Dimapur, Feb 28 (MExN): Charging the Nagaland Government of being “so easy” in handling the Nagaland-Assam boundary issue, the NSCN-K advises that the matter be taken to the court and that the British archives in Kolkata and London be consulted for proper assessment. Or, if at all the matter fails, a military showdown with Assam state.
A note from ‘Under Secretary’ Thomas Oving suggests thus: “It may be advisable for the state Government of Nagaland to pursue the case in the courts. If the Nagaland government could not find out competent and favorable advocates in India, it can engage foreign advocates and lawyers also; it should try to procure the necessary documentary evidences from the British archives in Kolkata and London”.
However, for the matter another option can be explored: a military showdown “once and for all”, the NSCN-K states. “The other option is military showdown to decide the case once and for all. Nagaland has only 11 armed police battalions including 3 IRBs whereas Assam has almost 30 battalions of armed police.
But the challenge of the Assam government should be accepted because the Assam government has not been and is not willing to settle the issue through peaceful means with mutual respect and by acknowledging the historical facts” the NSCN-K opined.
It further stated that the talks about demarcation in 1925 was made not by any Ahom Raja neither by Naga chieftains but rather made by the British colonial rulers long before India attained its independence. “It was a demarcation of reserved forests and was never a demarcation of boundary between Assam and Nagaland. Such demarcation was necessitated to keep away the Nagas as well as the Assamese from wanton destruction and exploitation of the forests. This fact should be made loud and clear to both the Assamese and the Indian Government” it added.
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