UNC expresses concern over infighting
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, November 17 2013:
The United Naga Council (UNC) has stated that it is greatly disturbed by the violent exchange among Naga brothers on November 12 at Phailong in Tamenglong district.
The incident has resulted in loss of precious lives and injuries.
Villagers fled the villages in panic as the confronting sides are reported to be gearing up for another showdown.
The atmosphere in the area is vitiated with insecurity, UNC said in a press release.
"We condemn any form of violence because it silences the voice of reason within society and within oneself.
We appeal to the armed groups as we have always done in the past, to allow space for dialogue to come in place so the noble cause that they espouse may be upheld unitedly in spirit of brotherhood", it said.
The UNC also condemned the bomb attack at the office of the Tangkhul Naga Long, in the heart of thickly populated Ukhrul town in the night of November 15 .
Such abominable acts are alien to the culture and social values of the Naga people.
While it is the moral obligation of every Naga to uphold the traditional institution of the people, some mindless forces have once again attacked and insulted the same.
It appealed to all concerned to refrain from violence.