Kohima, May 23 : The Isak-Muivah faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagalim today said security forces were testing its nerves by raiding its hideouts.
The outfit said security personnel, particularly the Assam Rifles, were going overboard provoking it by raiding and arresting NSCN (I-M) cadres from different parts of Naga-inhabited areas.
It asked the Centre not to provoke them stating that security forces were vitiating the peaceful situation in the state.
“The Government of India vociferously calls for early amicable solution of the vexed Indo-Naga political problem and then unleashes a reign of terror on the Nagas, particularly the NSCN (I-M) cadres,” a note from the ministry of information and publicity of the outfit said.
It said the sincerity of the NSCN (I-M) towards peace between the “two entities” should not be taken as a weakness and the Centre must not provoke it to expose all the “evils of India” before the world.
The note said the outfit never creates any troubles in the areas inhabited by “other” people but was only defending its homeland and would continue to do so till the last drop of Naga blood. It said on May 19, jawans of the 16 Assam Rifles raided the private residence of deputy kilonser of the outfit, K.K. Angami, at Chedema village near Kohima and “stole” some documents, ammunition and around Rs 5 lakh cash. The outfit said two “innocent” youths were also arrested during the raid.
According to the NSCN (I-M), on May 20, Assam Rifles jawans raided the houses of some NSCN (I-M) functionaries in Manipur’s Senapati district and stole documents, Rs 1 lakh cash, computers and a laptop. Five NSCN (I-M) cadres were also arrested but the residents did not allow the Assam Rifles jawans to take them away to Imphal, the statement said.
The Assam Rifles also allegedly took away two AK-series guns, one carbine and two 9mm pistols along with magazines and live bullets from the outfit’s Maram Thangal regional office.
The note said jawans of the 41 Assam Rifles were creating trouble and harassing its cadres in Wokha. “In most of the Naga-inhabited areas, the Indian armed forces, especially the Assam Rifles, are continuously committing provocative acts and causing damage to lives and property of the cadres. These actions are banned by the ceasefire between the Government of India and the NSCN,” the statement said.
Questioning whether the Centre and the armed forces realise and respect their commitments in the ceasefire ag-reement, the statement said, “Ceasefire is ceasefire. Don’t make any excuse or pretext.”
The NSCN (I-M) note said the determination and commitment to find a peaceful settlement of the political issue was helping to sustain patience in spite of all kinds of provocation from the Indian side.
It asked the Centre to restrain the armed forces.
Several Naga organisations have condemned the actions of the security forces and asked the government to restrain its forces from provoking the NSCN (I-M).
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