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06/22/2006: "GPRN STRONGLY CONDEMNS KILLING OF INNOCENT PUBLIC BY KHAPLANG GROUP"

PRESS RELEASE
22 June 2006

GPRN STRONGLY CONDEMNS KILLING OF INNOCENT PUBLIC BY KHAPLANG GROUP

The GPRN vehemently condemns the heinous murder of Lt. Mayarping Angkang, an innocent and harmless public serving as an UDA in the Public Works Department, Nagaland state government at Kohima without any justifiable rhyme or reason.

The anti-Naga elements to relish their vested agenda, to vitiate the situation and derail the peace initiatives, have started targeting innocent and harmless public on the very likely pretext of false accusations to justify their criminal schemes and deeds. The victim who was an innocent family man with no other inclined allegiance but only in being a Naga by birth was abducted from his home while with his wife and children and later cold bloodedly murdered. Is such killing to terrorize and spread fear psychosis by victimizing innocent and harmless public to show their existence a justified action? It is very unfortunate in the resurfacing of random targeting of innocent and harmless people like in the 1996-97, where around 40 (Forty) innocent and harmless public i.e., Pastors, Reverends, Advocates, Service men, etc. who were cold bloodedly murdered without any reason. Is it patriotic or terrorism when one turns to the path of human rights violations upon a people- who are being terrorized, deprived of their life and their bread earners, dear and loved ones snatched away from their midst for no wrong of theirs but except for simply belonging to a particular tribe of the Naga family.

Following the Naga peoples urge for cessation of all hostilities in Nagalim that was being observed of its feasibility, the Khaplang group with intent to wreck all good-will gestures have resorted to enhance their anti-Naga campaigns. Starting their violent acts of provocations by planting land-mines at Athibung and killing an NSCN cadre and now followed by the resurfacing of their targeting innocent civilians.

The GPRN/NSCN will not permit hostile renegades to continue prevailing with their anti-Naga campaigns of divisions, false propagandas, terrorisms, permeating fear psychosis, insecurity of the Naga people and lawlessness at any cost. The terror outfit will be dealt with an iron hand from committing further terrorisms and anti peace campaigns and divisive machinations. The Naga people are requested to bear with the NSCN for any situation or circumstance that may have to be faced in the process of checking and countering such happenings and incidents by anti-Naga peace offenders.

The NSCN/GPRN appeals to all right thinking peoples to strongly condemn such heinous acts of terrorisms and human rights violation and be cautious in supporting such group for the greater interest of the Naga people.

The GPRN/NSCN conveys deepest condolences to the bereaved family and pray that the Almighty God rests the departed soul in peace.

Issued by:

Ministry of Information & Publicity
GPRN