Dimapur, April 28: Even as the factional related violent incidents are rising in Nagaland particularly in Kohima and Dimapur, the NSCN-IM on Monday said that the civil societies should point out the root cause of the present problem in Nagaland.

While putting the formation of the Azheto led NSCN-Unification as the main cause of the present problem, the NSCN-IM said that the civil societies should not feel afraid to point out the root cause of the problem.

The outfit said that while NSCN-IM would appreciate every effort to establish the much sought peaceful environment in Dimapur or Kohima, the civil societies must act with a sense of responsibility and must not be afraid to point out the root cause or the provocative causes in a very perspective manner.

"To feign ignorance or failing to point finger at the right direction is unbecoming of any civil societies that carry the stamp of concern for the Naga's sociopolitical interests," stated the NSCN-IM today.

The NSCN-IM then stated that the off shoot of "rogue elements" is directly linked to the infamous November 23 episode when the then GPRN Kilo-Kilonser (Home Minister) Azheto Chophy ran away from the outfit's Hebron camp to announce his 'version of unification, a copycat of the Collective Leadership's proclamation of unity through reconciliation".

"But found devoid of any legal or moral sanction in keeping with the political exigency to bring unity, it was discarded as a sugar-coated unification call with other sinister program as the hidden agenda," dismissed the NSCN-IM while adding, "And the present provocative style of functioning by this very group who calls for unity leave no room for doubt what exactly is their socio-political standing in the name of unification call.

This is an insult to the Nagas by resorting to hegemonic political brinkmanship".

The NSCN-IM also stated that the responsibility also lies with the state government authorities for not playing the role in accordance with all legal proprieties to differentiate the role of the "rogue elements" and the recognized NSCN-IM organization that is in ceasefire with the government of India; "with the world at large keenly observing the ongoing Indo-Naga political peace talks that is running 11 years".

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