Nagaland Govt asked to control encroachers or face Economic Blockade
Morung Express News
Dimapur | May 11
Morung Express News
Dimapur | May 11
The Coordination Committee for Border Protection, Karbi Anglong (CCBPKA) stated today that it is willing to have a dialogue with Naga civil bodies to resolve the Assam-Nagaland border issue.
Convenor of the CCBPKA, Bidya Sing Teron, said that the Karbi civil society has been asking their Naga counterparts (Naga Hoho, NSF, Naga Council Dimapur etc.) to take an initiative to “talk to the encroachers” as well as the Karbi civil bodies for nearly 3 months now. This initiative, however, has not been taken yet by the Naga civil bodies, it was informed.
“We were left with no other alternatives after waiting for 2-3 months, so we directly appealed to the Government of Nagaland to stop the encroachers, or we will have to impose an economic blockade,” said Teron. Karbi civil bodies, namely the Karbi Students Association, Assom Jatiabadi Yuva Chatra Parishad Karbi Anglong, Karbi Students and Youth Council, Karbi Riso Adarbar, All Assam Gorkha Students Union, Karbi Unemployed Youth Association, United Students Union of Karbi Anglong and Karbi Reawakening Organisation, have come together under the CCBPKA to make the “appeal” to the Government of Nagaland to control the encroachers or face an economic blockade of up to 90 days.
“What else can we, as general public, do to protect our homeland when people are grabbing our land forcefully?” questioned Teron, terming the call for an economic blockade (yet uncharted) a “democratic fight”. “We regret the gun battles and violence—it is not a good sign for the people living in the region and can hamper the relationship between neighbours,” he said, reiterating that “we can still have a dialogue with Naga civil bodies if they are ready.”
