Dimapur, December 19 (MExN): The Tangkhul Naga Long (TNL) has noted the kidnapping of three persons, one YS Sailem, a NG Pamshangphi and one driver by the NSCN (K) from Thaibu Basti, Dimapur on December 18. TNL has expressed shock and stated in a note issued by its president that “at a time when Nagas are trying to participate in the reconciliation process and praying for its achievement, such acts of people is very cruel.” TNL has requested those responsible to release the three on humanitarian grounds.
Likewise, the Tangkhul Katamnao Saklong (TKS) expressed shock to learn of the detention of the two women and their driver. The union expressed opinion that in any case detention of women is not in the culture of Naga society and that women in the Naga society are bestowed the highest honour and this value must be respected and followed by all Nagas.
The note received here stated, that while ‘pursuing in all honesty along with our apex body NSF and all federating units for reconciliation among our Naga family, the TKS had travelled and have met all responsible Naga leaders’. The union expressed belief that every Naga had an equal responsibility for the growth of the society with the common vision.
Therefore, “with all sincerity”, the TKS members appeal to those responsible to release the detained women unharmed immediately in respecting the clarion call of all Nagas for true reconciliation within the Naga family.
Meanwhile, the Tangkhul Shanao Long issued another note conveying shock at the kidnapping and detention ‘at a juncture, when all the Nagas irrespective of tribes, churches, social organization, women and students are striving to achieve true reconciliation to end all forms of internal violence, hatred and divisions and seriously working and praying for the hard-earned political talks and for genuine reconciliation’.
“We strongly believe that in any situation the detention of women for whatever may be the reason is not the spirit of Naga society, culturally, socially and ethically” stated the note. There could be other options to deal with matters than detention. The note from the Tangkhul Shanao Long also stated that in the Naga society, the sanctity of womanhood is given highest respect . On this, the organization has appealed to those responsible to release the persons unharmed, immediately. As a nation, Nagas must learn to have the will to address their differences through democratic means, it stated. In the true spirit of reconciliation, it stated, the Tangkhul Shanao Long appealed to all Nagas to pray and work for the opportunity to pave the way for healing and reconciliation to take place among the Naga people.
NSCN (IM) allege women leader “arrested” by rival
Dimapur, December 19 (MExN): The NSCN-IM has informed about what it termed as “spate of arrest taking place in Dimapur”. A press note issued by its MIP informed that the chairman of the Nationalist Socialist Woman Organization of Nagalim (NSWON) one Salem, along with her ‘staff’ Pamshangphi and one “sgt.” Wungcharin were arrested by the ‘K-group’ at around 3 pm December18, in Dimapur. The MIP further informed that earlier one Imcha Longkhumer “joint secretary, secretary in-charge MIP” and one Hotovi, a tatar, were also “arrested” by the same group on 16th December, in Dimapur and that their whereabouts are not known.
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