Kuki map unacceptable, asserts NPO
Source: The Sangai Express / Newmai News Network

Senapati, November 29 2012: The Naga People's Organization (NPO) has joined other Naga civil organizations in Manipur in voicing against the Kuki State Demand Committee's (KSDC) projected map.

The apex Naga body of Senapati district has termed the claim of the KSDC as 'unacceptable and fabricated'.

The NPO has asked the Kuki organization to immediately withdraw the map to prevent confusion among the general public.

"Defining and demarcating its boundary without any historical facts is disturbing and provoking.

Moreover, claiming its rights over the land which are within the ownership of the Nagas is all the more resenting and immature on the part of the KSDC.

"Therefore, it is advised that, the KSDC ceases to project all artificial claims for public interest and communal harmony," the NPO advised.

Proposed map of Kuki State

"The Nagas in Senapati district since time immemorial have been defending its ancestral identity, land and resources, and it will continue to do so if asked for", it asserted.

While respecting the genuine aspirations and movement of KSDC for a separate administration, it should be clear to all, that the Nagas will not part an inch of its ancestral land.

Making tall claims without any ownership and historical basis will only hamper the pursue for peaceful co-existence of different communities.

The NPO advised the KSDC to be instead aware of anti-tribal forces within the State Government that seek to jeopardize the peaceful movement for resolving tribal issues in Manipur.

Hitting out at organisations based in the valley, the NPO said that commenting on the Naga and Kuki movements through ethnic lines and past records, such organizations have been instrumental only in inciting communal tension rather than bridging the gap between the difference among the tribals and the State Govt.The NPO endorses the decision of the UNC for Alternative Arrangement through a peaceful parting with the majority community.

It said that harmony among the brothers can be achieved with.

"Moreover, the step-motherly attitude of the State Government towards the tribal movement is obvious and visible by past and recent policies in the form of endorsing the communal voice of the valley based organizations which claims to defend the integrity of the state while the tribals are neglected, discriminated and repressed everyday," the NPO said.