Final decision on June 23
Morung Express News
Kohima | June 20
The meeting between the Eastern Nagaland Legislatures’ Union (ENLU) and the Eastern Naga Peoples’ Orgaisation (ENPO) on June 20 regarding the findings and recommendations of the Judicial Inquiry Committee (JIC) on the Tuensang fiasco on May 26 ended without any concrete decision.
The meeting which was held at the official residence of Noke Wangnao, Advisor to Social Welfare department, lasted for two and half hours.
The Cabinet in its meeting on June 19 has entrusted the ENLU to sit with the ENPO to discuss on the findings and recommendations of the JIC report, as told by the chief minister after the meeting at the secretariat yesterday. However, it was learnt that the ENPO has not been briefed on anything- neither on the findings nor the recommendations of the committee.
Speaking to some journalists after the meeting, ENPO President, Kekongchim Yimchunger when enquired on the ‘findings and recommendations of the JIC’ said, “We have no idea about the JIC report findings. It has not been disclosed to us and we have not discussed anything on those aspects.”
When asked on the outcome of today’s meeting, Yimchunger said no decision has been arrived at and asserted that the issue is not between the ENLU and ENPO, but between the government and ENPO. “The matter has to be discussed between the ENPO and the government,” he added.
He also informed that “final decision” will be taken in consultation with all its frontal and tribal organisations’ leaders in its meeting scheduled on June 23, Tuesday at Dimapur.
Health Minister, S Pangnyu Phom who is also the ENLU President said the meeting was inconclusive and added that ENPO has asked for some more time to have a sitting with all its frontal leaders.
“It is a very confidential report which we cannot disclose publicly unless the Cabinet decides so” said Phom when asked on the content of the JIC findings.
Mention maybe made that a three-member Judicial Inquiry Committee (JIC) was constituted by the State Government on May 29 to probe into the May 26 Tuensang fiasco of transporting the returnees to the district.
