Nagaland Tribes Council (NTC), while condemning the recent daring assault on a Naga family by illegal immigrants in Chumukedima, urged upon the state government to come out with a comprehensive and strategic plan to resolve the issue before it becomes “too overwhelming to handle”.
NTC said booking the culprits alone would not settle the issue on the huge presence of illegal and foreign nationals in the state.
NTC pointed out that the recent attack may be just a “stray incident”, however, spoke volumes of what was going to happen to the sons of the soil anytime in Nagaland.
“The fragility of the local Nagas, the mercantile attitude of the concerned authorities on ground and the lack of political will of people in authority contribute to namesake governance”, NTC said.
Therefore, NTC reminded the government that unless proper mechanism was put in place, the intruders will take advantage of the vulnerable citizens and “lackadaisical and inefficient government” and continue to indulge in nefarious activities at their whims.
Nagaland Tribes Council has also expressed dismay that the assailants of L. Doulo, a Naga prominent entrepreneur in Dimapur, were reportedly allowed to be at large without single of them being booked.
“The lethargy of the district administration and police gives the impression that the state Govt. is abetting much crime in Nagaland”, NTC said.
It therefore, appealed to the state government not to spare such crime mongers.
Pointing out that delay in booking the culprits will encourage anti-people elements to take undue advantage of the gullible citizens, NTC has appealed to the responsible authority to arrest those criminals without further delay.