Newmai News Network
Guwahati | July 26
A leader of the NSCN (K) today said they will not compromise on anything short of Naga sovereignty. Kughalu Mulatonu, “emissary to the collective leadership” of the NSCN (K) said “India has a 4500 years history of civilization to solve the problem. If India fails, people won’t appreciate its democracy and civilization.” He asserted that the NSCN (K) would sit for peace parleys with the Centre only after the “Muivah problem is solved”.
On links to the Chinese, Mulatonu said “Chinese people” often come and visit NSCN (K) camps in Myanmar to hold meetings with their leaders. “They (Chinese people) openly come to India via Delhi carrying passport and meet Mr. Khaplang,” Mulatonu said. “In fact, the Government of India gets to know of such meetings well before the Chinese arrive in India,” he claimed. The last of such meetings took place in 2009, Mulatonu said but refused to divulge further details.
Security agencies say China is mainly responsible for the proliferation of small arms in the Northeast but when asked, they expressed ignorance of such meetings. Also, the NSCN (K) has said New Delhi should not blunder by viewing the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) as a “weak force”. “The ULFA with cadre strength of 7000 is still a force to reckon with,” NSCN (K) leader Kughalu Mulatonu said while talking to media. His assertion came amidst the Centre’s bid to resume peace talks with jailed leaders of ULFA..
Mulatonu said peace talks without the participation of ULFA military chief Paresh Barua would be a “non-issue”. “It would have been good for India if it had initiated talks with the B company of ULFA’s 28th battalion,” Mulatonu said. The “B company of the 28th battalion” has been the most potent force of the ULFA over the years. “With resources to generate from like tea estates, industries, oil etc, the ULFA can’t be a weak force,” the NSCN (K) leader said.
