Imphal, Mar 30 : The Coordination Committee, an umbrella militant group in Manipur, has welcomed the decision of the Khaplang faction of the NSCN to abrogate the ceasefire with the Centre.
"The decision taken by the NSCN (K) under the leadership of S.S. Khaplang to abrogate the 14-year ceasefire with the Centre is a right step," the Coordination Committee, which is known as CorCom, said in a statement issued here today.
The NSCN (K) on Friday announced that Khaplang, after consultation with top functionaries, had decided to abrogate the ceasefire. The outfit signed a truce in 2001 but talks had not yet begun. The ceasefire will expire on April 28.
The CorCom comprises six militant groups - Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup, People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak, People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (Progressive), Kangleipak Communist Party, United National Liberation Front and Revolutionary People's Front.
The group has not been responding to calls for peace talks by the Centre and the Manipur government. However, over 20 other armed groups have responded and signed tripartite ceasefire agreements with the Centre and the state government beginning 2008.
In a statement, CorCom termed the Centre the "common enemy" and said the NSCN (K) statement that no one could distort the freedom of Naga people was welcome. It said the CorCom would support the NSCN (K) struggle.
The first signs of trouble came when NSCN (K) cadres ambushed an army patrol party in Manipur's Tamenglong district on March 21, in which four army personnel sustained injuries. The outfit, however, claimed that two army personnel were killed and some others were wounded in the incident.
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