MON, FEB 4 (MExN): The Khaplang faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) has today refused to turn down the final ‘Quit Notice’ served to the Tangkhul community, beginning February 5, 2007 and said “We will stand firm to the notice issued to the Tangkhul communities.”
The top NSCN (K) officials said this, while responding to the 7-member team of the Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC), who were presently at the outfits Ceasefire Monitoring Cell located at Mon town, for requesting to revoke the notice issued by the outfit to the Tangkhul communities and for considering reconciliation among the different outfit of Nagaland. The NBCC team was headed by Rev. Kari Longchar, Peace Director.
The leaders of the NSCN-K said that the main cause for their refusal was that the increased bloodshed and factional killings within the Naga family took place only after the entry of the Tangkhuls and added “Moreover, till date the Tangkhuls has never regretted for the loss of many innocent lives in the strive for Naga independence.”
The leaders also alleged that it was only under the direction of Tangkhul leaders that all the ‘assassination’ of Naga leaders took place. “As many as 70 Naga leaders of the rank of Kilonser and General were murdered by the Tangkhuls.”
The top officials of the outfit has also expressed that they have no intention to kill any innocent public or leaders. However, they were of the view that as long as the Tangkhuls stays in Nagaland there can hardly be any room for peace. “There can be unification among even the cadres of I-K organization and the cadres of any other Naga groups, but no Tangkhuls will be entertained in the process.”
The NSCN (K) further added that since the organization has no intention to see the innocent brothers shedding their blood, asked all the Tangkhuls to leave Nagaland and go back to their own home town (Ukhrul) safe and sound. “The NSCN (K) wants the Naga brothers and sisters to enjoy peace, tranquility and security”, they added.
