DIMAPUR, JANUARY 15 (MExN): The GPRN/NSCN today said that “the action of the Sumi Volunteers” on December 28-30, 2013, “was not against the Naga political struggle. It was simply a displeasure shown against a particular group, a remorseless kind, for crossing all limits of tolerance.” It asserted that “The Indo-Naga political struggle will continue until and unless an acceptable solution is arrived at, between Nagas and the Indian Government.”
While stating that “a Naga woman, be it a mother, sister or a daughter should be treated with dignity and respect at all times,” the MIP said that “The ordeal of the helpless victims, the just demand of the Sumi volunteers, the lukewarm response of IM leadership and subsequent killing and injury of volunteers suggests a preconceived mindset and flawed policy at play.”
Noting that “Like the rest of the Nagas, Sumis are staunch nationalists and they will continue to fiercely support the Naga political struggle,” it reiterated that “when their mothers, sisters or daughters are humiliated physically and verbally as on 21st December, the unbearable insult, pain and anger turn into aggressive quest for justice. The negative wisdom displayed by IM leadership in the aftermath in not handing over the culprits despite a written assurance to do so is incomprehensible.”
The MIP also stated that “seldom has any Naga leader at any era of our struggle, given order to open fire at Naga volunteers. This unsavory incident is not related to Indo-Naga Political issue but a serious violation of human rights by the perpetrators and equally by the organization to which they are affiliated to.” The GPRN/NSCN observed, “Whether it was lack of wisdom, arrogance or plain hatred for a tribe, in the end it was not Sumi volunteers but resilient Naga spirit that triumphed.”
