Memorandum submitted to UN, PM, Nagaland Governor and CM, no panic yet
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, Aug 20:
Faced with the quit notice served by the Khaplang faction of the NSCN on the Tangkhuls of Manipur to pack and leave Nagaland, a public meeting was convened at Dimapur wherein it was resolved that no one will cow down to the diktats and leave Nagaland.
Disclosing this to The Sangai Express on being contacted today, the president of the Tangkhul Naga Long, Stephen Angkang said that the meeting was held at Dimapur to discuss the threat perception and all those present decided not to leave their homesteads and flee to Manipur.
Till date there is no report of any Tangkhul leaving Nagaland, he said and added that the Tangkhul Naga Long will soon convene an emergency meeting.
The date of the emergency meeting will be announced tomorrow, he added.
The decision to convene the emergency meeting was adopted during a meeting of the Tangkhul Naga Long held at the Tangkhul Theological Association Hall yesterday, he said.
The matter has not been taken lightly, said Stephen Angkang and added that memoranda have been submitted to the UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, the Prime Minister of India, the Governor and Chief Minister of Nagaland.
The memoranda made it clear that isolating a particular tribe tantamounts to victimising a particular community.
The memoranda also categorically stated that issuing such quit notice is not desirable and in the interest of the Naga people and violates human rights, added the TNL president.
Stephen Angkang further said that Delhi should be aware of the sensitivity of the issue at hand and if anything goes wrong, then it would be taken as the failure of the State to uphold the rule of law.
The Centre should take note of this, he added.
President of the Naga People's Organisation, Dili Mao on being contacted said that the matter is yet to be discussed thoroughly but added that it would be discussed soon.
When The Sangai Express contacted the SP of Kohima police on the security measures being taken up in view of the quit notice served on the Tangkhuls, the police officer replied that all possible measures have been taken up.
�We are taking up steps at the highest level and till date no Tangkhuls have fled Kohima,� added the police officer.
The SP however declined to comment on the number of Tangkhul people settled at Kohima for security reasons.
The SP of Dimapur police on being contacted however said that no special security arrangements have been taken up as no such quit notice has been served in the district.
The police officer however added that security cover will be provided if it is sought.
The quit notice was served in the Sumi, Chakesang, Konyak, Angami, Lotha, Sangtam, Ao and Tisary regions by the NSCN (K).
A police officer from Ukhrul police informed The Sangai Express that so far they have not received any information of any mass exodus of Tangkhuls from Nagaland.
�At the moment there is no panic situation at Ukhrul district yet,� added the police officer.