Morung Express News
Dimapur | February 6
Following today’s tragic incident at Chattisgarh both the Naga Students federation (NSF) and the Naga Peoples’ Movement for Human Rights (NPMHR), while vehemently holding the Nagaland Government responsible for the deaths, have demanded immediate withdrawal of the IRB from Chattisgarh and warned that the organization would react effectively. “The State Government is responsible. They must withdraw the personnel immediately. We objected to the deployment even before they were sent and they should be recalled immediately” a visibly unsettled NSF President Pushika Awomi said in no uncertain terms. “But they happily sent our boys there and now they are dying in the proxy war. The Nagas have nothing to do with the proxy war” he said while questioning the reason why the State Government sent them in the first place. “We will wait and see and we will react” Awomi said.
Dr Lanusashi, NPMHR Convener, while terming the deaths as ‘unfortunate’ said that the incident was no surprise and that the personnel should be withdrawn immediately. “Our boys are being used to suppress others and this is the most unfortunate part (played) by the Government of Nagaland” he said adding that in the guise of mission, Naga soldiers were being sacrificed. “It is a big loss. It is unfortunate” Dr Lanu said. He reminded the Government that there were many fronts where the services of the Naga soldiers could be used productively and not in war missions. “Our boys are being sacrificed. They must be recalled immediately” he demanded.
