Working Committee (WC) Naga National Political Groups (NNPGs) said it was deeply disturbed at the “unfounded” allegation of Indian intelligence agencies that GPRN/NSCN was procuring arms from Myanmar.
Accusing Indian agencies of having a habit of cooking up stories to destabilise the Indo-Naga peace process, the WC, NNPGs through its media cell suspected that this could be one reason.
WC, NNPGs claimed that Naga people in Myanmar were undergoing untold misery at the hands of Myanmar junta. Since usurping democratically-elected government in February this year, arrests and killings of innocent civilians had risen sharply. Thousands of Nagas fled their homes into Indian side of Naga homeland.
“WC will not seek anyone’s permission when our brothers and sisters are facing acute humanitarian crisis. The first aid, food, clothing and shelter are basic human requirements and we will continue to assist our people,” it said.
WC further went on to state that it will “not allow our brothers and sisters in Burma to die from hunger and disease. Let Indian military agencies invent stories as they wish. We will continue to offer medicines and other basic needs to our people. Humanitarian assistance to our suffering brethren is our only humble activity and our right.”
The committee said it was also seriously viewing the multiple raids conducted by security forces on residences of senior Naga national workers affiliated to various political groups within the committee. It alleged that raids on Ngukato (NSCN/GPRN-Khango/Isak) were conducted four times within a fortnight.
Likewise, pre-dawn raids on the residence of Khekato kilonser (NSCN-R) happened four times in the month of September. Similar raids were happening each day with no rhyme or reason, it alleged.
Pointing out that ceasefire mechanism was in place, the committee asked the security forces to respect and understand the “Agreed Position” between government of India and Naga people, especially at a critical time like the present one in the Naga history.
Further asking security forces not to run amok at this hour, making mockery of the political negotiations and possible solution, WC demanded that Ceasefire Monitoring Groups chairman must share the status of political talks to the military commanders on the ground. This would ensure that the military strategists on the ground were on the same page as the Prime Minister and Union Home minister on the Indo-Naga issue, WC stated.