DIMAPUR, MARCH 8 (MExN): The Nagaland Tribes Action Committee (NTAC) and the Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) today served a 7 day ultimatum to the Nagaland State Government to fulfil the demands for action against the officials and personnel “who indulged in abuse of office and power resulting in the incident of indiscriminate police firing at Dimapur and Longleng on January 31.”
In a letter to the Chief Secretary, the NTAC and the JCC informed that the ultimatum starts effective March 8. It further stated that the institution of a Judicial Enquiry against the officers is a valid ground for placing the officers under suspension so as to conduct an impartial enquiry without any influence.
"As you have correctly judged, the demands in reiteration for an impartial judicial inquiry are nothing short but immediate suspension of the following government servants: Former Commissioner of Police, Dimapur; D.C. Longleng; and Police personnel involved in the incident of indiscriminate firing both in Dimapur and Longleng,” the NTAC and JCC said.
Asking the government to take these issues seriously, the two organisations cautioned that failure to fulfil these demands would “leave the people with no alternative but to resort to taking drastic measures.”
