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10/12/2004: "Sunday July 6 2003 Elections in Arunachal Phradesh"

A Naga International Support Center, Nisc,
A human rights organization

Press Release

Amsterdam, Sunday July 6 2003

In the interest of the Naga right to self determination Nisc deplores the statement by chief minister of Arunachal Phradesh, the honourable Mr. Mithi, in which he says that there are no Nagas living in Arunachal Phradesh.

Mithi himself connected o Nscn-K soldiers in areas like Tirap and Changlang, see the connection between lt. col. Chipu below, shows that his government is no government of the people but of vested interests.
In his bid to try and gain control over Naga areas through Operation Hurricane he recently ordered the police to move all out against the Nscn-IM, but was not supported by the Government of India, see a report below.

1 - Thus Nisc praises the Government of India for its stand in this and expects it to move against unjust practices like the persecution of Naga politicians in the state as well as the persecution of Christians.

Nisc in its former statement on possible reconciliation through the Naga Hoho would like stress that it did not mean to proclaim this apex body as the sole legal bearer of a kind of Nagalim but under the constitution of India.
According to reports the Government of India proposes the Naga Hoho to get statutory status and exclusive funding directly from the Center. It will have legal power to function like a de-facto Nagalim or Greater Nagaland but without affecting the boundaries of any of the north-eastern States.
2 - Does the Government of India not know that the Naga Hoho is a Naga traditional organization and consequently cannot be part of Indian political structure?

Is the Government of India repeating is mistakes of the past by creating another body answerable to the Indian policies and bound by its Constitution?
Does the Government of India want to supersede its first political mistake, the creation of Nagaland State, with another statutory body?

3 - Nisc calls on the wisdom of the Government of India to listen to both listen to the Naga peoples advocating their quest for self determination and to stop meddling in their internal affairs. Even though divide and rule has made Nagas less united, all are one in their desire to determine their own future.

4 - Nisc thus calls on the Government of India to invest in an honourable settlement, not in a settlement that will primarily satisfy the Government of India and a few of its Naga followers.

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Connection between lt. Col. Chipu and Chief Minister Mithi

During 1990-1996, Chipu was actively involved in Timber business in Tirap district. The money he looted from Timber business was used for NSCN (K) army.

It all started with the first open meeting with NSCN (K) at Zadua village of Tirap District. All the local leaders along with the elected representative were directed to positively attend this meeting without fail. Chipu chaired the meeting. Mithi Govt. is then a NSCN (K) made govt
The toppling game of Mithi started with his visit to Khonsa on 6th Dec 1998 prior to the 8th meeting of Zadua. He met the NSCN (K) leadership at Mr. T.L Rajkumar Khonsa house on 6th evening and 7th morning of Dec’1998.
In addition to 2% from government servants, Mithi has always donated in lacs from time to time in lieu of his favour for toppling Apang Government.

Operation Hurricane
Govt. in commanding position: Sanjoy

ITANAGAR, June 30: Arunachal Pradesh government is fully geared for the Operation Hurricane and is in a commanding position, said state Education Minister and government spokesman Takam Sanjoy here today.
However, Sanjoy was palpably critical of the Centre which, according to him, was playing a risky game with the situation in the insurgency infected area of the state. The state's repeated requests for deployment of' security forces in Tirap-Changlang was failing in the deaf car of the Centre, observed Sanjoy and added, the Centre was helping proliferation of insurgency in the state.
Reacting to a media report that Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani had ordered an intelligence enquiry to the recent stories of the involvement of some of the Arunachal Pradesh ministers and MLAs with the NSCN, Sanjoy, while welcoming the Centre's move, said, enquiries should also be there to find out the role of the Centre's ,negotiators' and the Nagaland government with the insurgents without just 'singling out' Arunachal Pradesh.
Commenting on the recent hype on Indo-China relation, Sanjoy found, the Centre was doing a 'great mistake' if it had thought that snow peaked mountains would deter the Chinese from pursuing their designs. "They are building roads along the border and we are happy with the natural barriers". Remarked Sanjoy without trying to conceal his sarcasm.

(The Arunachal Times, published from Itanagar)