DIMAPUR, JULY 13 (MExN): The NSCN (IM) has termed as misleading, baseless and false, the assertion made by the NSCN (K) that the former was providing security to Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio. “Their accusation does not hold any truth, as there is no reason for the Naga Army to be guarding him (Mr Rio) for he is well by himself”, Joint Secretary MIP Ghukato stated in a press communiqué.
Instead the NSCN (IM) claimed that it was the Khaplang armed cadres who fired on them and not as accused by the latter. The MIP statement pointed out that the unprovoked firing brought to light, the intention of the NSCN (K) to suppress the people’s long cherished peace and to dislodge the efforts for finding a solution to the protracted Indo-Naga political conflict.
“The Khaplang party should come out into the open and bring forth to the Naga people their sacrifices, achievements, initiatives, contributions and support for the realization of the Naga people’s desired objective rather than taking negative approaches guided by their egotism if they are truly struggling for the people”, the MIP stated.
Questioning on whether the NSCN (K) was simply hibernating in slumber and sustaining themselves on taxations, extortions, threats and ism campaigns for the past several decades, the NSCN (IM) pointed out that it would be better to reconcile for the better “or it will ultimately be our own loss”.
“When they (Khaplang) denounced paper war recently, it was thought well and good for their realization of its mistakes as it brings to us nothing but shame. But recourse to illogical and absurd accusations after trying to vitiate the atmosphere brings to fore the ugly side of their manifestations that had been their persistent problem”.
The NSCN (IM) instead suggested that all should rationally assess themselves and take contributive steps instead of destructive policies. “Our respective roles and duties as Nagas should be dispensed by boldly pronouncing what is wrong and what is right, what is the truth and what is an illusion so that the differences could be brought to an end”.
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