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03/30/2008: "Unification process lacks historical validity- Nagaland Post"

Unification process lacks historical validity- Nagaland Post

When used and prodded by the government of India through its outstretched hands of Intelligence Bureau (IB) Research & Analysis Wing (RAW) and Military Intelligence (MI) the arrogance and duplicity knows no limit and the shameless use of any means to push its illegal program became all the more visible. This is the true nature of Unification group's functioning .
They somehow sustain but on the Intelligent sources given by Indian government intelligence agencies. This is the sources of the unification group survival. But the most ironical reality which is going the way of demeaning the political morality of the Naga people is the call for Naga unification from illegal camp at Vihokhu.
Such is the manner of calling for unification from the very place that has gained notoriety for being the epicenter of kidnapping for ransoms and extortions. The Naga people who value the historical reality of the Naga must awaken themselves to differentiate the Azheto's type of unification that is purely for the Naga of Nagaland as programmed to him by his New Delhi intelligence bosses and the call of peace and unity through reconciliation as proclaimed by the NSCN Chairman Isak Chishi Swu on January 13, 2007, after undergoing three days of national fasting and prayers. Not surprisingly the unification process not backed by historical validity is being controlled and managed by traitors and defectors stationed at Vihokhu, the very place government of India admitted as illegal but refusing to demolish. A person who runs always from Isak Cheshi Swu at Hebron and also asking other Sumi cadres to follow him run to organize his own brand of unification is now orchestrating unification using Swu's name.
This is defamation and this is a national disgrace that has gone too far and the Naga nation must stay aloof from such satanic call who is showing his face again to give the impression that he is doing his master's bidding. Beware, satanic forces are master of charm offensive because the issue of unification charms all. But what lies underneath is far from the Naga peoples aspiration that has been boiling for more than 60 years.
Under the program covered by Azheto's unification group, unification rally is being organized at Mon and Dimapur. This is going to be another game of mockery in the name of unification that has nothing to do with the broad based peace and unity as called upon by Isak Cheshi Swu. A rally originated from the India intelligence to downgrade the basis for the Indo-Naga political solution under the Indian constitution is not to be considered as peoples oriented approach to Naga Unification as magnanimously offered by the Collective Leadership. Issued by MIP, NSCN (IM).
Nagaland Women Commission: A call for Awakening Y Merina Chish Morungexpress
FOR THEIR RIGHTFUL PLACE: Naga women are the mainstay of the society. Their social and economic contributions have sustained the vibrancy and self-sufficiency of the Nagas. Yet, they are undermined and their participation in political processes continue t
Dimapur | March 29 (MExN): The Nagaland Women Commission which completed one year on March 28 was set up with the objective to reach out to women, to create awareness and to ensure their liberty, rights and dignity. The process of spreading awareness about the rights of women has begun in some districts and to educate people at all levels is a harrowing task that the commission has ahead of it. Yet, the NWC since its formation, carries and reflects the long awaited dream for many people who are active in the realm of social upliftment and its task is continually being assessed.
To evaluate the performance of a high-level commission in one year is too judgmental. And Hekani Jakhalu of YouthNet is in agreement with that. “A new commission should be given more time to asses the ground realities first,” she said. Nagas are very ignorant people and even if they do know, they do not care, she added. The existence of a women commission is a very new thing to many people and NWC has to break into that domain of ignorance. Hekani further adds that awareness should start at all levels as it is equally important to educate the educated.
K Ela, Director Prodigals Home, however is of the opinion that awareness is a continuous process that must keep changing with the nature of the issues that are taken up by the commission. “The commission must take up burning issue and keep in touch with what comes up everyday,” she said. The notion that Naga women have better social status and are empowered fizzles away with the rising number of atrocities against women that are happening across the state in recent times. A larger part of it to blame is the women themselves.
“Naga women are complacent with what we are and have. We nod our heads in agreement to everything and that is where our faults lie,” says Alongla Aier, from the Oriental Theological Seminary and added that the primary task of the commission is to target issues and sincerely start implementing them.
The NWC’s disadvantage has been its composition. Many don’t believe that three member women can find immediate long term solutions to any problem. Hekani says that the members are all people who try and squeeze out time and have no real assessment of grasping the real issues. The team should also be able to mobilize the people and turn this event into a mass movement. Also, the commission should have some kind of support system which can enhance the functioning and quicken its pace. K Ela says that different heads should be put together and come up with solutions that are effective. “NWC cannot function in isolation and it should consider tying up with organizations that deal with women issues,” she said. It is however disheartening to note that despite increasing cases of rape the commission has remained silent. The commission needs to build confidence among the women so that they feel safe to come forward with issues which are otherwise swept under the carpet.
Forum for Naga Reconciliation formed Nagarealm.com

KOHIMA, MAR28 [ANI] : The Forum for Naga Reconciliation comprising of apex tribal bodies and organizations have urged the various underground factions to abide by the ceasefire agreement signed between them under the aegis of the tribal leaders known as GBs (Gaonburas) and DBs (Dobashis).

The Forum stated that the working committee would be solely based on historical and political rights of the Nagas towards a peaceful political settlement with India. It urged all the factions to render undivided loyalty towards this common vision. Dr. Wati Aier as its interim convener appealed to the Nagas to desist from any 'unwanted patterns and behaviour' which would disrupt the peaceful co-existence of the communities in towns and villages thereby affecting the business community, educational institutions and citizens in general. It further called upon responsible leaders to be vigilant and ensure that their own cadres do not indulge in any unwanted act. "In this regard the public is very unhappy and take such unwanted acts in towns, villages and highways with seriousness," the forum stated while appealing to the tribal community elders, leaders and citizens to be vigilant and discipline the undisciplined, be it underground or overground.

The Forum also called upon the law enforcement agencies including police and paramilitary forces not to interfere in Naga political affairs. The Forum consists of apex organizations including Naga Hoho, Eastern Naga People's Organization (ENPO), Eastern Naga Students Federation (ENSF), Eastern Naga Students Association (ENSA), GBs and DBs Federation Nagaland, Naga Women Union, Manipur (NWUM), United Naga Council, Manipur (UNC), All Naga Students Association Manipur (ANSAM), Naga Mothers Association (NMA), Naga Students Federation (NSF), Naga People's Movement for Human Rights (NPMHR) and Shisha Hoho office bearers and Naga Peace Convention speakers, which was formed in the Naga Peace Convention held from February 22 to 24 at Dimapur. [Vibou Ganguly]

Resume peace talks with ULFA: Sonowal Staff Correspondent Assam Tribune
DIBRUGARH, March 28 – Demanding that the peace talks with the ULFA be resumed, Dibrugarh MP Sarbananda Sonowal has asked the State Government to stop causing harm to the innocent public in the name of anti-insurgency operation to let peace reign in the State.

Sonowal said in a press statement that the atrocities committed by Tarun Gogoi led Unified Command Structure was only creating fear psychosis among the common people.

Alleging continuous harassment on the lay people, the Dibrugarh MP questioned as to why Tarun Gogoi led Unified Command Structure was refraining from initiating action against the ministers and MLA's of the ruling party alleged to have links with the insurgent outfits.

“Anti-people activities and putting some alleged linkmen and ULFA sympathizers behind the bars was only stealing away the peace from the State,” the Dibrugarh MP pointed out. He demanded that the State Government make way for peace talks again.
China takes foreign envoys to Lhasa, snubs India Assam Tribune
BEIJING, March 28 – Apparently unhappy over New Delhi’s handling of the Tibet issue, China today chose not to invite any Indian diplomat in the tour of foreign envoys to riot-scarred Lhasa amid intensified global pressure to stop the crackdown on Tibetans and open a dialogue with the Dalai Lama, reports PTI. In a hurriedly-arranged visit, China escorted a group of foreign diplomats to Lhasa to showcase its version of the goings on in the Tibetan capital. The Indian embassy did not receive any invitation, sources said. Diplomats from 15 countries, including the United States, Britain, Russia, France, Japan, Tanzania, Brazil, Singapore, Spain, Canada, Italy were reportedly among those taken to Lhasa, where the most vicious protests against Chinese in two decades left at least 20 dead and 700 injured by official count. China, which has been sensitive on the Tibet issue, had summoned Indian Ambassador Nirupama Rao to Foreign Office past midnight last week to convey concerns over storming of its Embassy in New Delhi by a group of Tibetan protesters.

The visit was part of China’s stepped up damage control exercise and came a day after a team of foreign journalists were taken to the Tibetan capital where they witnessed an angry outburst by monks who said the government was “telling lies, that they lacked religious freedom and were troubled by the troops.

With China’s image being badly bruised ahead of Beijing Olympics, Europe Union Foreign Ministers debated whether they should boycott the August 8 opening ceremony. Several eastern European leaders, including from Czech, Poland and Estonia, have already said they will keep away though none of them is calling it a “boycott”.

The US, which has been pressing China to hold talks with the Dalai Lama, welcomed the Chinese step, but said it was not enough.

“We see this as a step in the right direction, but it’s not a substitute for the ability of our diplomats, as well as others, to travel not only to Lhasa, but into the surrounding area specifically,” State Department spokesman Sean McCormack he told reporters.

President George W Bush talked on phone with his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao on Wednesday pressing on the need for substantive dialogue with the Dalai Lama.
Ex-rebels under scanner OUR CORRESPONDENT The Telegraph
Imphal, March 29: Police are monitoring the activities of surrendered militants recruited to the state’s armed forces after a rifleman of Manipur Rifles was gunned down on Thursday.
The police shot dead Maisnam Amu, a rifleman in the 2nd Battalion of Manipur Rifles, in an encounter on the campus of D.M. College on Thursday. The police alleged that he was a member of the Kangleipak Communist Party (Military Council). A Chinese hand grenade was recovered from him.
Director general of police Yumnam Joykumar Singh today said Amu was a surrendered militant recruited to the Manipur Rifles. “He (the slain rifleman) was known for his notorious activities after recruitment. He was also suspended in the past for indiscipline,” the police chief said.
Nearly 50 former militants were recruited in the state forces under a government policy.
In an unrelated incident, the police this afternoon gunned down a suspected militant at Thangal bazaar in the city. The police seized a grenade and a scooter.
The police shot dead another suspected militant at Charangpat in Thoubal district around noon and recovered a pistol with three live rounds.
In yet another incident, Longjam Uttamkumar, 34, was shot dead at his house in Keishamthong in Imphal West this evening. The police claimed that Uttamkumar was a militant and that they have found a country-made pistol and Rs 1.5 lakh on him.
Two gunmen shot dead a 27-year-old woman, Sairabanu Bibi, at Keirao Litan in Imphal East district last night. Bibi was a relative of a top PULF leader, M.I. Khan.
Heirok funeral: The last rites of the two girls and a youth who were gunned down by Prepak militants at Heirok in Thoubal district on Monday were performed today. Nearly 2,000 villagers attended the funeral.
Rabha fest to foster ethnic harmony
A STAFF REPORTER
Guwahati, March 29: The Rabha Hasong Autonomous Council is organising a three-day cultural festival to strengthen the unity among the different ethnic communities of Assam.
The Rabha Hasong Cultural Festival — to begin on Tuesday — will showcase the culture of the Bodos and Garos, along with that of the Rabha community.
“The unique cultural festival would set an example for other communities to organise such festivals, which would help them bond with the different ethnic communities of Assam,” the chief executive member of the council, Sarat Rabha, said.
“Our cultures will unite us. Like Bishnu Rabha, who ignited a cultural revolution in Assam, the cultural festival will be the beginning of the revolution,” he added.
The main attraction of the festival will be the Baykhow Puja — a tribal ritual of the Rabhas — where the participants dance on fire.
The Miss Rabha Hasong contest will also be held during the festival.
The traditional root beer will be the main attraction of the food festival featuring ethnic dishes of the Rabhas. “The vintage rice beer is considered the most sought after drink in the Rabha community. The more old the beer is, the more is the demand,” Rabha added.
The festival will showcase traditional dances by over 1,000 girls and boys.
Chief executive member of the Mising Autonomous Council Paramananda Chayengia and chief executive member of Tiwa Autonomous Council Ram Kanta Deory will be the guests of honour at the festival.
Govt okays Rs. 535 cr Myanmar project to help North East Indo Burma News
March 27, 2008: (PTI) New Delhi: The government on Thursday approved a Rs 535.91 crore multi-modal transit transport project in Myanmar, which India will use for improving access to the North-Eastern states.
The Union Cabinet sanctioned the funds under the 'Aid to Myanmar' project for the upgradation of Sittwe Port and Kaladan Waterway. The money will also be used for construction of a road from Setpyitpyin (Kaletwa) to the India-Myanmar border.
"The project will provide an access to Mizoram and to other North-Eastern states as well as an outlet to the sea," an official spokesperson told reporters after the Cabinet meeting.
The project, to be executed by the Inland Waterways Authority of India, also involves construction and improvement of 117 km road on the Indian side from India-Myanmar border.
The government approved signing of the Framework Agreement and Protocol on Facilitation of Transit Transport and Protocol on Maintenance and Administration to facilitate the project.