Dimapur, September 12 (MExN): The NSCN (IM) has expressed concern over reports of “sporadic misunderstandings” in the border areas between Nagaland and Assam. This, it pointed out was disturbing the age-old cordial relationship between the Ahoms and the Nagas. “The Nagas and the Ahoms had no boundary misunderstanding in the past. We lived in peaceful coexistence with one another”, stated a press note issued through the MIP. While pointing to the historical bonds between the Ahoms and Nagas, the MIP note stated that the “arrival of new settlers in the plain area of Ahom-land gradually created problems over land, one after another” and that the “emergence of newly Indian states further widened the misunderstanding which continues unresolved till today”.
The NSCN (IM) also pointed to the ineffectiveness of both state governments of Assam and Nagaland coupled with the “divisive policy of the Government of India towards this region” lamenting that this has led to “bloody confrontation between the two neighbors in the recent past”. The MIP pointed out that it would be “unwise on the part of the people in the border areas of Assam to settle the issue with Nagas through confrontation” stating that Nagas “believe in peaceful resolution to any issues and cordial coexistence between the neighbours”.
