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NSCN lashes out at Jamir OUR CORRESPONDENT The Telegraph

Kohima, May 4: The NSCN (Isak-Muivah) has warned former chief minister S.C. Jamir and his brother Sungit Jamir, the president of Nagaland PCC, about concocting stories about the group’s purported plan to assassinate S.C. Jamir. In a statement issued this evening, the NSCN (I-M) said it had taken a “serious view” of the brothers’ failure to respond to its call for confessional statements “with reference to their devious role in mechanising rumour of purported assassination plan on the life of S.C. Jamir by the NSCN”.
The statement said the “concocted story” by the NPCC president had sounded a false alarm in Delhi, which had subsequently issued a directive — vide F No. 9/28/97-T, dated April 15, 2011 and issued by the director of North East Cell under the Union home ministry, M.C. Mehanathan — to Nagaland to provide full security cover to S.C. Jamir.
The outfit alleged that Union minister of state for planning and parliamentary affairs, science and technology, Ashwani Kumar, who was recently here to campaign for Jamir, had left Nagaland with a heavy bag of gratitude gift for denouncing its ongoing peace process with the Centre. It condemned Kumar’s statement that a Naga solution could not be found outside the Constitution. Jamir is contesting the May 7 byelection to Aonglenden Assembly as a Congress candidate.
“This is calculated to make the simpletons believe that no solution will come out of the talks and that Jamir is the only and the best option for the Nagas,” the statement stated. It alleged that Jamir was performing such “cheap acts deplorable from all aspects” to boost his sagging position in the byelections. The statement exhorted the people not to “make such a person a leader”, saying that Jamir had a long track record of being opposed to the “Naga national” struggle for recognition of their rights. It said this was evident ever since the outfit signed its first ceasefire in 1964 and when the second ceasefire and the peace process took off in 1997.
The statement said during the chief ministers’ conference in Delhi in 2004, Jamir had stated that the NSCN must accept the Indian Constitution and if they refused, they must be declared a terrorist organisation and should be crushed and had told asked Manipur chief minister Okram Ibobi Singh in 2010 to oppose Naga integration.
NSCN/GPRN says Jamir is “opposed to the Naga national struggle” MIP GPRN
The failure of S.C. Jamir and Sungit Jamir to positively respond to the earlier call for confessional statements with reference to their devious role in mechanizing rumour of purported assassination plan on the life of S.C. Jamir by NSCN, has been seriously viewed.
The concocted story that sounded false alarm to Delhi by the NPCC President resulted to issuing a directive vide F No 9/28/97-T dated 15th April 2011 by one Dr. M.C. Mehanathan, Director, North East Cell, under the Indian Home Ministry, to Nagaland state to provide full security cover to Jamir. Further, it is learnt from reliable source that Ashwani Kumar left Nagaland with a heavy bag of gratitude gift for denouncing the ongoing Indo-Naga peace process. This is calculated to make the simpletons believe that no solution will come out of the talks and that Jamir is the only and the best option for the Nagas. And therefore to boost his otherwise sagging position in the 26 Aonglenden by-elections such treacherous and cheap acts deplorable from all aspect were performed by him. S.C. Jamir has a long record track of being deadly opposed to the Naga national struggle for recognition of our rights. During the 1st Indo-Naga cease-fire, in his letter to Shilu Ao, the then Chief Minister of Nagaland, Jamir expressed strongly against any kind of solution for the better future of the Nagas. He has his foot prints in the entire major crisis Nagas went through the years. S.C. Jamir was instrumental in both 1978 Military coup staged by Lt. Col. Supong and the 1988 Khaplang’s abortive coup. His so-called “Peace Offensive” of 1996 saw hundreds of innocent civilians butchered. When the 2nd Indo-Naga cease-fire and the peace process took off in 1997, Jamir was tooth and nail opposed to it and gradually instigated the peaceful neighbouring states with his infamous statement in 2001, “as for me it is ok but it is for the neighbouring states to react”. And the hell bent loose! During the Chief Ministers’ conference in Delhi in 2004, S.C. Jamir stated that NSCN must accept Indian constitution and if they refused, they must be declared terrorist organization and should be crushed. In the early part of 2010, Jamir went to Manipur and told Ibobi Singh and Rishang Keishing to totally oppose the Naga Integration. Beloved countrymen, a raven will always be a raven. It can never become a dove. So also, S.C. Jamir will never change his color. Such false teacher can never be a true leader of the people but rather people are used as his ladder to climb up to his seat to serve his own purpose. Therefore it will be folly on the part of the people to make such a person a leader.

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Government of People’s Republic of Nagalim
Working towards a state of peace Cathnews




An army of 5,000 messengers is fanning out all over Nagaland to set up a “culture of peace”.
The messengers - school and college students, teachers and civil society leaders - are part of the ‘Peace Channel’ pioneered by Father C. P. Anto.
“The Peace Channel is a new attempt to educate young people in peace and human rights,” says Father Mathew Thuniampral, who directs Kohima diocese’s Education Commission.
Kohima is the capital of Nagaland state, which borders Myanmar and where insurgent groups have unleashed a reign of terror.
Church people say kidnappings, robbery and drug-related problems are common in the area, as is the scourge of HIV/AIDS. The state’s 16 principal tribes have different linguistic and dialectical variations, a major reason for internecine conflicts.
Father Anto, who also directs the Peace Channel, claims the movement has succeeded in uniting various tribal and religious communities to work for peace and development in the region.
The movement, which started in 2005, now has over 5,000 members, including around 100 teachers and more than 500 civil society leaders, who work in tandem to create positive changes in society, the priest said.
It all began, 14 years ago, when Father Anto came to the aid of the principal of Loyola School, where he was teaching as a seminarian. Six armed young men came to the school demanding money. Father Anto pleaded with the robbers not to shoot the principal when one of the youths took aim at him.
A few days later some of the robbers were killed.
“The news hit me hard. They were young men lost to violence. I decided to do something to create peace in this trouble-torn region. So I began the Peace Channel.”
It was launched on September 21, 2005, at an interfaith meeting where more than 2,000 youths came forward to try and make a difference in society by making a pledge for peace, Father Anto recalled.
The movement conducts interfaith meetings, ecumenical gatherings and inter-cultural exchange programs, as well as running its People’s Forum for Peace.
“We have succeeded a great deal in reducing the differences among religions and cultures,” Father Anto claimed. Yomakumba, a student and Peace Channel member in Dimapur agrees.
“I am a completely transformed person after joining. I never pictured myself as being so confident and bold. But here I am doing all the things I thought were impossible,” he said. The main reason for this, he says, he now has “so many friends from different tribes, religions and regions.”
Angela Pao, a tenth grader, says her friends have helped bring positive changes in people she meets. “My club visits hospitals to pray for patients and show them our care and concern.” Robert Myingthungo, another member, says they have also found jobs for some school dropouts. Source: ucanews.com
Need to ponder on Nagaland P.H John, Kohima Morungexpress
However hilly Nagaland might be, It stands upright with its own uniqueness as other nations. From the very inception of the political movement the Naga people had committed to shun violence with a view for an honorable life but no nation on earth at the cost of historical or political rights. And this fundamental- universal truth cannot be misconstructed altogether. This important right is necessarily required to be recognized by the civilized nations through their versatile administrators.
Against this background, our Naga intellectuals and leaders need retrospection and introspection vis-à-vis our pending political issue in order to draw and bring a logical inference once and for all. At times, it is also important to keep in mind that it may not be very proper for any Naga to oppose any matter which is right and acceptable to our society as a whole. Unity and integrity of our minds, soul and hearts is very much required to this effect in achieving the aspirations of our people, the greate4r interest of the Nagas as a whole should be placed above our own respective interests. I am not as intelligent a person to understand the minds of the Naga leaders but as a Naga I know the hearts of the Naga people by and large.
It will not be wise on our part to prolong or take time to understand the common necessity together. Because we shall be accountable for what will happen either good or bad in future to be judged by our posterity as the history goes down from generation to generation.
It is also very natural that people all over the world wish to support the right person and not the force of the person or group because they respect the person inwardly out of love and not out of fear or obligation whatever. In other words, people respect the truthfulness of the person more than the person with position or status whichever.
For good purposes, regardless of who we are or what they do, everything is possible if we live with love which is also from God. There is no problem which cannot be solved if we really want to solve it from the core of our hearts.
As such, today, as reconciliation has become an every-day word among the Nagas for better-life chances in future, everything will be possible through love- the quality of the soul which does not recollect the past mistakes but justifies for larger life in the spirit of brotherhood and Nagaism which will certainly restore our national legitimacy as a nation through which trustworthiness will flourish as truthful we shall be to ourselves and to god. To quote William Cowper, an English poet, “England, with all thy false I love thee still”.
In conclusion, the Naga people wish to see Nagaland, a Nagaland of our own where we can feel free with love and dignity. This Nagaland is possible only through converting the difficulties into opportunities. This inevitable dream unlike other dreams, we believe, will certainly come true with the intervention of our eternal-heavenly unmoved mover in his own time so as to reveal the glorious things of heaven to his mankind. And this may be possible if we really want to see by listening to the call of the FNR (Forum for Naga Reconciliation).
In conversation with Makiko Kimura By Anjuman Ara Begum, TwoCircles.net,
Makiko Kimura is a well-known Japanese scholar among the academicians in India. She has worked as Research Associate, the International Peace Research Institute, Meiji Gakuin University, Tokyo. She arrived in India on a research visa as a research scholar in the JNU in 2000 and that’s the beginning and no stopping. As a sociologist, Makiko worked on crucial issues in north east India particularly in Assam on the Nellie massacre, internal displacement and land issues. Makiko spoke her mind to Anjuman Ara Begum of TwoCircles.net and shared her interests and works in north east India.

Makiko Kimura
When was the first time you heard about north east India?
In 1997-98, when I started my research in Japan I wanted to study about the indigenous movement in India. I did lots of internet research and came to know about the Naga movement for independence. The first document I read about Nagaland was regarding some memorandum submitted to the United Nations’ working Group on Indigenous issues. I read in different journals about the struggles and the movement in 1950s and it was so much fascinating for me. My father was posted in Delhi when he was working in the aviation sector. I came to Delhi, went to different book stores and came to know about the Naga issues. I was wondering why these people didn’t get their demands met. They have even done referendums. So that became my topic for MA dissertation in Kiyo University.
Did you get enough material on the topic in a place like Delhi?
There are some books mostly from Indian academics, mainly by politicians and bureaucrats who were dealing with the issue. Reading those books gave me a clear idea of the sequence of events happening till the Shillong Accord of 1975. But I couldn’t get a clear idea of what happened after 1975. Also after 1980s, the Naga groups were operating from jungle. And also it was the time when organizations like NPMHR started using UN mechanisms. Indigenous People Declaration also came into being during that period. So I took it as an issue of further research and did my dissertation for MA in Japan.
What took you to India, particularly north east India?
I wanted to do my research on Nagaland and I am a sociologist. For a sociologist, field work is very important and people told me that being a foreigner, I cannot enter Nagaland. Getting restricted area permit to travel to Nagaland would be very difficult for me. So that was the time I switched to Assam. It was 1999 when I decided it and the AASU (All Assam Students Union) movement was peaceful and I thought it would not be a problem. I could do field work in Assam. I applied in the JNU and got fellowship. So that was the beginning.
Then what got you to Nellie?
I started studying how AASU started the mobilization process. I heard about Nellie and decided to visit the place. I had no previous idea that it was such a huge massacre. All I knew is that there was some attack.
What was your first impression about Nellie?
It was 2001. I stayed there for two months. My first impression is that it looked very cool and peaceful. I lived with a Tiwa family. They were very hospitable and always ready to help. On the other hand, I found the Muslims very reluctant to talk. If I asked something, they were hesitant and I would go here and there and wonder why. In the beginning, Muslim people found it difficult to talk about the incident. It was easy for the attackers to talk about the happenings but not the victims.
What do you think is the reason?
Well, it could be frustration. Also I had a Tiwa interpreter with me. So may be people were reluctant. Later I took a Muslim interpreter and that time people were easier to talk to me. But this kept troubling me to think why non-Muslims were easy to talk about it and Muslims reluctant. It’s also fear. I focused more why the Tiwa were so enthusiastic to talk about it. Tiwas informed me that after the movement they stopped calling themselves Assamese. Tiwa people told me that they did a lot of sacrifices for the movement.
What was the 2004 incident in which you were not allowed to deliver a talk in Guwahati?
I was supposed to deliver a talk at the Omeo Kumar Das Institute of Social Change and Development in 2004 on the Nellie massacre and Prof. Sanjib Barua invited me. But just half an hour before the scheduled talk, we got a fax from the Home Department asking to stop it as it may hamper the peace and tranquility in the state. It was stopped immediately.
What is the topic of your Ph.D.?
My Ph.D. is on the Assam movement and I did a chapter on Nellie on how people remember the massacre. I focused on how people narrate the incident after so many years. I completed my Ph.D. in 2004 from JNU.
Does it include media representation of the Nellie massacre? If yes, what is your view about the representation in the media about Nellie massacre and what people narrated before you? Do you find a difference?
Yes. I covered the Assamese and Bengali media reporting on the Nellie massacre as well as the pan Indian media. What happened and what was reported in the media were quite different. At that time too many incidents were happening. The Assamese media didn’t get hold of all the incidents happening. They were also not clear about what was happening where. Nellie was first reported in the pan Indian media partly because a journalist from the national media happened to be the eye witness of the whole massacre. Some massacres that took place in remote areas were not reported. Nellie was more or less accessible. The Times of India reported on Nellie.
Besides the Nellie research, what are the other issues you have studied on North east India?
After doing research I was interested to study land issues as lots of problems erupted from it. So I did my post doctorate on land issues in Assam. I did field work in Jonia, Nagoan district. I also studied about the encroachment of forest in Balipara of Sonitpur district.
What is your current focus? I want to study on the displacement in BTAD (Bodoland Territorial Administered Districts) areas of Assam. I would like to write a book on it.
Government willing to promote ecotourism morungexpress
Nagaland Chief Minister, Neiphiu Rio visits community fishing on the bank of River Tizu near Meluri on April 30. (DIPR Photo)

Meluri, May 2 (DIPR): Nagaland Chief Minister, Neiphiu Rio laid the foundation stone of an Integrated Tourist Destination and Eco-adventure at Tizu River, Meluri, on April 30. The programme was held at the bank of Tizu River, which is a few kilometer away from Meluri town.
Planning to start a runway short service for touristsAddressing the gathering, Rio stated that the present government is giving a special emphasis for developing backward areas of the state. He said that the area under Meluri sub-division is very rich in minerals and natural resources and if it is properly developed than it could be a source of tourist attraction and the mineral can be exported to neighbouring Myanmar to uplift the economy. He added that the government is willing to give their full support to promote ecotourism and the place could be developed to make it a popular tourist destination; however the success depended on the co-operation and active participation of the people. The public should preserve and protect the natural environment, he maintained. Hunting and fishing are in our blood and we Nagas have a habit of killing/destroying whatever we can hold on, but from now on we have to learn to preserve and nurture them in order to make the area a tourist hot spot, he said. Rio also encouraged the youth to take up professional courses such as, hotel management and catering hospitability courses in order to attract tourist when they visit the area. He stressed on the importance of maintaining ecological balance and called for active support from the public for preservation and protection of the natural environment.
The programme also included community fishing where hundreds of river fishes were displayed to the visiting dignitaries. Rio called on the gathering to organize an annual traditional fishing festival to attract tourist to the area. He also encouraged them to preserve the forest around the tourist destination and eco adventure site and assured them to give financial assistance equal to the value of the area preserved. He disclosed that the state government is planning to start a runway short service for tourists visiting Nagaland. The air service would cater for ferrying tourist in the state, he added.
The Chief Minister and his entourage also visited community fishing site. The programme was chaired by Director Tourism, K.Yanpanthang Kikon, while the vote of thanks was delivered by Riepetho Nyuwi. Parliamentary Secretary for Tourism, Law & Justice, Yitachu, gave a welcome address, while the invocation was led by Pastor, MVBC Rev. T. Kachusie and benediction was pronounced by Deacon, MVBC, Pesatho Kajiri. The function was also attended by Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Kuzholuzo Nienu, Minister for Agriculture, Dr.Chumben Murry, Chairman NKVIB Dr. Nicky Kire, Deputy Commissioner Phek, SP Phek and other government officials and public.

FNR work cut bloodshed, not DAN govt, says NPCC morungexpress


Dimapur, May 1 (MExN): The Nagaland Congress today strongly reminded the Naga People’s Front (NPF) not to claim the due credit of pacifists and civil organizations led by the Forum for Naga Reconciliation (FNR) whose endeavor resulted in the drastic decrease in violence and deaths in Nagaland due to “UG activities.” The Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee admitted today that the credit should go to the FNR and Naga civil organizations while the “credit of more extortion” belongs to the Democratic Alliance of Nagaland Government.
“To be honest, the Congress feels that the credit of present situation of less factional clashes and killing should go to FNR and the credit of more extortion to DAN Govt. The new addition of extortion industry of DAN is Municipal Committees and Town Councils,” the media cell of the NPCC today
The Congress also termed the NPF ‘figures’ to be the result of “selective amnesia” as the figures they furnished were incomplete. “The comparison of the periods by furnishing such figures is irrelevant as DAN government has come to power after Ceasefires were signed between GoI and both NSCNs. Since they forgot to mention the figures for the first tenure, NPCC will table the figures for public consumption,” the note stated.
In response, the NPCC also listed aggressions allegedly committed by NPF workers during elections after the announcement of 26 Aolengden A/c by-elections. According to the Congress, NPF supporters attacked one Akang a retired Assistant Director of Industries and his son one Alem, an architect engineer at Antsuok kong Sector in Ungma at around 5.30 Pm on April 8. “Ungma village Council took up the case and two of the culprits (NPF supporters) were fined one Pig each,” the NPCC informed.
In addition, the Intelligence also detected illegal arms by NPF supporters, the NPCC stated. “This was justified through the incident on 17/04/11 late night (2.00 O clock) where Mr. Lanusowa Longkumer (an ardent supporter of Mr Toshipokba NPF candidate) was shot on the head by his co-worker with an illegal and unlicensed Arm. He was taken immediately to Jorhat but died of the injury after ten hours at Jorhat. This case was taken up by the Village Council Ungma on 29/04/11 and the culprit was fined a pig and a cultivable land on which could be sowed 30 tins of paddy seeds belonging to the accused was given to the victim’s family as compensation for the death as per the customary law. Further the seized arm was forwarded to the nearest police station.”
Further, on April 26, the NPCC stated, NPF supporters blocked

Nagaland is at the crossroad a road at Mekumpong sector and attacked Congress workers. 3 persons were injured out of which two person one Temjenpokba, 50 years old and one Takotemjen 30 years old years old, were taken outside the state for further medical investigation, the Congress said.
The NPF gave many more of such instances where the NPF allegedly resorted to violence. “The people can judge for themselves the manner in which the NPF is behaving in the bye elections. The NPCC appeals to the people of Nagaland and particularly the people, administration and security forces to ensure free and fair election,” the NPCC added.

K. Therie Morungexpress
Politically Nagaland people are at the crossroad and economically not only bankrupt but under debt trap. 35 years of Shillong Accord without negotiation, 14 years of negotiation without solution, 10 years of Ceasefire Agreement between GPRN/NSCN without negotiation; and DAN Government claims that the political peace process is in the right direction.
We cannot continue to stand at the crossroad. We have lived in dreamland for too long. We must wake up to reality. We need new direction. We in Congress believe in consensus to resolve the political problem. We believe in truth and reality. “Ye shall know the truth and the truth will set you free.” John 8:32.
On the other hand we must realize that Nagaland is on the verge of disintegration because of ignoring the will of people for Unity then Solution; unrelenting economic exploitation in all the backward districts and discrimination in jobs due to nepotism and ill will.
There is a general feeling of insecurity to life and property. There is a feeling of insecurity towards the future of our economic growth. There is a feeling of insecurity amongst the young generations who are increasingly looking for their futures outside the state. Unemployment and lack of opportunity is driving our youths to extortion industry. The few Naga Youths that venture in the state continue to face harassment and extortion by multi-self styled govts.
Nagaland Govt is a helpless Govt. They have remained mute to illegal activities in the state. They know things are wrong but they want to loot money to buy votes for the next election. They know things are wrong but want the support of wrong doers to win. NPF party has never admitted it’s wrong and corrected. NPF shamelessly defend red handed corruption and criminals. They are in the river of return of corruption.
Financially Nagaland is under serious debt trap of over 6,000crs. Had the UPA not given additional Financial Assistance of Rs. 936crores (Rs.712crs and Add Plan Assistance of Rs.226crs) during 2010-11, the state would have landed into financial embargo and could have attracted Presidential Rule under Art.360. The state debt is alarmingly to the tune of Rs.2, 337crores during 2011-12 (Deficit of 602crs + Civil Deposit of 635crs + pension and GPF dues of 400crs and + debt serving about 700crs annually). Today, the state depends for 96% of funds from the Government of India to run the State. State’s own resources hardly constitute 4% from business tax and royalties. DAN has failed to generate state’s own revenue in any form.
Moreover, the state’s Govt employees are treated as bull workers and thrown out onto the streets. Their pensions and GPF are their hard earned genuine dues. There is no reason why they should not be paid. The dictatorial behavior of DAN Govt upon Govt employees is unacceptable to the Congress. Perhaps, DAN will devise a new way to unceremoniously dismiss another few thousand employees in the future.
There is no need to introduce Dr.SC Jamir, but it will be beneficial for the people of Nagaland to keep in mind that he is Member of the Central Working Committee which is the highest policy making Committee of the nation today. Such opportunity is rare for Nagas.
There is no good enough reason to reject Dr.SC Jamir in the present situation; if not bribe. Taking bribe is nothing less than prostitution. Allowing bribers to decide the future of Nagaland is leading the state to its dead end.
I appeal to Nagaland people to honestly pray and particularly Aonglenden voters to show wise decision to Nagaland and refrain from sinful temptations. I also appeal that the citizens refrain from making decisions under the influence of liquor. We need change and it will be change for good for Nagaland.

K. Therie
Former Finance Minister



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