GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF NAGALIM
Ministry of Information and Publicity
PRESS RELEASE
21st May 2011
Sincerity is not a weakness
The current activities of the Government of India and its arm forces, mainly through the ever notorious Assam Riffles in Naga areas serious scrutiny. The Government of India vociferously call for early amicable solution of the vexed Indo-Naga political problem on one side and unleash a reign of terror on the Naga, particularly the NSCN cadres on the other. The sincerity or trustworthiness of the NSCN towards peace agreement between the two entities should not be taken as a weakness. Please do not stab the NSCN which represents the Nagas in the peace process from the back. Please for the sake of humanity and the Nagas do not provoke us to expose all the evils of India before the World. From all points of considerations, Nagas are not terrorists. We never do or create any troubles in the areas of other people. We are only defending our own homeland and will continue to defend it till the last drop of Naga blood. Please don’t, don’t and don’t provoke us.
Do the Government of India and its armed forces realize and respect their commitments in the cease-fire agreement with the NSCN?? Cease-fire is cease- fire. Don’t make any excuse or pretext. At present, Nagalim is an Island of peace in the entire Asia continent. Do not vitiate the peaceful atmosphere in our land. Do the Government of India and its armed forces think that Nagas take the fourteen years of Cease – fire and thirteen years of political dialogue too lightly?? No, no, no, the NSCN takes it too seriously. But in our determination and commitment to find an honorable and peaceful settlement of the political issue we are maintaining sustained patient in spite of all kinds of provocations from the Indian side. Honor your commitment and restraint your armed forces specially the Assam Riffles, the a vowed enemy of the hill people.
On 19th May 2011, 16th Assam Riffles raided the private resident of Deputy Kilonser, K.K. Angami of NSCN at Chedema Village Nagaland during his absence and stolen away some Official documents, some ammunitions and about Rs.5 lacs of money. Two innocent youths who were around were also arrested.
On 20th May, 2011 5th Assam Riffles raided the houses of some NSCN functionaries at Senapati of Manipur and stolen documents, Rs. 1 lac cash money, one set of Computer and one labtop. Besides, 5 (five) NSCN cadres were arrested, but the public specially the womenfolk did not allow the Assam Riffles to take away the cadres to Imphal. The AR also took away two AK Series gun, one Carbine and 2 9mm Pistols along with magazines and live bullets from Maram Thangal Region Office.
In Wokha District the 41 Assam Riffles are creating troubles and giving harassments to the NSCN cadres working there every now and then. Besides, in the most of the Naga areas the Indian armed forces, specially the Assam Riffles are continuously doing provocative acts and causing “loss of lives and properties” to the NSCN cadres which are banned by the Cease-fire between the GoI and the NSCN. The Indian armed agencies are doing all these crimes with the help of the Naga reactionary forces. Stop all these hostilities and provocation acts. If the Assam Riffles are so active and brave, then what are they doing in the Island of peace like Nagalim?? Send them to Chinese and Pakistan borders or send them to Afghanistan or Iraq and let them prove their worth.
Issued by MIP.