Peren, October 23 (MExN): The Old Jalukie, Jalukiekam, Beisumpui and Beisumpuikam village councils today clarified that the NSCN (IM) designated Hebron Camp is “not within the jurisdiction of the Ntangki National Park.”
In a joint statement, the Old Jalukie & Jalukiekam Villages and Beisumpui & Beisumpuikam villages as “landowner villages of Hebron Camp and Ntangki National Park” respectively informed that the land for the Hebron was donated by Beisumpui Village, but the Camp is within the jurisdiction of the Old Jalukie Village, the original landowner.
“The boundary between Jalukie and Beisampui is clearly marked by the Mungleu River so there is no room for confusion and misunderstanding,” it added.
The joint statement came against the backdrop of the recent press conference by the Senior Citizens' Association Nagaland (SCAN), which as per the villages, “falsely inferred” that the Hebron Camp was within the jurisdiction of the Ntangki National Park.
The four village councils also rejected the insinuation by the SCAN that “some sort of arrangement is being made to rehabilitate the NSCN (IM) cadres inside Ntangki Forest post Naga Solution.”
‘The fact is that, neither the Government of India nor the landowner village will allow for parting any land within the Ntangki National Park to whomever for whatsoever reasons as the park is nationally recognised and is in existence for the benefit of the whole Nagas,’ the joint statement declared.
It further reminded that the Hebron camp was established during the Chief Ministership of Dr SC Jamir at Forest Colony, in late 1990s, outside the jurisdiction of Ntangki National Park.
When Jamir was the Chief Minister of Nagaland, the resettlement of NSCN (IM) cadres to the present location was finalised, and therefore asking questions to present CM Niehiu or former CMs Dr Shürhozelie Liezietsu or TR Zeliang is “illogical and incomprehensible,” it added.
Further, the resettlement was done outside the park at the then Forest Colony of the Forest Department, which was recently affirmed and validated by the Director of NTangki National Park, it pointed out.
In addition, the four villages also stated that there is an agreement and condition that in the event of NSCN (IM) leaving the camp, the land will be repossessed by Jalukiekam and Jalukie villages, the original landowners, it added.
Accordingly, the joint statement called the claim of “Hebron Camp is within Ntangki Notional Park” as either ignorant ‘misinterpretation or intentional claim’ to deprive the Jallukiekam Village to take back possession of the land.
It may be also a ploy to declare that "part or the land as 'No Man's Land', as was done in the past, by vested individuals to encroached upon the land in the future for their personal interest,” it stated.
For any clarification anyone is most welcome to approach Beisumpui Village Council and Old Jalukie Village Councils, it added.
The four villages also put on record that the correct spelling of the park is "Ntangki" and not "Intangki."
