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09/10/2005: "Book on ''Naga Nationalism'' released by Naga MP"

Book on ''Naga Nationalism'' released by Naga MP: New Kerala
New Delhi: The Shillong Accord signed between the Indian government and Naga leaders during the Emergency in 1975 was not a 'peace accord' as claimed by both the sides but a 'betrayal of aspirations of Naga people that led to the formation of National Socialist Council of Nagaland(NSCN), says a book released here today.
The book,''Let Freedom Ring: Story of Naga Nationalism'' authored by A S Shimray as his doctoral thesis on 'the Naga national movement documents India's response to the NSCN, particularly, the role played by 'intelligence agencies in the name of bringing about peace in the troubled land'.
Edited by Supreme Court lawyer Nandita Haksar, the book traces that intelligence agencies were responsible for the creation of Nagland as a separate state which, 'infact, was an attempt to divide the Naga people in different states. This followed the use of security forces to "crush the movement'.

The book, published by Ashok Bhuti of Delhi-based Promilla Publishers and formally released by Naga MP Mani Charenamei also analysed the relationship between the NSCN and various international orgnaisations including the peace negotiations with the Indian governmentv representatives in India and abroad. The author, Mr Shimray, who is a political scientist and analysed the Naga movement without sacrificing the rigours required of a scholar, died of cancer recently.
NSCN factions clash, two killed Dimapur, September 10, 2005 Hindustan Times
Two National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) cadres were killed in a gun battle with rival NSCN (Khaplang) cadres at Athibung town in Nagaland on Saturday. This is the fifth incident of factional clashes involving the two sides at Athibung since last April. Convenor of Ceasefire Monitoring Cell, 'Brigadier' Phungthing Shimrang of the NSCN-IM confirmed the deaths of the two NSCN (IM) cadres. They were however yet to be identified, he said. Senior NSCN (K) leader Singson meanwhile has claimed that the incident occurred when 40 NSCN (IM) cadres attacked an NSCN (K) group with rocket launchers and other sophisticated weapons. The clash, sources, said lasted for about three hours. According to Singson the Saturday's clash could have been averted if the law-enforcement agencies and the Chairman of Ceasefire Monitoring Cell and Ceasefire Monitoring Board, Lt Gen (retd) RV Kulkarni had intervened. (By arrangement with Newsfile)
Tribal girls make Muay Thai history A STAFF REPORTER The Telegraph
Guwahati, Sept. 9: L. Jandhobi of Manipur and Bandangjungla of Nagaland became the first Indian women to qualify in the international Muay Thai examinations conducted by the Muay Thai Institute in Bangkok. The two took the test recently and came up trumps. Three Thai masters, Chu Deng, Jae Panom, Let, and a Canadian master Kirbi Thib-eault had trained the Indian duo along with other trainees at the Bangkok academy. While Jandhobi has already fought in World Muay Thai meet in Almaty, Kazakstan, in 2003 and won a bronze, Bandangjungla won a bronze in the World Muay Thai Championship in Bangkok in 2004.
Manipur finish third Manipur Muay Thai players stood third in the sixth National Amateur Muay Thai meet held from 26-29 August at Sree Kanteerava Indore stadium in Bangalore with a total medal tally of 16, reports Atom Samarendra from Imphal. Players of the Manipur Amateur Muay Thai Association, led by Md Alauddin Shah as coach and A.K. Mustafa as team manager, arrived yesterday. Chattisgarh emerged as champion with 26 medals while Karnataka won the runners-up title. Manipur bagged eight gold, five silver and three bronze medals.
The gold medallists are: Senior Male - Kh. Momocha (pin weight), Md Sohaj Khan (lightfly weight), S. Suraj (fly weight), Md Badrul (bantam weight), S. Ningtamba (feather weight), Th. Manaoba (light weight). Junior Female - N. Bidyarani Devi (light weight). Children Male - N. Michael Jackson.
The silver medallists are: Senior Male - Ch. Pahari (light fly weight), L. Malemnganba Meitei (bantam weight). Junior Male - Md Basiruddin Shah (cotton weight). Junior female - N. Sarita Devi (paper weight), N. Valentina Devi (light fly weight). The bronze medallists are: L. Sanjoy (senior male fly weight), S. Diana Devi (junior female pin weight) and Ansar Mustafa (children, male).
Nagaland Congress lashes out at Mahajan Morung Express News
Kohima: The Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee has expressed its dismay over what it has termed as ‘the irresponsible and misleading statements’ of Pramod Mahajan, General Secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party during his visit to Dimapur on September 8. "The NPCC understands his total frustration about the sorry state of affairs of the BJP at the National level, which is collapsing like a house of cards," stated a release issued by Taka Masa Ao, MLA and spokesman of the NPCC. Masa has remarked that Mahajan’s allegations against the UPA Government were figments of his imagination. It is nothing but an outburst to gain cheap political mileage and which has totally exposed his ignorance about the ongoing political dialogue, the release further stated. While saying that it was the then Congress Prime Minister Narasimha Rao who had declared for the first time that the Naga political issue was a political problem and it should be approached through human approaches, the spokesperson has said that it was the then Congress Government who had successfully facilitated the two Ceasefire agreements between the GoI and the NSCN (I-M) in 1997 and with the NSCN-K in the year 2000. Reposing its faith on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, the NPCC has stated that it was after the UPA Government had come to power at the Centre that the political dialogue had been upgraded from the bureaucratic level to the political level with the constitution of a Ministerial team to negotiate with the leaders of the NSCN-IM. "If at all, the Peace Process is derailed as stated by Mahajan, the Nagaland public should be informed as to how it was derailed and why," Masa has stated.
On the problem of illegal influx of Bangladeshis, the MLA has questioned Mahajan on why he had not undertaken any steps in solving the problem when he was a Minister at the Union Cabinet.
While stressing on the utilization of the Rs 365 crore peace bonus that the centre had gifted to Nagaland, the NPCC has decried that the White papers tabled by former Nagaland Finance Minister Kewekhape Therie and Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio were not satisfactory as the facts and figures do not tally. The NPCC has further stated during the NDA’s Government’s reign at the Centre there had been numerous atrocities committed against minorities in different parts of the country such as the burning alive of Graham Staines and his sons.
BJP says it is not anti-Christian Nagaland unit adopts resolutions Morung Express News September 9
Dimapur: National General Secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party Pramod Mahajan today asserted that the Party was secular minded and that it had no bias against minorities. Addressing the BJP silver jubilee celebrations at Town Hall, Dimapur today Mahajan said that the dubbing of the BJP as an anti-Christian party in Nagaland was the mischievous propaganda of its enemies. Mahajan said that Congress politicians had maligned the image of the BJP by using religion as a political tool. Donning the role of an astrologer, he said that serious peace talks on the Naga issue would be brought up in the year 2007, months before the general elections. He highlighted on the need of peace and development in Nagaland so as to usher in employment opportunities for the youth of Nagaland. On the recent hike in fuel prices, the BJP leader said that India could not control the rise of fuel prices in the international arena. However, he was of the firm conviction that the tax levied on fuel could be minimised. He informed that the Central government was presently imposing a tax of 65% on fuel prices.
Meanwhile, the Nagaland unit of the BJP, after having deliberations on the political and economic issues pertaining to Nagaland and the North East region adopted some resolutions today. While fully supporting the on going peace process and the dialogue presently taking place between the Government of India and the NSCN, the Nagaland BJP has asked the United Progressive Alliance to expedite the peace process. It has reiterated its demand for early withdrawal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act from the State of Nagaland and the North East region as per the equivocal demand of the people. The Nagaland unit has further called for a stop to atrocities committed on minorities and Christians in the country. While rallying for the cause of Naga integration the Party State Unit has said that it supports ‘any peaceful movement initiated for the Integration of all Nagas.’ The BJP has also appealed to the Congress (I) led UPA government at the Centre to release the funds under the Prime Minister’s Developmental Package so that the ‘developmental Process in the State is not halted and hampered.’
The lighter side of Mahajan Bharatiya Janata Party General Secretary Pramod Mahajan, while engaging in hard talk against the Central government today, gave extensions to the acronym UPA as ‘Ulta Pulta Alliance and Unprincipled Alliance which evoked peals of laughter from the congregation assembled at Town Hall, Dimapur today. He was addressing the crowd which had come together to celebrate the nation wide Silver Jubilee ceremony of the BJP. Referring to the Prime Minister and the National Congress President he remarked that Sonia Gandhi had full authority without responsibility while Manmohan Singh had full responsibility without any authority. Making reference to the Naga shawl which had been gifted to him, he said that the people of Dimapur had presented him with such an accouterment as they did not need such clothing at a hot and humid place. On the seven Naga BJP legislators of Nagaland, Mahajan said that seven was an auspicious number as one BJP legislator could serve the people of Nagaland every day of the week
Integration Rally: Not a rally against any community Morung Express News Senapati: Show cause notices served to the four Naga MLAs of Manipur for joining the Naga Integration Rally at Kohima on August 31 has sent ripples across the Nagas living in Senapati District irrespective of their representatives or not. "As representatives of the Naga people to the state legislature and Lok Sabha ,our MLAs and MPs should be the first to lead us in any movement connected with the aspirations of the Nagas", said a public leader (name withheld on request), "Hence, their joining the rally was a good gesture and we must appreciate them".
Poumai Masou Me in a hand-note signed by its general secretary said, "As representatives of Karong Assembly Constituency where the majority of the voters are Nagas, Henry Paotei’s joining the rally is most welcome and I appreciate him for acknowledging the aspirations of the Naga people and the bold step he undertook."
Referring to the show cause notice served to him by his party, he stated, "Whatever the party’s constitution may bind, it is upto them but people’s representatives must respond to the call of the people." Lolly, a senior student leader wondered what article or clause in the constitution of the political parties based in Manipur has anything to do with the rally and said that the rally was not against any individual or community but a solidarity show for the Naga’s longing to live as one people in one administrative unit. Many people from different aspects of life shared the same view that neither government of Manipur nor the political parties have anything to do with the rally. Isaac Caasi, a church leader said that it is their (MLAs and MPs) duty to join the rally because they represent the Nagas.
TOP DRAW B. Henshet Phom
Looking for solution to the problems in Nagaland Morung Express
Some years back, a prominent scholar from North East India commented that the "state planners of the north eastern states just dance at the drum of the New Delhi". Similarly, some of the social critiques of India also remarked that "in India plans and policies for rural development are framed in Five Stars Hotel". These kind of remarks clearly portray the reality of the social scenario of India, of which we have also become a part.
The above mentioned remarks also make us to understand the fact that we have an irrelevant system of governance. It is not wrong that we are all compelled to jump and dance at others’ tune. No matter how best the policies and programmes our state government would take to the Center, if it is rejected, then it remains rejected. Our politics are forced to be influenced so much by the mainstream politics. Even in social living we are so much influenced by the dominant culture.
It is time that the Nagas realize our true selves. We must start a conscientious living. We must not loss our originality while trying to learn from others. It is observed that Nagas are quick to copy from others, but fail to understand the substance of the matter. We must be conscientious in thought and action.
For example, it is seen that Naga people are very fond of using the dictum, "Forgive and Forget". But we need to have a second thought on this statement. My question is, can we forget things ? Yes, human being may forgive others for the wrong done to us, but can we forget it ? We may try not to think of it, but we cannot forget it. Thus, to me this statement sounds beautiful but not realistic.
Similarly, it is observed that the popular statement of Aristotle; "Man is a social animal" is not an exclusive truth. Because man alone is not a social animal. Man may be called a rational or cultured animal, but apart from man those from animal kingdom and insect world like wolves, elephants, boars, bees, ants etc too live in society.
As such, we cannot keep on harping- Forgive and forget, man is a social animal etc. etc in every social gathering. We must not speak anything just because others are speaking. We must first understand the basic truth or substance of the matter before we adopt it into our parlance.
Now on the more practical issues; Nagas love to speak of Dignity of Labour in many of our youth gathering. Some of us interpret the term as hard working and are seen encouraging our youngsters to take up the job of cobbler, porter (modia), tailor, barber etc. But have we talked about enhancing their wages too ? Here lies the point whether they will take up the job or not. If we do not raise the wage, even if they take up the job, they cannot do it with pride. Hence only when we increase the wage to the job will the Dignity in the Labour arise.
Therefore, we must realize that dignity of labour embraces more than hard working. It also includes selecting the job based on one’s talent, innovating the profession, doing the job with pride and more importantly, getting the right wage for the job.
In some western countries the salary of a carpenter is higher than that of a Lecturer. And the charge a hair cut is equivalent to Rs.1600 of the Indian currency. Many beautiful young people joyfully drive aged people in wheel chairs from old age homes for evening air in the street. They are doing these jobs with dignity and pride, because they are well paid. A look at this kind of system makes us to have a re-look at our own system. Just like the wise decision of the DAN government in passing a bill on money lending, a proper regulation on the payment of salary and wages suited to our own situation need to be passed.
Wealth of our state should be justly distributed. We must not make it the fate of Nagaland to be a state, where few people enjoy maximum from our common wealth, when majority suffers. It is urgently felt that
"Right to Work" must be made a Fundamental right. Government should be made responsible to give employment to our youth, be it in government or private sector. It should be made the right of our young people to demand compensation if the government fails to give them proper employment facility. Because we are all citizens of the same state with equal rights and obligations.
And in the next plane, one problem which everyone talk with great concern in Nagaland is the issue of illegal immigrants. In many of the remote district headquarters and sub-division of Nagaland, 80% of the shops are owned by those immigrants. Consequently, all the money of the local people are drained into the wealth house of the outsiders. And it is observed that their sole motive is to extract maximum profit at the expense of the innocent customers. I see no sense of social concern in many of their attitudes and mentality .
I am of the opinion that even the system of issuing Inner Line Permit (ILP) need standardization. Along with ILP, a kind of work permit with proper professional tax system need to be introduced. If certain percentage of income (professional) tax is levied from their income, then government too get its (our) due share out of their earning in our land. And if they do not agree to abide by the procedure then the ILP must not be issued to them. As such if a proper system is regulated, then the problem of immigration may also be turned into a boon.
One reason why our land is in turmoil is because of the irrelevant system of government imposed upon us. The other reason may be the failure on the part of the Nagas to grasp the crux of the issue. If only we understand the sunbstance of the matter, then the solution to many of our socio-economic or political problems is just within us. And my strong assertion is that whether Nagas live within or without India, Nagas must have a system of government suited to their own life situation. And I believe, India will allow it if they truly love and care for Nagaland.
The problems I have highlighted are not exhaustive, but just a lid opener to our mountains of problems. And the solution I have shared is not final but just a provocation of our thought to lead us to seek the right solution to our problems.

NSCN (IM)-NSCN (K) clash at village near Singda The Imphal Free Press
IMPHAL, Sep 9: A heavy exchange of fire between the NSCN (IM) and NSCN (K) was reported in Irengkhul some 6 km from the Singda under the Sapermaina police station of Senapati district this morning. The villagers had left their homes and were taking refuge in villages nearby Singda area, a report said. The report also said that in the exchange of fire that started at around 4 am this morning and which continued till around 6 am there were some casualties on both sides. However the report could not confirm the casualties. On getting information security personnel have reached the spot, the report said.

Two more ART centres on card Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, September 09: Two more centres for providing free Anti-Retro Viral (ART) drugs to HIV/AIDS infected people under National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) in Manipur are likely to come up soon, one each at Ukhrul and Churachandpur districts. Disclosing this, a reliable from Manipur AIDS Control Society (MACS) informed that efforts are being taken up to set up ART centres at Ukhrul and Churachandpur districts.

With these two more centres problems being faced by the people living with HIV/AIDS might to be solved to some extent, the source said with optimism. The ART drugs is being presently made available to HIV/AIDS infected persons free of cost from the two centres at RIMS Hospital, Lamphelpat and JN Hospital, Porompat. The said drugs prolonged the life span of the patients by improving their immune system. The source informed that out of 1,26,036 blood samples tested in Manipur till date, 20,297 persons have been confirmed of HIV positive as against 31,391 blood samples tested in Nagaland out of which 1903 persons have been infected with the dreaded virus. Although the rate of HIV/AIDS infected cases in Manipur is more than Nagaland, NACO has been providing 500 ART vaccines each to the two neighbouring States, the source complained. Moreover, unlike in Nagaland where the vaccine is being provided free of cost to all the people who would like to avail the facilities, in Manipur the ART facility is given only to those whose CD 4 Count is below 200, the source added. Many HIV/AIDS patients in Manipur are still facing lot of hardships in trying to get the life-saving drugs, the source said, adding that in order to solve this difficulties, efforts are being made to procure more ART drugs from NACO.

AIDS meet ends Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, September 09: The two day workshop on ‘HIV/ AIDS Awareness amongst Media Personnel’ organised jointly by Ashangbam Communication and Manipur State AIDS Control Society concluded at MACS conference hall today. Eight papers on the theme of the meet were presented during the session. The papers included ‘Prevention of Parents to Child HIV Transmission’ by PPTCT State Unicef consultant Dr H Priyokumar, artiste/columnist Narendra Ningombam on ‘traditional Media and AIDS’, Executive Editor of Manipur Mail daily N Ibochouba on ‘The role of Media in Preventing the Spread of HIV: Media’s Campaign in the Changing Scenario of HIV/AIDS’ and DDK Imphal’s Programme Executive Khogendra Akoijam on ‘Role of Electronic Media in the Prevention of HIV/AIDS in Manipur’.

After intense question from delegates and subsequent discussions the workshop entrusted a panel headed by Clinical Psychologist of RIMS M Akshyaykumar to frame recommendations. The discussion session on the workshop papers was held with retired news Editor of AIR Imphal Seram Mangi as the moderator.
Mahajan slams UPA govt for Sonia link Express India Press Trust of India
Posted online: Saturday, September 10, 2005 at 1505 hours IST Updated: Saturday, September 10, 2005
Kohima, September 10: Even as the BJP continued to face one internal crisis after another, Pramod Mahajan chose to ignore these developments and instead attacked the Congress-led UPA government at the Centre. The UPA government came under attack from the senior BJP leader for having a "foreign ideology with a foreigner lady".
Winding up his two-day visit to Nagaland, Mahajan directed his jibes mainly at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress chairperson Sonia Gandhi. He described Manmohan Singh as a perfect example of a man "full of responsibility without authority" and Sonia Gandhi as "full of authority without responsibility".
He made the comments while addressing the inaugural function of the year-long silver jubilee celebration of the Nagaland state unit of the BJP at Dimapur yesterday. Mahajan also termed the Congress and Left alliance as "opportunistic and unholy which posed a grave threat to the country”.
On the influx of illegal Bangladeshis in the state, Mahajan said if stringent measures were not taken, Nagas would become a minority in their own state within ten years. Mahajan congratulated the state BJP for making a considerable impact in the state's political scenario. The BJP has seven MLAs in the 60-member state Assembly. He also paid tributes to BJP leader N C Zeliang.
Three Assam BJP leaders arrested for letter bombs By Indo Asian News Service Guwahati, Sep 10 (IANS) Three Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders in Assam have been arrested on charges of sending explosive-packed letters to newspaper offices, police said Saturday. The trio, including a district unit president, Mrinal Saikia, were sent to five days police remand to ascertain the motive behind sending sealed letters to newspaper houses packed with explosives and fuse wires, a police official said. 'We are interrogating the three and trying to find out their motives,' the official said. According to reports, two language newspaper offices in Jorhat district informed police about receiving the packets from some unidentified people. The packets contained the 'bombs' and leaflets of an unknown organisation - Fighters for Preservation and Protection of Assam.
'We immediately responded and laid a trap and found a group of people with an identical packet stuffed with some detonators trying to hand it over to another newspaper office,' the police official said on telephone from Jorhat. Saikia had unsuccessfully contested as a BJP candidate in the 1999 parliamentary elections. 'The other two arrested are also senior BJP activists,' the police official said. 'The detonators were powerful and could have led to a disaster. We are trying to find out if they had any plans to blow up the offices.' Police also seized a crude bomb from Saikia's vehicle. The leaflets have communal overtones with the so-called Fighters for Preservation and Protection of Assam urging locals to wage a war against illegal Bangladeshis. The BJP state unit had 'temporarily' removed Saikia from the party. The Congress party has demanded a ban on the BJP for trying to create violence and foment communal tension in the state. 'We want a thorough probe into the matter before we make a statement,' a senior BJP leader said.
'ULFA talks offer will not stop army operations' By Syed Zarir Hussain, Indo-Asian News Service Guwahati, Sep 9 (IANS) Authorities in Assam Friday said there would be no scaling down of anti-insurgency operations against the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), despite the outfit offering talks with New Delhi. 'Security forces are alert as ever and there is no question of being slack or complacent while dealing with militants,' Assam police chief P.V. Sumant said. The statement comes in the wake of the ULFA nominating a team of representatives to begin preliminary talks with the Indian government.
'There is no ceasefire yet and so we cannot scale back operations. But the move by the ULFA for initiating talks is a positive development and we should all give them a chance to bring peace,' the police chief said. Sumant said the overall law and order situation in the state has shown considerable improvement in recent months with rebels facing heavy reverses at the hands of security forces.
'The stepped up offensive by our forces apart, people in general have started rejecting the rebels. There were many instances when locals refused them food and shelter,' he said. 'The public upsurge against militancy has come as a big blow to the rebels.'
Some 13,000 rebels belonging to various militant groups have surrendered before authorities in Assam since the first batch of ULFA guerrillas surrendered in 1992. 'Some 8,000 militants have surrendered in the past seven years alone, of which about 900 ULFA and National Democratic Front of Bodoland rebels surrendered arms just after the Bhutan operations in December 2003,' Sumant said. Meanwhile, Assam Police have imported several sophisticated explosive detection gadgets, besides equipping its nearly 50,000 constabulary with modern weapons and advanced communication systems. 'Now we can claim that our state police force is at par with any other force in the country in terms of modern weapons and efficiency,' said Sumant.
6 including three NSCN (K) arrested NET News Network
Imphal, Sept10: In a successful search operation, police netted three cadres of underground RPF/PLA and three cadres of NSCN (K) along with a 9mm pistol during early morning raid in Uripok Sorbon Thingel today. Among three PLA cadres arrested, two are said to be directly involved to the abduction of Manipur University Student's Union president Kh.Ashokumar Singh. The RPF/PLA cadres are identified as self style Sgt.Major Laishram Lincoln alias Nicolai alias Nao Khomba alias Thoiba(35) of Naoremthong Khulem Leikai, Tongbram Nungshangba Singh alias Bimol(34) of Uripok Sorbon Thingel and Gurumayum Nimaichand Sharma(31) of Nagamapal Singjubung Leirak. According to police, Lincoln joined the outfit in 1993 and is working as assistant secretary while Bimol joined in 1993 and Nimaichand in 1998 and all of them are working in Division IV. Nimaichand is said to be the younger brother RPF/PLA chief of army staff G.Jame. The three NSCN (K) cadres are identified as Chujanglung Daingmei(23) of Khoupum Thanagong at present Nagamapal Singjubung Leirak, Panmei Kalingong alias Kaling(21) of Lamsang Chingkhulong village and Lungkinlakpou Kamei(18) of Khoupum Luwang Khullen. One 9mm pistol and one magazine with five live rounds was recovered from Kaling. According to police statement, with hot heel to trace the abducted MUSU president Ashokumar, the early morning raid in three places of Uripok areas including Sorbon Thingel, Singjubung Leirak and Tourangbam Leikai was conducted by combined team of Imphal West and Imphal East commandos from 3.30 am till 7am today. As the police team had entirely cordon off the areas, three persons at around 5.30 am were seen trying to get away scaling a wall from the scene and after a chase the three were overpowered and arrested and upon preliminary interrogation, the three identified themselves as NSCN (K) cadres.
In another adjacent locality of Uripok in Singjubung, three hard-core members of RPF/PLA including one sergeant major of the outfit was arrested. In a desperate attempt to give slip the police, the three jump into a pond and try to escape but were arrested. Upon interrogation later on, among the three two Lincoln and Bimol are said to be directly involved to the abduction to MUSU president Kh.Ashokumar Singh from Manipur university campus on September 6 last. Based on theirs confession, police also swooped upon areas of Naharup Pangong in Imphal East where Ashokumar is said to be kept in the custody of the outfit but were not fruitful in their rescue effort. The police are also conducting searches in suspected areas at present. In the meantime, the where about of the abducted MUSU president Kh.Ashokumar Singh still remain elusive till today since September 6 last. But in a positive development, a video clip dispatched to local cable today shows MUSU president speaking in connection with the September 6 incident maintaining that it was an unfortunate episode and should not have happened. He regrets that he could not control the situation at that hour.