GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF NAGALIM
Ministry of Information and Publicity
PRESS STATEMENT
CHq Hebron, the 6th April, 2021
The Assam Rifles (AR) notoriety for bulldozing any agreed rules is showing its ubiquitous head again. The agreement signed on the 14th June, 2002 between the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN) and Government of India (GoI) on Ceasefire without territorial limit has not been honored in spirit and action. Ironically, this nuisance of the AR to dampen the ceasefire spirit never ends and it has become the eyesore of the Indo-Naga political dialogue.
On the 4th April, 2021, the AR personnel raided the residence of Mr. Lentherie, Kilonser in Dimapur at midnight. Significantly, he is a member of the Cease Fire Monitoring Cell (CFMC). Such a raid is unwarranted and simply put the AR in a bad light for arbitrarily violating the agreed Cease Fire Ground Rules (CFGRs).
The AR claims that raids are carried out under the direction of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), GoI. This simply demeans the office of the Chairman of the Cease Fire Monitoring Group (CFMG) or the CFGRs.
Significantly, NSCN puts on record that it is totally committed to the Indo-Naga ceasefire agreement and the historic Framework Agreement to peacefully co-exist with India as two friendly entities. Therefore, NSCN calls upon the MHA to stop the AR from over indulgence in freewheeling raids against NSCN members. Peaceful atmosphere and political talk cannot be separated.
It is, however, regretted that the critical importance of maintaining cordial relationship between the AR/MHA and NSCN is not respected as demanded by the need to resolve the Indo-Naga political issue at the earliest.
It may be recalled that the AR personnel conducted unwarranted raids in many houses all over Nagalim. It is also surprising that the AR repeatedly raided the same house where nothing incriminating or illegal items were recovered. The AR should not look to NSCN with criminal intent as the zenith of the CFGRs violations is exposed when even the houses of the CFMC members are raided by the AR forces.
MIP, NSCN/GPRN