DIMAPUR, JUNE 10 (MExN): The Against Corruption and Unabated Taxation (ACAUT) Nagaland today condemned the summons allegedly issued to Yikhum Village GBs and VDB members “by the so called Town Commander of Wokha town, NSCN (IM) to its Thungo brigade headquarter.”
A press note from the ACAUT Nagaland media cell said “it is apparent that summon was issued to force the village leaders to hand over their recently released MNREGA fund.” It added that the stand taken by the ACAUT Wokha unit that, “Yikhum leaders cannot be summoned anywhere on the issue of tax/monetary matters and the strict adherence to ‘One Government One Tax’ by the people of Wokha” is once again a “forceful reminder” to the Naga political groups that “no arbitrary power can break the resolve of a people united for a good cause.”
On the issue of 24% tax and any other form of taxation levied by the Naga political groups, the ACAUT Nagaland made it clear to the Naga public that “these contentious issues can be addressed appropriately only if the people in the other districts are willing to come together like the 14 frontal organizations of Wokha district have done to form ACAUT Wokha unit believing in the slogan One Government One Tax.”
It further lent support to the appeal of its Wokha unit to the Nagaland Contractors’ & Suppliers’ Union (NCSU) that the “membership of YN Lotha, so-called Town Commander of Wokha Town, NSCN (IM), and also a government registered contractor, should be struck off from NCSU rolls.”
ACAUT Nagaland further questioned as to how the district administration and the police “can allow such harassments and threats be meted out to the public right under their nose.” It asked the district administration and the Police to immediately take action and not to let people fend for themselves.
