Resolves to ensure safety of minorities in Nagaland
KOHIMA, JANUARY 6 (MExN): The Political Affairs Committee (PAC) of the Government of Nagaland has appealed to the public, at this time of unrest, to maintain a peaceful atmosphere by exercising restrain and bringing back fraternal relationships.
In its combined meeting held on Monday at the State Banquet Hall here, the PAC termed the recent incident in Zunheboto between the Sumi public and the NSCN (IM) as “unfortunate” and expressed regret over it. The PAC appealed to the public, particularly the Sumi Community, to “maintain peaceful atmosphere in the interest of the Naga people.” A list of the resolutions adopted by the PAC at the meeting, signed by the co-convenor of the PAC, Dr. Shürhozelie Liezietsu, and the Secretary (Home) to the Government of Nagaland, Wepretso Mero, was made available to the press today.
The PAC appealed to the Naga Nationalist Groups to “refrain from any action that creates civil unrest and also appeal to them to heed to the voice of the people and come together for a final Political settlement.” In that, it also appealed to the Government of India to expedite the negotiation to its “logical conclusions.”
The Committee condemned the barbaric killing of nine persons whose bodies were discovered in Pachaspura area of Dimapur. It appreciated the “prompt action of the State Government in setting up of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) & High Power Enquiry Committee (HPEC) to investigate the killings and appeal to one and all to remain calm and to allow the law enforcing agencies to take actions at the earliest to bring the culprits to book.” It was also resolved that the State Government shall take all “necessary measures to ensure the safety and lives of all communities especially the bonafide minorities living in the State, including the Karbis.”
In the interest of this, the PAC appealed to the Karbis and Rengma brothers to “exercise restrain and desist further escalating the situation and help bring back the age old fraternal relationship.”
