KOHIMA, DECEMBER 30 (MExN): The Naga Hoho has expressed shock at the attitude of the Government of India for ignoring the voice of the Naga people as a whole by extending the Disturbed Areas Act in Nagaland.
“It is a direct challenge and a message from the Government of India to keep on crushing the inalienable rights of the Nagas. If India is truly a democratic country, then the voice of the people should have been heard. Whereas, on the contrary the dignity and rights of the Naga people is simply not respected neither considered as fellow human beings,” a press release from the Naga Hoho said.
Even after the killings of December 4 and 5, the Naga Hoho lamented that the Government of India “still continues to ignore the pain and cry of the Naga people.” It stated that the extension of AFSPA for another 6 months in Nagaland in the midst of the people protesting against the inhuman act is nothing but an act to “dehumanise the Naga people.”
The Naga Hoho called upon all Naga people across borders to stand in a united voice. “Our identity and our lives cannot be compromised in the hands of the Indian security forces but to stand up for our God given rights. We will decide our destiny but not by the Government of India,” it stated.
