Dimapur, November 13 (MExN): The NSCN (IM) today asserted to be ‘advocating’ the “protection of human rights” and so ‘condemns’ the “act of terrorism of any kind”. Expressing ‘abhorrence’, the outfit claimed it had “have never taken the path of adventurism in terrorism”.
Stating that on October 17, 2003, the outfit committed itself to a total ban on the use of ‘uncontrolled anti-personal mines by signing the Geneva Call Deed of Commitment,’ an MIP note said “killing each other in combat is all a different matter and does not fall within the ambit of committing atrocious acts of terrorist”.
For this, the NSCN (IM) expressed belief that terrorism is an “antithesis of human rights”. The MIP even asserted that Mahatma Gandhi’s philosophy of nationalism impacted the Nagas’ political struggle as the Nagas are “wedded to non-violent means” to achieve their political aspirations.
“The fact that NSCN endured the burden of political discussion with India for more than 10 years is a clear demonstration of NSCN’s faith in solving any political differences with India through negotiation across the table and not going for blood-bath in the battle field,” the MIP asserted.
In recent period some of the “revolutionary groups” in the Northeast have crossed all limit of “revolutionary ethics”, the outfit stated. “Mention may be made of the bomb blasts in Dimapur, Railway Station in 2006, Imphal bomb blast in Ragailung last month and the latest being in Assam’s Guwahati and Kokrajhar. NSCN condemn such act in strongest term,” it stated while expressing condolences or the victims and their families.
“But at the same time any act that involves victimizing innocent people should never be condone with. NSCN never believe in shedding innocent blood through terrorism. This has been our history and we shall stand by it,” it asserted.
