DIMAPUR, AUGust 12 (MExN): Confronted by incessant attacks on its credibility the Naga International Support Center (NISC) has questioned the Naga National Council and the NSCN-Khaplang pointing out that both the two groups have used every opportunity coming their way to discredit the Naga International Support Center as merely being an extension of the NSCN (IM). “Once and for all NISC stresses it is a human rights organization. It is not a branch office of, or an extension of any Naga Organization, but supports the fundamental rights of all Nagas, especially the right to self determination”, an NISC press note stated.
Pointing out the two groups were making accusations based on manipulative thinking, not on fact, the NISC wondered as to what the real motivation behind the attacks is and questioned both organizations, as they claim to represent of the Naga Peoples, on the credibility of their own stand on the following significant points.
On the NNC, the NISC stated that the former in their defense had claimed the Shillong Accord was not valid and that it did not need to be denounced or condemned and “you may be very well right in that”. However while reasoning that the Accord was not valid, the NISC wanted to know from the NNC as to why militias were formed with the purpose of disarming the Naga Forces. “Don’t you think disarming the Naga Army is an act of surrender? NISC queried.
“Why did these militia arrest, threaten to kill or even kill those Naga Army soldiers who refused to comply with the implementation of the Accord, which according to you was not valid?
The NISC also wanted to know why the NNC condoned the arrest of its NNC own members who after returning from China after they heard the news of the Shillong Accord when they did not comply with its implementation? “Can the NNC explain the existence of Peace Camps?”
The NISC therefore pointed out that either there was no Accord which stipulated the Nagas would live under the Constitution of India and so there was no peace or, the NNC did comply with the intent of the Accord, disarmed its army and arrested, threatened to kill those who opposed its decisions, even from those who were part of the organization.
“Does the NNC feel it is not accountable for an Accord on paper, which can indeed be refuted, but is accountable for the implementation of it?”
NISC invited NNC to conclusively show what actually happened in the aftermath of the (on paper) not so valid Shillong Accord. “Who are the responsible leaders, who decided to kill opponents who did not want to surrender and deliver the Nagas to India. How does the NNC motivate its sell out to India?”
Raising issues with the NSCN (K), the NISC stated that in 1988 Khaplang and his force reportedly attacked the camp of NSCN leaders who had come for a meeting with him on accountability of funds and other matters. Many people were killed, the NISC stated. Considering the gravity of this and the published reading of what happened then between the Khaplang and the NSCN of which he was vice president, NISC invited the Khaplang group to furnish their side of the story.
Considering too that Khaplang on a regular basis accused NISC of being a mere extension of the NSCN (IM), NISC questioned the K group on their motivation of what it termed as “the bloody departure from the NSCN”. As Far as NISC knows Khaplang has never shown an account as to what happened there then on what motivation it was done, it stated.
The NISC also asked whether it was true of the allegations on being furnished with weapons and funds from the Assam rifles the K-group is confronted with. “Can the K-group conclusively show it is working for the Nagas? Can the K show conclusively also in what way it differs from the NSCN-IM?”
In order for both the Naga Peoples and the international community to understand, the NISC further asked as what is the purpose of the NSCN-K. “Does it have a policy and objective?”
The NISC reiterated that it stood for and supported the Nagas as a people in their quest to be free and to govern themselves as a nation.
“NISC asks both the NNC and the Khaplang group to clearly state what separates them from the NSCN-IM in vision, objective and in clear cut representation that warrants a disruptive to unity stand? NISC pleads for all to bury the hatchet and come together as one so that a united Nagaland will be able to become the Nation Nagaland”.
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