Source: The Sangai Express
Dimapur, October 06:
The mass protest rally organized by several social organizations and spearheaded by Naga Council, Dimapur today to protest the October 2 twin blasts in Dimapur, served as a perfect platform to the public to ventilate their outrage over Naga disunity and failure on the part of law-enforcement agencies even as the rally decided to observe October 7 as State mourning day.
Condemning the blasts in the strongest of terms, the speakers maintained that the incidents were an eye opener for the Nagas that they should live in absolute unity saying if Nagas were united the perpetrators of the crimes would not have dared to foray into Naga citadel and inflict damages of such magnitude.
Terming the crisis as a wake up call for the Nagas, senior NPMHR leader, Niengolo Krome, appealed to Naga underground factions to cash in on the opportunity arising out of the blasts to prove their commitment to the Nagas instead of indulging in fratricidal killings which, he said, Nagas are fed up of today.
Krome also minced no words in assailing the State Govt for its failure to ensure the safety of the citizens.
Questioning the honesty of politicians, he said the general public today lost confidence in them.
In his speech, Naga Hoho representative Hukhagha alleged the attacks were carried out by external forces to derail the ongoing peace process between GoI and NSCN (IM).
He appealed to the people to work cohesively to weed out acts of such dastardly and subversive nature from the Naga society.
Tiala Sapu, president of Dimapur Naga Women Hoho, in her speech said the incidents were a lesson for the Nagas to work unitedly stating the need of the hour was not to get cowed down rather joining hands to get to the perpetrators so that justice was delivered.
Zhasa Vupru of Chakro Public Organization said in the aftermath of the tragedy Nagas were today faced with the biggest challenge.
Stating that mass killing was never a phenomenon in Naga society, he said it was time people rise to the occasion to stamp out terrorism.
Western Sumi Hoho leader Hokishe Sumi also believed only unity among Nagas could help fight the perpetrators of terrorism from the State.