Tuensang, May 30 (MExN): The Sovereign Republic of Freeland (SRF) today stated it is purely a non-violent public organization with no taxation or terrorism and does not stand against any organization, NGO, race, caste, creed, and religion etc.
In a press release issued by its Speaker, Mosha Chang, SRF resolved to maintain peaceful co-existence within the jurisdiction of Freeland area in particular and the rest of the state of India in general.
“Freeland are ancient times Sovereign Republic Village state,” stated the press release. Every village under the jurisdiction of Freeland Tuensang, it said, has a unique administration and local-self-government set up.
“Freeland people were not dominated or control by any governing bodies even during the period of British rule in India and expansion of their territory in the Naga Hills. As such, the then British Commissioner A.W David declared Tuensang as ‘Sovereign Republic of Freeland’ in 1922 and also declared separate map of Freeland Tuensang from Dikhu River to Chindwin River in 1926 by Advard Kait,” it said.
SRF further mentioned that after India attained her Independence, the Prime Minister of India Pandit Jawaharlal Nerhu declared “Sovereign Republic of Freeland Tuensang in 1954”. Hence, the nomenclature ‘Sovereign Republic of Freeland’ was “used and moved by the public of Freeland for restoration of unique History which British government had agreement to the government of India for the people of Freeland Tuensang during British departure from Indian soil,” the release added.
