Mao body states stand on Dziikou row
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, April 25 2022:
Mao Youth Organisation (MYO) has urged Tenyimi People's Organisation (TPO) to prevail upon the parties concerned so as to desist from going to the press/media which will vitiate relationships among the Tenyimi brethren by telling the public with only one-sided versions.
This may also trigger a parallel trial on media which will disturb the arbitration process, the MYO cautioned in an open letter addressed to TPO president.
MYO expressed remorse over issuance of press statements by contending parties on dispute over Kazing/Koziiri/Kezoltsa and Dziko/Dziikou in spite of TPO's standing instruction/resolution prohibiting the same and latest being Southern Angami People's Organisation/Southern Angami Youth Organisation (SAYO)'s statement issued on April 24, it mentioned.
The MYO letter signed jointly by its president S Kajichew and general secretary D Loli said that Mao Council is one of the signatories to the Arbitration Undertaking of 2017.The stricture on issuing statement over the land dispute was decided with a view to avoid paper wars Within the Tenyimi family and to ensure congenial conditions for smooth settlement of the dispute under Tenyimi customary laws and traditional practices, for which TPO has instituted a Board of Arbitrators (BOA) .
All the three contending parties have submitted their position papers, counters to the position papers, additional information, counters to additional information and maps, and held visits and aerial surveys over the dispute areas have been undertaken in the course of the arbitration underway.
The merits of the case are to be drawn from the case materials that are now in the custody of TPO/BOA, the open letter mentioned.