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01/21/2008: "Press release on Unification by NSCN"
GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF NAGALIM
Ministry of Information and Publicity
PRESS RELEASE
21st Jan 2008
The Nagas are the master of their own political destiny. But unfortunately, few Nagas by virtue of their position in the NSCN/GPRN desperately tried to place the destiny of the Nagas at the mercy of the government of India. And in the covert operation taking the sweet sounding name of Naga Unification few selected Naga national workers with the connivance of some members of civil societies dared to make cheap of Indo-Naga issue by hijacking the Naga unification issue in the manner of a harden criminal trained for the purpose of playing divisive role. The manner of handling the Naga unification was so demeaning that it was like an insult to the Naga people that come from a rogue gene. But in the process it takes no time to expose their true standing and eventually they earned the wrath of the Nagas when the NSCN/GPRN declared them as defectors. Proving themselves nothing more than stooges of the Indian intelligence agencies they went to the extend of branding themselves as NSCN and rushing to Delhi to get further direction. The unification group with the confused lot of persons while still proclaiming themselves as working for the Naga unity that encompassed the whole Naga areas that respect no artificial boundaries dropped 'Nagalim" from their official document and replaced by 'Nagaland'. This is a cruel insult to the Naga nation at the behest of the Indian intelligence groups to divide the Naga nation under the Indian constitution.
Significantly, an interesting development further exposed the belligerent face of the unification and Khaplang group. On 18 th January the residence of Q. Awomi, Director, PWD GPRN, at Burma Camp was rounded up by around 20 members of the combined group with the intention to kill him. The panic stricken children seeing the fully armed boys around the house had a harrowing experienced till the father had a miraculous escape. These people who professed to be working for Naga unification in order to end bloodshed is now targeting the NSCN national workers who refused to toe their line of action to join the unification group. This is another mockery of their unification call to the Nagas who have tolerated all the insult heaped on them in the name of Naga unification. The government of India instigated program taking the issue of Naga unification which the Nagas are so obsessed with met its doom in the scheme of its own making when the very people used finds the 'unification issue' too hot to handle.
Issued by:
MIP/GPRN
GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF NAGALIM
Ministry of Information and Publicity
PRESS RELEASE
21st Jan 2008
Contrary to the reports issued by OIC Media cell of 3 Corps HQ the three arrested persons identified as Purtoshe Ao, Mayur Raijung and Peter Akhum have no connection to gun running business as charged by the Army. Purtoshe Ao is Lieutenant in the Naga Army of NSCN and Peter Akhum is a Sergeant, Naga Army, NSCN. Mayur Raijung is a local from the Dimasa community of the area. They were on duty stationed in the area.
As per the occurrence of the incident the two Naga Army personnel were on the way to have a bath at the residence of the younger sister of Mayur Raijung when they were accosted by two intelligence personnel, one local and another a non-local. They were then fired upon by the intelligence personnel though the bullets missed them.
Unbecomingly, Lt. Purtoshi was beaten when he disclosed his identity as Naga Army. Two 9mm Chinese made pistols in their possession are officially issued by the Naga Army authority, one of which was for the purpose of repair. Seven live rounds were loaded and it has been found intact without a single bullet fired.
No purpose will be served by charging them as gun runners when the NSCN vouched for their identity.
Issued by:
MIP/GPRN
