DIMAPUR, APRIL 28 (MExN): The Western Sumi Hoho (WSH) and the Western Sumi Kükami Hoho (WSKH) have asked the Nagaland State Government to settle the Kiyevi-Lamhai boundary issue.
The Western Sumi Hoho (WSH) demanded the immediate attention of the State government on the boundary issue “before it becomes volatile as in the past.” A press release from the WSH media cell alleged that “there is a heavy encroachment going on with sophisticated weapons at the disputed side where the state government ordered to maintain a status quo between the disputed parties.” It claimed that “new encroachments” are taking place despite the deployment of IRB personnel at the site and the State Government’s order dated June 25, 2019.
“The situation has become very tense once again and could explode out anytime,” the WSH said and urged the State Government to intervene “without any bias and settle the issue without delay.”
The Western Sümi Kükami Hoho (WSKH) in connection with the Kiyevi village land encroachment scuffle held an emergency meeting on April 28 and urged the State Government to look into the matter of “land encroachment at Kiyevi village” and resolve the matter at the earliest.
A press release from the WSKH said that failure to do so would lead to the matter being “resolved among the Zeliang and Sümi tribe within our own customary law and the State Government will not be allowed to intervene during such time.”
“While there is no land in Western Sümi areas that is yet to be developed, any individual/group carrying out development works within Western Sümi areas, with the permission of Western Sümi is acceptable but carrying out any development works without the permission attracts conflicts,” the WSKH said.
“Therefore in order to avoid such conflicts among the Naga brothers, the WSKH appeals and informs the particular encroachers' tribal hohos to look into the matter and recall/retrieve those land encroachers,” it appealed.
The emergency meeting was attended by the WSKH executive members; WSKH Advisory Board; Area Chairman/member and WSKH ex Presidents.
