExN): The NSCN (IM) today condemned the Against Corruption and Unabated Taxation (ACAUT) Nagaland for what it termed as the latter’s “extreme provocation” by way of “mobilising the Naga public” to reject the “absolute sovereign rights of the nationalist government to impose and collect taxation.”
“The repeated challenge posed by the banned ACAUT in the realm of nationalist Government and administration has reached the point of re-examining together with the Naga people as to how could an agent of “divide and kill the Naga nationalist movement” be given space of tolerance and why not befitting actions against them should not be initiated,” stated a press note from the MIP of the NSCN (IM).
It alleged that “taking advantage of the precarious political situation of flourishing factions, the temptation to fish in the troubled water at the service of their master who took pleasure in destabilizing Naga political movement has become too obnoxious to bear.”
The NSCN (IM) reminded that the Naga people in the past stood against the British colonialist, refusing to pay them tax and to the Government of India as well. It also boycotted Indian election as Nagas refused to identify with India and her election system. “Till today, heeding the wishes and aspirations of Naga people and the seriousness of the current Indo-Naga peace talks, all the Naga MLAs irrespective of party affiliations has taken a unanimous decision to step down and pave way for the negotiated settlement to take place when such time comes despite the Oath of allegiance they have taken under the constitution of India. Such crucial statesmanship will go down in the annals of Naga political history as an important chapter,” it added. This, the NSCN (IM) said “inspires and rejuvenates the Naga political struggle and such spirit strengthened the bond of camaraderie and proved that despite the difference in our ways of concern to the core of Naga issue the common objective stays the same.”
It however condemned the “inimical forces prying everywhere shedding crocodile’s tears pretending to sympathise the tax payers have in their heart no genuine sympathy but restlessness to create gap between the nationalist organization and Naga public.” It asked “innocent Nagas who have joined such band” to “reconsider because the sweet laden objective they have articulated are nothing but to bury the glorious struggle and sacrifices of our people...”
It further alleged that the ACAUT Nagaland has “gone to the extent of employing and giving assignment to the VDB of Wokha district remarkably by giving a seven day dateline. Besides they have started giving direction of what to do and what not to do to the Naga public by threatening to use the apparatus of their creator to those failing to comply with their directives.”
“Since when does the Naga public become the subject of this nuisance called ACAUT? How can they flaunt such audacity without any compunction and arrogance in Naga territory?” the NSCN (IM) questioned.
It further asserted that the NSCN (IM) will not allowed “banned organisation to challenge and confront the activities that concern national interest.” “Naga people cannot be fooled around by the catchy name of ‘One government one tax’ without understanding the dynamics involved,” it said.
