“If the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), government of India, thinks that there is no ceasefire in Arunachal Pradesh, let it be so. NSCN shall waste no time to unbound itself from the shackle of the ceasefire ground rules it believes covers Arunachal Pradesh” says NSCN (I-M).
TFM Desk
National Socialist Council of Nagalim or the NSCN (I-M) is seriously irked by the recent killing of its two cadres in Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh on March 20.
In a release issued by its MIP, the outfit said that it is “not going to take the things lying down. NSCN have had enough in the hands of the Assam Rifles (AR), and it is now time to say enough is enough”.
NSCN (I-M) said that two of its cadres were gunned down “deliberately despite knowing that they are not NSCN-K (YA) members”. Pointing out that thus is something, the outfit cannot forbear any longer, the outfit sought a “decisive answer” from the Government of India on the status of the “Indo-Naga ceasefire” in Arunachal Pradesh.
“Ridiculous enough, on many occasions, the AR has gone too aggressive to get the best of the Cease Fire Ground Rules (CFGRs) to suit its devilish design against NSCN which exercised a gentleman attitude all the way to honor the CFGRs”, said NSCN (I-M).
The outfit said that the Assam Rifles “do not give a hoot when it comes to the CFGRs no matter how abusive it looks from the political perspective which goes into signing the historic Indo-Naga ceasefire in 1997”. “This has been the reckless attitude of the AR for the last twenty (25) years while rubbing the wrong side of NSCN”, rued the outfit.
“NSCN is ready to go for unrestrained fury to give sleepless nights to the AR in Arunachal Pradesh if the mindless attack against NSCN goes on unabated under one pretext or the other”, asserted the NSCN (I-M).
The MIP release stated that Arunachal Pradesh has been on NSCN’s radar for quite sometimes when the Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister and his Deputy Chief Minister entered into a “political conspiracy to erase the ethnic identity of the Nagas in the state”. “NSCN shall leave no stone unturned not to allow any Naga MLAs/Ministers to walk away scot-free on charges of supporting anti-Naga socio-politico stand”, warned the NSCN (I-M).
The outfit asserted that it has not sent its “forces” to Arunachal Pradesh to create nuisance or provoke the “trigger happy AR”. “It is our right to exercise prerogative. It is our right to contribute building peace in our land to fulfill the purpose of signing the ceasefire 25 years ago” said the NSCN (I-M).
“But if the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India, thinks that there is no ceasefire in Arunachal Pradesh, let it be so. NSCN shall waste no time to unbound itself from the shackle of the ceasefire ground rules it believes covers Arunachal Pradesh”, added the outfit.