Dimapur, April 28 (MExN): The Naga Indigenous Peoples Alliance (NIPA) today “fervently” appealed to all concerned for maintaining active peace and harmony in the region.
The appeal came in the light of a recent incident at Kashung Bungdung and Hongbei villages under Kasom subdivision in Manipur.
NIPA in a press release from its Convenor, YL Ramgui also termed the aforesaid incident as “irrational and inhuman aggression” of the Unified Command (26 Assam Rifles and Manipur police) at a critical time of national lockdown due to COVID-19 global crisis.
The Naga women-folks have personified the expression “Avaram” (motherland) in their fearless defense, it said.
This pre-emptive action of the women folk for maintaining peace and tranquillity, public health and safety of the indigenous inhabitants is purely in compliance of the COVID-19 national lock-down, it added.
The sincere effort of the mothers to safeguard peace, public health and safety of the area, NIPA said, conveys a clear message of support to the global ceasefire appeal made on April 23 by the Secretary General, United Nations to “all the nation-states and non-state parties involved in war or conflict or under ceasefire around the world as to collectively fight the pandemic.”
Meanwhile, it further noted that time and again, the unwanted Indian military activities over the peaceful land of the Nagas, especially the Naga regions in the present state of Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh in the pretext of non-coverage of Indo-Naga ceasefire “are a clear case of misconception of law and facts on the part of India.”
In this regard, it further appealed for avoiding “such unruly military exercise in the future which may be prejudicial to public health, peace and security.”
