Kohima bats for truce pact with NSCN (K)
Source: The Sangai Express / Newmai News Network
Dimapur, May 04 2015 :
The Government of Nagaland has urged the Centre to make efforts to convince the NSCN(K) to reconsider their decision to abrogate the ceasefire.
Nagaland Chief Minister TR Zeliang who is in New Delhi met Union Home Minister of State Kiren Rijiju on the development.
The Chief Minister requested the Government of India to insist the NSCN (K) to reconsider their stand and extend the ceasefire agreement between the Government of India and the NSCN (K) as the people of Nagaland want peace.
Killings and acts of violence will not bring solution.
It is only through dialogue and negotiation alone that permanent settlement and peace can be brought about which is the ultimate desire of the people.
Meanwhile, an emergency Cabinet meeting was held today at Kohima.
The meeting chaired by Kiyanilie Peseyie deliberated and discussed on the unfortunate ambush on the Assam Rifles on May 3 at Changlangshu in Nagaland's Mon district and conveyed its anguish over the loss of precious lives.
The Cabinet expressed its deep concern over the incident that took place in spite of its appeal issued earlier to maintain the ceasefire.
The Cabinet emphasized that killings in any manner cannot bring about solution to the prolonged Naga political problem and appealed to all concerned to desist from violence.
Meanwhile, Governor PB Acharya has strongly condemned the brutal killing of eight security personnel in Nagaland.
PB Acharya, who is also the Governor of Assam and Tripura has expressed his deep shock and dismay at the killing of eight security personnel in Mon district of Nagaland on May 3 .
Calling it an act of extreme cowardice, the Governor strongly condemned the incident and said that the innocent soldiers were killed in an ambush when they had gone to fetch water and not in a combat.
He called the departed soldiers martyrs and added that they had lost their lives for the cause of the Motherland.
He also said that violence has no place in a democracy and added that the Government would initiate the strictest action within the provisions of the law.