DIPHU, JANUARY 6 (MExN): The Rengma Naga Students’ Union, Karbi Anglong has called for a stop to violence with immediate effect. A press note from the RNSU appealed to every individual and organization to work for peace and to tackle such anti social activities. “There should not be any misunderstandings among the Tribes,” it added. The RNSU-KA appreciated the Karbi and Naga social organizations who are actively initiating for peace in this tense and turmoil situation. Extending support for peace and reconciliation meetings in Karbi Anglong, the RNSU-KA hoped for Karbi-Rengma Naga talks, which will bring an amicable solution at the earliest. It strongly condemned the “massacre” of nine persons, whose decomposed bodies were recovered on January 3 and the January 4 Bokajan shooting, which led to the death of one person. It also condemned “murder of the six Rengmas on December 27 and 28 and the burning down of more than hundred Rengma houses and their properties.” The RNSU-KA also expressed their deepest condolences to the bereaved family members and urged the authorities for a high level enquiry and to nab the culprits at all cost and punish them as per the law of the land.
