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10/23/2008: "Next Indo-Naga talks to discuss Naga sovereignty issue (Page News Service)"

Next Indo-Naga talks to discuss Naga sovereignty issue (Page News Service)

KOHIMA, OCTOBER 22: The next round of Naga peace talks between the Centre and the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN) will include the contentious issue "Sovereignty of Nagalim" (Nagaland), which encompasses Naga inhabited areas of Manipur, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, apart from Nagaland state.
Sources close to the NSCN told Nagaland Page from The Netherlands today that either party will talk about the points on agenda as Naga talks are unconditional unlike the Boros of Assam and Government of India and that the Centre cannot dictate the talks with their agenda.
The talks between the Centre and the NSCN would be held in the last week of this month in The Hague, Netherlands.
"Nagas have put down their points for a solution a long time ago and sovereignty is one of those even when two Constitutions overlap a new kind of federation is formed between two independent countries but with some intricate connection and overlap", NSCN sources said.
The NSCN said this federation consist of two separate "nations" and is unlike a federation of states. "Even when two countries have the same constitutions they are still two different entities and independent entities at that," sources said.
The Centre and the NSCN are currently studying the Constitution of India to accommodate the demands of Naga people.
The Naga outfit has already put forth their demand for federal relationship with the Centre. But before all this is done they wanted integration of Naga contiguous areas under one administrative unit.
Sources from The Netherlands said some NSCN leaders, including Thuingaleng Muivah have already reached The Netherlands in the first week of this month.
Next round of talks would be attended by NSCN Chairman Isak Chishi Swu and general secretary Thiungaleng Muivah who will be assisted by their emissary V S Atem and other senior functionaries of the outfit.
Swu is currently in Bangkok, Thailand.
Government of India would be represented by Oscar Fernandes, Union minister of state, Prime Minister's interlocutor K. Padmanabhaiah and assisted by officials from Union Home Ministry, top security officials and intelligence agencies.
Nearly 60 round of talks had been held between the Centre and the NSCN but nothing concrete solution could be hammered out even after 10 years of ceasefire.
After the talks reached a stalemate NSCN wanted the truce to be extended indefinitely subject to progress in the talks since July 31 last year.
Meanwhile, Kedetsu Chakhesang, kilo kilonser (home minister) of the outfit told Nagaland Page that talks would be held this month but dates have not been fixed. Chakhesang said he would not be attending the talks, but some top officials from the NSCN, apart from Swu and Muivah would take part in the talks.
Earlier, Samson Jojo, chief principal secretary said next round of talks would be 'very crucial' as the ball is now in the court of Government of India.
Sovereignty on IM-GoI peace talk menu Newmai News Network
Kohima, Oct 23: The next round of Indo-Naga peace talks between the Government of India and Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN) to be held within this month at The Hague in Netherlands, will include the vexed and much argued issue- “Sovereignty of Nagalim”.
A report published in a Nagaland based newspaper today quoting NSCN sources from The Hague, said that either party will talk about the points on agenda as Naga talks are unconditional unlike the Bodos of Assam and the Government of India and that the Centre cannot dictate the talks with its agenda.
“Nagas have put down their points for a solution a long time ago and sovereignty is one of those even when two Constitutions overlap a new kind of federation is formed between two independent countries but with some intricate connection and overlap”, the newspaper reported.
The Centre and the NSCN are currently studying the Constitution of India to accommodate the demands of Naga people, the report added.
The Naga outfit has already put forth their demand for federal relationship with the Centre.
Next round of talks would be attended by NSCN chairman Isak Chishi Swu and the outfit’s general secretary Thuingaleng Muivah who will be assisted by their emissary V S Atem and other senior functionaries of the NSCN.
The Government of India would be represented by Oscar Fernandes, Union minister of state, Prime Minister’s interlocutor K. Padmanabhaiah and assisted by officials from Union Home Ministry, top security officials and intelligence agencies.
Nearly 60 rounds of talks had been held between the Centre and the NSCN but nothing concrete solution could be hammered out even after 10 years of ceasefire. After the talks reached a stalemate NSCN wanted the truce to be extended indefinitely subject to progress in the talks since July 31 last year.
Imchen: Apologize or face Blackout morungexpress
Dimapur, October 22 (MExN): Perhaps one of the most strained and pressurized of Media communities, the Nagaland Media has not taken lightly to NPF-led DAN’s Home Minister Imkong Imchen’s ill-conceived remarks that the state’s Fourth Estate is into what he called “yellow journalism”. Imchen is served 7-days ultimatum to publicly apologize and justify to the Media; failure to do so, the DPC “resolved not to entertain any functions or press statements related to the Home Minister.”
An irate Dimapur Press Club today made clear to the Home minister that he should have been responsible enough to own liability for the string of violence and criminal activities in Dimapur rather than go about educating journalists on their responsibilities. “The house felt that the HM should be responsible enough to own responsibility for the spate of criminal activities in Dimapur and put in all his efforts into containing the same instead of lecturing the media on their ‘responsibilities’” the DCP reminded today in a statement.
An emergency meeting of the Dimapur Press Club was held October 22 in the backdrop of Imchen’s remark against the state Media. The journalists in out right censured the context remarks made by Imchen.
The remarks are a direct attack on the integrity of the state Media, the DPC stated. The journalist were of the unanimous view that the Fourth Estate cannot work under the diktat of a government and to this, resolved to uphold the principles of Free Press even in the days to come.
The Media reminded Imchen: “The media are actively involved in reporting the facts and have been diligently highlighting the current scenario in full knowledge of the public. The house was of the view that the HM through his remark that ‘Media, we cannot believe in whole totality’, is even questioning the intelligence of the public.
The house also resented the way Imchen openly humiliated the Media in front of the Administrative and police officials as well as members of the business community who are the Media persons’ main sources of information. Making clear that this irresponsible conduct of Imchen is a direct attack on the credibility of the state Media, the Home minister is served a 4-point meeting decision: A public apology from the Home Minister within 7 days for questioning the integrity of the state Media. If he fails to do so the DPC “Resolved not to entertain any functions or press statements relating to the Home Minister.” He is also to justify by citing instances when the state Media had resorted to “yellow journalism”.
The journalists want Imchen HM to be specific and not generalize the entire state Media with his so-called “some of the Media people” that are interested in “yellow journalism”. Rather, the journalists suggested, that he stop dealing with his “some of the Media people” in public interest. All Editors are requested by the DPC to take up the matter seriously and render their needful to the working journalists in the state. The statement was appended by DPC president Dilip Sharma and general secretary Paudi Renta.
Home Minister Imchen apologizes to media morungexpress
Dimapur : Admitting to having “my foot-in-the-mouth syndrome”, Home Minister Imkong Imchen today apologized to “my Media friends” and “also to the Fourth Estate” for his recent remarks that the local Media engages in what he called “yellow journalism”. The Home minister made the “yellow journalism” remark October 21 during a press briefing with Dimapur’s administration and police on the city’s law and order situation. Imchen in a message of apology today himself admitted to his “foot-in-the-mouth” utterances which has “already created so many enemies in my life unnecessarily”.
The Home minister said his remarks “hurt” the “Media friends” and “I hereby tender my unqualified apology to my Media friends and also to the Fourth Estate”. According to the minister: “I am aware of my ‘foot-in-the-mouth’ syndrome which has already created so many enemies in my life unnecessarily. The same thing happened on this occasion which has hurt the dignity of the Press so badly. I wish that I will not repeat such things in future even though I have this habit of foot-in-the-mouth syndrome’”. He added: “I hope that the press fraternity will kindly bear with me for having hurt their image and dignity by my careless utterances”.
Walking the tightrope morungexpress
The headlines in recent months have sent shock waves through Naga society. In ways like never before, the public imagination is having to seriously contemplate upon the moral and social questions around the nature of crimes that the society is compelled to confront today; and more fundamentally, the profile of its offenders. For close knit community based societies, the scientific study of crimes has indicated that questions concerning crimes of a serious nature, such as homicide have always been difficult to redress in a clinical method largely because of the social implications and the concrete collective social perception on what it considers to be acceptable and unacceptable.
Bearing in mind the overriding need of community based societies to maintain the balance of all harmonious relationship for its continued communal existence, a criminal justice system must be culturally evolved so that it is enabled to address both the ethics of justice as well as to ensure that the continuity of harmonious relationship in the society is not imbalanced as a result of the due process of law. This need is important because the roots of the present criminal justice system has been derived from within the social values and world views of a society that is centered on individualism; which remains insensitive to the nuances of community life.
For quite some time the public conception of violence focused predominately around political and structural violence, so much to the extent that it failed to fully comprehend that the Naga society itself was increasingly becoming more vulnerable to violence, giving rise to crime. The recent incidences of teenagers and young people involved in serious offences of murder quite clearly reveal the disturbing fact that not only is our society become more prone to violent crimes, but the supposition that the offenders are within a young age group just simply cannot be ignored. The denial syndrome will only encourage it further and it requires us to address the question of violence from a broader societal context – be it political violence or socio-economic violence.
Therefore, in light of the disturbing trend of increasing criminal offences particularly amongst the youths, the society by large need to objectively address the situation and introduce remedial measures. To begin with the Government of Nagaland should initiate an independent body of the highest qualification to do a study on the nature of crimes in the Naga context and the factors that are causing youths to take to them. In this case the behavioral impact of violent Hollywood and Bollywood movies, gang culture and violent videogames must also be studies thoroughly, considering that children in our society are exposed to them at a very early age, with no parental control or censorship. The role of trauma in contributing to violence must be studied in a more deliberate manner.
The need to have a specially trained and well equipped team to investigate serious crimes like homicide cannot be more emphasized. Notwithstanding the important contribution of the regular police force, it is a matter of prudence to have a homicide unit with the specific purpose of investigating all cases of homicide in a professional manner which is culturally and socially sensitive to the people. Likewise, considering that the institutions of customary law itself have not developed sufficiently and scientifically enough to address complicated nature of crime, a criminal justice system that would be relevant to the context of the situation needs to be seriously explored.
The responsibility of mass media in crime reporting needs honest deliberation and the media must acknowledge its accountability to the public in providing information, without sensationalizing the news and to avoid all forms of speculations while investigations are ongoing; and most of all by remaining sensitive to the needs of the affected families. This raises the need to also have journalist who are trained particularly for crime investigation and reporting. Perhaps in this concerted manner, we will be able to start engaging with the roots of the increasing violence.
Finally, considering that the increasing crime rate has moral, social and spiritual implications, the responsibilities of religious institutions needs to be weighed. It would therefore be tragic if the highest institutions of the church, maintains the status quo, by stating, that its jurisdiction is only confined to the spiritual realms of human life!

Abducted Dimapur businessman rescued Page News Service)
Trader looted of Rs 1.8 lacs at gunpoint
DIMAPUR, OCTOBER 22: A Dimapur-based businessman, who was kidnapped by 2 unidentified Naga youths on Wednesday afternoon was rescued by Dimapur Police from Burma Camp area.
According to police, a vegetable vendor was picked up 2 Naga youths while he was going home and forced into an Autorickshaw. He was first taken to Eros Lane and later shifted to some other place and taken to Burma camp area.
On reaching the IRB camp at Burma Camp, the abducted businessman managed to jump out of the Autorickhaw and went inside the IRB camp. When the IRB jawans came to know about the abduction, they immediately swung into action and chased the miscreants.
But as the nearby school got over, the miscreants took advantage of the situation and mixed with the students, which deterred the IRB jawans from taking any drastic steps to nab the miscreants.
The businessman was later united with his family by the police.
This incident clearly shows the Dimapur businessmen are not safe and their lives are under peril everyday, as they do not know what would happen next.
Meanwhile, a businessman at Murgipatti was looted of Rs 1.8 lakhs at gunpoint on Tuesday evening by unidentified gunmen. Sources said that 2 unidentified gunmen entered his shop in the evening and took the businessman inside the godown and after physically assaulting him, took away all the cash from his shop.

Noon deadline for arrest - Protesters extract written assurance from DC on Udalguri ‘rapists’ OUR BUREAU The telegraph
Rowta/Guwahati/Kokrajhar, Oct. 22: Several hundred angry women, with “rape us” splashed across their chests and backs, today extracted a written assurance from the Udalguri district administration that the guilty in the alleged rape of two women in riot-scarred Rowta would be arrested by noon tomorrow.
Udalguri deputy commissioner Kamal Mahanta gavethe written assurance to arrest the guilty CRPF personnel to get the Bodo Women Justice Forum-spearheaded blockade lifted from National Highway 52.
“I assure you that within 12 noon of October 23, investigations will be completed and culprits/suspects will be arrested,” the written assurance signed by Mahanta read. Karendra Basumatary, the Bodoland People’s Front MLA from Mazbat, signed the letter as witness. Udalguri superintendent of police, A.K. Tiwari, said the identification parade would be held “any time”.
“We have started the investigation. Action will be taken going by the findings of the investigation,” he said, adding that police would examine circumstantial evidence to ascertain the charge.
Hundreds of people, mostly women from the neighbouring villages of Udalguri and activists of the Bodo women’s forum, Bodo Peace Forum, All Assam Students Union, All Bodo Students Union and the All Koch-Rajbongshi Students Union’s women wing blocked the highway for nearly three hours.
The blockade was lifted only after the deputy commissioner gave the written assurance. “The guilty jawans must be arrested immediately. The modesty of the women has been outraged and stern action needs to be taken against them. We will wait till tomorrow noon as assured by the deputy commissioner. If nothing happens we will carry forward our agitation,” said activist and president of the Bodo Women Justice Forum, Anjali Daimary. Bhraman Baglary, president of the forum, while criticising the government, said the account of eyewitnesses should be enough to book the culprits. He alleged that a woman died giving birth in a relief camp in Udalguri district, exposing the plight of those living in the camps. Despite the assurances, the All Koch Rajbongshi Students Union today called a 24-hour Udalguri and Darrang districts bandh from 5 tomorrow morning.
Dispur moves AIIMS
Dispur, under pressure from within and outside the government, today moved the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to conduct medical tests on the two women, who were allegedly raped on Sunday. Tests at Mangaldoi Civil Hospital yesterday could not substantiate their allegations. The government’s decision to refer the two women to AIIMS came after the Bodoland People’s Front, which is an ally of the Congress in the government, asked chief minister Tarun Gogoi in Guwahati for a fresh medical test at AIIMS. The government today also wrote to the CBI seeking a probe into the clashes in Udalguri and Darrang districts.
The government today formed a cabinet sub-committee with revenue minister Bhumidhar Barman as chairman to work out a rehabilitation package for those rendered homeless in the violence. The committee will submit its report within 10 days. According to government estimates, nearly 3,000 people have been left homeless.
Women cry for justice - Bodo Women Justice Forum chairperson Anjali Daimary taking part in NH-52 blockade at Rowta on Wednesday. (Sentinel)

MANGALDAI/ROWTA CHARIALI, Oct 22: Inscribing “rape us” on their chests, more than 4,000 agitated and aggrieved village women belonging to a section of the society from various corners of Udalguri district today blocked NH 52 at Rowta Chariali in a unique way to lodge their protest against the failure on the part of the State Government to arrest the CRPF jawans who allegedly outraged the modesty of two indigenous women at village Bhalukmari near Rowta in Udalguri district on October 19. The women took part in the NH-52 blockade from 12.30 pm onwards in protest against the failure of the government to conduct the test identification parade (TIP) of the jawans in the presence of a judicial magistrate.
Senior police and civil officials, including the Deputy Commissioner of Udalguri, who rushed to Rowta Chariali had to face the wrath of the agitators who alleged that a conspiracy was hatched by State Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to tamper with the medical examination reports of the victims. The medical examinations conducted at the Mangaldai Civil Hospital on October 20 gave negative results. The agitated women refused to accept the medical reports.
Despite repeated assurances given by the Deputy Commissioner and the Superintendent of Police of Udalguri, no TIP has been conducted to identify the accused CRPF jawans till this evening. However, following a written assurance from the Udalguri Deputy Commissioner to conduct the TIP and arrest the accused jawans within 12 noon of October 23, the agitators withdrew the NH blockade.
Peaceniks offer hope A STAFF REPORTER The Telegraph


Prabal Neog.
Guwahati, Oct. 22: A socio-economic package being prepared by Ulfa peaceniks has raised hopes of a “solution” to the vexed issue in the near future.
Sources close to the pro-peace group said yesterday the truce initiated by the leaders of the two units of Ulfa’s 28 battalion might culminate in a “solution” by early next year.
They said that the package being prepared for the purpose would be submitted to the government shortly. “The people of Assam can therefore hope to hear some positive news on January 1,” one of them said. They also said that the outfit’s leadership, away from the country at present, is unlikely to be part of the solution, which will have nothing to do with sovereignty. They further expressed confidence that the package under preparation would receive the government's approval. They, however, were not willing to divulge the details of the package at this juncture as “inimical” forcesmay play spoilsport.
Prabal Neog, one of the leaders among the peaceniks, said the A and C companies of the 28 battalion have been holding public meetings in several parts of the state in recent times, especially in Upper Assam, to garner public support for the peace process.
“The peaceniks will soon hold discussions with selected citizens of the state for guidance in carrying forward the process in Guwahati”, he said.
“Since Guwahati is the nerve-centre of the state, a public meeting with a select group of citizens would be held very soon wherein the peace package would be discussed in detail,” he added. Regarding the Ulfa leadership’s response to the peace initiative, Neog said there was no direct communication with them in recent times.
“Our information is that the leadership is at present observing the developments in the state and is most likely to respond positively,” he said. Jiten Dutta, another leader of the pro-peace group, said the people of the villages across Upper Assam have been taking them into confidence and coming up openly to mix with them.
“We have also started several training programmes on self-employment schemes at our designated camp where youths from nearby villages are participating along with the cadres,” he said. He said that similar initiatives would be taken in Lower Assam by about 30 cadres of the 709 battalion who have joined the peace process a couple of months back.
“One of our senior leaders, Maradona Russel, has been taking the initiative in Lower Assam to garner public support,” he said. The pro-peace leader said that time is not far when the entire population of Assam willsupports the peace process started by the group and a solution to the vexed issue would be found.
PM and HM strongly condemn blast, ex-gratia sanctioned The Imphal Free Press

NEW DELHI, Oct 22: Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today strongly condemned the bomb blast in Imphal. While expressing grief over the loss of lives in the Imphal blasts, the Prime Minister sanctioned ex-gratia from the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund to the tune of Rs. 1 lakh each to the next of kin of the persons deceased and Rs. 50,000 each to the persons seriously injured in bomb blast which took place yesterday in Imphal.
The Union home minister, Shivraj Patil also strongly condemned yesterday’s explosion in Imphal.
In his statement issued here today, Shivraj Patil said, “I condemn the bomb blast which took place in Imphal in the evening of 21st October, 2008. I convey my condolences to the bereaved families and pray for quick recovery of the injured.”
“By targeting innocent people, anti-national elements have tried to spread panic among people, but the government is determined to take effective action against such elements.” He said that the ministry of home affairs is in close touch with the Manipur government and will provide any assistance required.
He further stated that the government of India is committed to establishment of peace in the north-east and ensuring all-round development of the region.
Dr. Thokchom Meinya, Member of Parliament from Manipur also condemned the incident. He extended his sincere condolences to the bereaved families of those killed and prayed for quick recovery of those injured.

Rally, dharnas and road blocks mark widespread condemnation of Ragailong blast The Imphal Free Press

IMPHAL, Oct 22: Holding of a mass protest rally, staging of public dharnas and blocking of roads at Khurai marked the widespread protests held today against last evening’s bomb blast at the Ragailong gate in Imphal which resulted in the death of 16 persons and injuries to another 27.
Around 100 womenfolk, non-local residents of Ragailong Kabui village along with members of the public took out a brief protest rally upto the state PWD office in an attempt to submit a memorandum in connection with yesterday’s incident to the chief minister. State security forces stopped the protestors at the state PWD gate at around 11 am.
Thereafter, a few representatives of the Ragailong Women’s Society and Ragailong Youth Club were allowed to proceed to the chief minister’s bungalow at Babupara to submit the memorandum.
The representatives of the Ragailong Women’s Society and Ragailong Youth Club submitted the memorandum to chief minister at his residence with demands such as payment of ex-gratia to the eight deceased persons including Shangailung Maringmei, 23, son of late M Dihempou who died in yesterday’s blast and a government job to the bereaved families as an act of justice.
Later, the agitating public of Ragailong after submitting the memorandum at around noon returned to the spot where the blast took place yesterday evening and held a sit-in protest till 4 pm this evening as a mark of protest by displaying placards like, “What do you win by taking someone’s life, is that your independence”, “We want peace”, “Guerilla war is in the jungle, not in public place” etc.
On the other hand, the public of Khurai as a mark of protest against the death of one Leichungbam Devendro alias Ingocha, 36, son of L Madhumangol of Khurai Sajor Leikai, who was among the victims of the blast, blocked both the Imphal-Ukhrul road and Khurai Tinsit road this morning at Khurai Lamlong bazar.
The public of Khurai while supporting the protests carried out road blocks by piling up stones and branches of trees on the Imphal-Ukhrul road and Khurai Tinsit road today. The road blockades continued till the dead body of Leichungbam Devendro was consigned to the flames after floral tributes by the local public and families this evening at his house at Khurai Sajor Leikai.
In the meantime, various political parties, civil society bodies, students bodies and many others vehemently condemned yesterday’s blast at Pandon terming the incident as an act of terrorists.
The All India Student’s Federation (AISF), Manipur State Council condemned the blast incident at Ragailong saying that the act amounts to terrorism. It further appealed that such acts are not repeated again and stated that such instances have put the lives of the common people at greater peril.
It also said that the present government should look at providing the best possible support for those affected by the blast.
In a separate press release, the United NGOs Mission Manipur (UNM-M), a network of 103 NGOs spread over the nine districts of Manipur, that works in the field of conflict and peace building has condemned the blast at Ragailong saying violence weakens democracy systematically.
Appealing for an end to violence, the NGO network has called for an end to killing of civilians and for all armed groups to respect international laws and conventions.
The release further called upon all like minded people of the state to voice their concern and give a call for peace and harmony in the state.
The United Committee Manipur, All Manipur United Clubs Organisation, AMUCO, TIPS, Manipur, NIPCO, CORE, Zeliangrong Union, Assam, Manipur and Nagaland, SFI Manipur State Committee, BJP, Manipur Pradesh and CPI(M) Manipur state committee also expressed their condemnation.
India wants to seal border with Myanmar after blast indoadmin Reuters
October 22, 2008: GUWAHATI, India: India needs to seal its border with Myanmar to stop separatist rebels carrying out regular attacks in the northeast, officials said on Wednesday; a day after a powerful blast killed 17 people in Manipur.
Police said a bomb on a bicycle blew up in Imphal, the state capital, late on Tuesday. At least 40 people were wounded in the attack that police believe was revenge for security forces killing at least eight rebels last month. Police suspect the separatist People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) in Manipur, a state which has suffered separatist and tribal insurgencies for the past 60 years in the troubled northeast region.
The rebels escaped across a largely unguarded border to their camps in neighbouring Myanmar, police said. Manipur shares a long porous border with Myanmar of around 370 km and security officials want the entire stretch to be barbed-wired to stop smuggling of weapons and explosives. Ringed by China, Myanmar, Bangladesh and Bhutan, India's northeast is home to more than 200 tribes and has been racked by separatist revolts since India gained independence from Britain in 1947.
"We want the centre (federal government) to fence the border, we cannot let them (PREPAK) escape after the incident," Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh told Reuters on Wednesday.
The rebel group wants to throw non-Manipuris out of the state and demands statehood, which India says is not possible. About 700 armed PREPAK rebels have carried out regular attacks in the state, including firing a shell at the chief minister's fortified home last month. "It definitely is a cause for concern at a time when violence in other parts of the region seems to be declining," C. Uday Bhaskar, a strategic analyst said. In Imphal, police cordoned off the blast site, near a commando training facility and forensic experts were examining pieces of metal to find out what caused the powerful blast.
"Our plan is to fence the border and step up foot patrolling along the border, otherwise it will be difficult to control the situation," a senior intelligence officer said from Imphal. India says around 3,000 rebels, live and train in the camps inside the jungles of Kabaw Valley of Myanmar's Sagaing Division.
"We know where militants have their camps across the border, but we can't go inside Myanmar chasing them," said a senior military commander who requested not to be named. India has a pact with Myanmar to share intelligence, but officials said it was not enough to stop the insurgency. Militant groups accuse New Delhi of plundering the region's mineral and forest resources but investing little in return.