Dimapur, Nov 16 (MExN): The NSCN-K has cautioned the Chang people, particularly the CKS (tribal Hoho of the Changs) against ‘selling out their political rights in the interest of short-term benefits and in the name of land disputes’ The NSCN-K also served a “last warning” against “Nagas who married Tangkhul women” and asked to be ‘careful’ not to “obtain self-inflicted punishments”.
“The NSCN/GPRN once more reminds the Chang people particularly the officials of CKS (Chang tribal Hoho) of the political rights of Eastern Nagas living in the four districts of East Nagaland. The CKS should not try to sell out their political rights in the interest of their short-term benefits and in the name of some land disputes. The NSCN/GPRN is fully aware of the destructive and self-isolation politics of CKS leaders” an MIP release stated.
According to the release, CKS leaders are ‘abusing, harassing and intimidating’ some persons joining the NSCN-K and to this stated that the leaders should first “surmise” the position of the Chang tribal areas and then “locate themselves who they are and where is their habitat”. The Chang area has no boundary with Assam, neither Burma or with “any outside world” which means Chang people have no access to “any outside people”, the NSCN-K stated adding that the area is “tightly surrounded by other Naga tribes and in time of adversity, Chang people living comfortably at Kohima and Dimapur will not be able to rescue them”. The release further stated that many Changs have understanding of their positions and have inclination to work with neighboring Naga tribes but some CKS leaders are “hell-bent” to be under the “Tangkhul invaders from Manipur”. In this regard the NSCN-K appealed to the “sensitive Chang people to think wisely in their own interest as well as in the interest of the Naga people and their land in general”.
CKS leaders were warned not to push things further ‘in their efforts to isolate the Chang people from their neighbors and bring self-destructions in their madness and vindictiveness’. While cautioning the Hoho leaders, the NSCN-K also warned Nagas who married Tangkhul women and ‘living and serving in Nagaland’ and for this ‘be careful so as not to obtain self-inflicted punishments’. It made clear that the NSCN-K authorities know by name and details Tangkhul women married to Naga husbands. It stated that they are working with the NSCN-IM in transporting its cadres, arms and ammunitions as well as intelligence networking. “This will be last warning and GPRN will not hesitate to take any action against these traitors” it added.
