Kohima, May 07: Minister for Urban Development and Higher Education Dr Shurhozelie while criticizing the mindless act of factional killings in the state warned that if the present rate of factional violence continued, the "Nagas cannot survive".

Talking to NEPS here today, the minister said "Even if these two underground factions are allowed to fight each other for 100 years to come, they know they cannot finish one another." So what was the intention behind this kind of fighting amongst them, he asked adding, "The big question is who is behind it".

Replying to opposition Congress' point that factional clashes and killings in the state was law and order, the veteran regionalist reiterated his earlier stand saying that the factional violence among the underground groups was "not law and order." He further elucidated that when such incident took place amongst them, it only created law and order problem.

"I think it is not difficult to understand this," he added.

Asked his comment on the recently launched "Reconciliation Forum," the minister said they had to appreciate and support every move which aimed at bringing "peace in Nagaland".

On Congress' recent decision to constitute committee on "price rise" in the state, Dr Shurhozelie said they (Congress) better go to Delhi and join "BJP and other parties like Left" in their fight against the price rise.

For the state government, they had been bringing everything and also taking up various measures to see things were going normal.

At the same time the business people knew how to carry out their business according to the existing development.

"They cannot sell at lower rate in Nagaland," he pointed out.

On the recent imbroglio between the NUTA and Vice Chancellor of Nagaland University, Dr Shurhozelie recalled how he had to give out a press statement when students resorted to destroying furniture of the University and stopping their classes during Prof GD Sharma's time.

While everybody was free to speak out their rights, the students should not be instigated to destroy University properties and also their classes should to be disturbed.

Because things were always there to see "who is right and who is wrong," he stated.

"When I said this, they (NUTA) attacked me, saying that it was very unfortunate for the minister of Higher and Education who doesn't understand of it," Dr Shurhozelie said adding, "They also said they belonged to a special breed of intellectual".

Stating that there were agencies which could bring justice to this, the minister explained that the topmost priority for them was to "see the welfare of students." They should not play with the career of students--be it NUTA or VC, he asserted.

Reminding that it was not the Nagaland University falling from heaven, Dr Shurhozelie said it was the result of painstaking efforts of many people in Nagaland.

They said they belonged to special breed of intellectual but sometime they should know "what is humility," he said.

"They should not forget human relationship and human elements in their profession".