Dimapur, November 7 (MExN): The Mimi Circle Joint Council (MCJC) has strongly denounced the “baseless allegation” labeled by the Lüruri Students’ Union (LSU) on November 7 that pinewoods were being “smuggled” from encroached area of Lüruri.
The LSU had said that one truck loaded with pinewood allegedly'smuggled' by one Züngküm from the “encroached area” of Lüruri was seized and made to unload at Sütsü local ground.
In its rebuttal, the MCJC in a press note through its President Azho Paul and Secretary Kamtsu said that the pinewoods were collected by Züngküm of Mutingkhong Village which fall under the jurisdiction of Mimi and surrounding villages. “So the point of smuggled (sic) and encroachment is irrelevant and does not hold any truth,” it maintained.
The MCJC further claimed that Züngküm sold the pinewood to ‘Maj’ Lapong of Mimi village, thereby transferring the ownership. “An individual does not require the permission on any person or organization to sell the resources that belongs to him,” it added.
In this connection, the council said that the ‘seized’ pinewood kept at Sütsü local ground should be transported immediately in congenial manner. It also called for sorting out the differences by sitting across table for the benefits of both the parties.
