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05/06/2012: "Cross border gun firing shattered peace in Jessami Hueiyen News Service"

Cross border gun firing shattered peace in Jessami Hueiyen News Service

Imphal,: A brief gun firing exchange between the villagers of Meluri village from Nagaland and the personnel of Manipur Police and Manipur Rifles deployed in Jessami for the security of its villagers, broke out this evening shattered the peace in the border area.

According to reports received from Jessami, personnel of Manipur Police and Manipur Rifles deployed in Jessami for the security of the villagers were patrolling in the paddy fields along border areas when they were suddenly bombarded by a volley of gunshots from across the border by villagers of Meluri.

The Manipur Police and Manipur Rifles personnel also retaliated the firing.

However, there is no casualty on either side. Unconfirmed report stated that a villager of Meluri village under Phek district of Nagaland sustained gun shot in the firing exchange.

However, Manipur Police said that since the gun shots fired by Manipur Police and Manipur Rifle personnel were blanked firing, there was no possibility of any casualty on the side of Meluri villagers.

Reports further stated that a number of gun shots were also heard last night across the border in Meluri village. But no one from across the border have entered Jessami as the state police personnel were on high alert.

After the recent incident in which armed villagers from Meluri crossed over and not only beat up but also abducted six Jessami villagers, state security personnel were posted at Jessami. Top police officials will also be heading for Jessami village early tomorrow morning.

Meanwhile, Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh, who is in Delhi at present, had assured MLA Preshaw Shimray that he would discuss the matter with his Nagaland counterpart while in Delhi. However, no report of the two Chief Ministers of the two neighbouring states meeting today could be received.
The idea of domination over others Thepfulhouvi Solo Nagaland Page
The other day, I felt a little embarrassed and a bit uncomfortable when one Fransis, in the Local Paper, said: “The Nagas are destined to dominate the World”.
He mentioned many pertinent things about Nagas and it is good to have an optimistic opinion of ourselves for the future but the idea of domination of others is fraud with dire consequences. It is even not a very good sign in a People. The idea of dominating others stems from a small secret inner vain glorious feeling of superiority over others. God perhaps blessed every people differently but equally.
Some Caucasians, when they were less enlightened than they are today, viewed themselves superior, took lands that belonged to others, dominated others in countries not theirs and took lands that did not belong to them. They sometimes even arrogated to themselves the assumed right to take away babies from the so-called uncivilized Parents ostensibly to educate the babies in the proper ways of life. They enslaved others, felt themselves right in unequally often harshly treating others; all because their condescending attitude towards others.
The Caucasians were more advanced than other races of mankind in the development of amenities of human life increasingly for many millenniums of human history. This is all thankfully very good but the feeling of superiority and the desire to dominate others, led them to many historic errors, the foremost example is found in Hitler who considered the Caucasian Germans as a superior race with exclusive divine right to dominate others. The Caucasians are now correcting their historic errors and are progressively trying to undo earlier historic wrongs done to others.
The Hindu Way has many deep and ancient values of life but not all of the ancient things are good. The worst in the Hindu Way of Life is the Caste-ism where a section of the People –Brahmins- believe themselves Higher Men than others and assumes a divine right to dominate other of the Lower Castes. The lowest in the hindu System of life, the Untouchables, cannot even walk in front of a Brahmin. The shadow even of an Untouchable dirties the life of a Brahmin who then must cleanse himself in the Ganga, though one of India’s most polluted Water it may be. At least the Untouchables are within the Firmament of the Hindu Way of life but the millions upon millions of Tribes in mainland India, in Schedule of the Constitution or not, are even Outside the Hindu Way of Life.
The alienation of the Tribal lands in the Forests of mainland India despite the Constitutional guaranty by the economically stronger Community of the country, has a lot to do in the rise of Maoist violence. The discrimination of the North East People, the harassment of the North East women, in the Hostels, in Institutes and working places in Noida, in Bangaloru; in Delhi or in other places, are all a significant fall out of the vainglorious feeling of Higher-Caste-Mentality of the System of Hindu life.
The Constitution of India prohibits the inequality of the Castes; however Man live people to people and day to day socially, not with the Constitution Book. This mentality of superiority and inequality will take a long long time to change socially despite the Constitution of India because it is supposed to be a normal way of life for thousands of years for the majority.
Any search for a solution to this social, often ethnic barriers must be found not only in the economically strong communities deploring the fate of the weaker but in some kind of political re-examination for enlargement of the idea of Sovereignty of a People.


Who are the Pharisees of the Nagas? Nagaland Page
Since, it is the desire of all Nagas to live under one administrative unit, all sections of Naga people are united when it comes to the question of "Naga integration". Throughout all times, various Public Organizations, Political parties, Social Organizations, like the Naga People Convention (NPC), Naga National Organization (NNO), Nagaland Legislative Assembly (NLA), United Naga Integration Council (UNIC) or Naga Integration Council Committee, Manipur (NICC), Naga Students Federation (NSF), Naga People's Movement for Human Rights (NPMHR), Naga Hoho, United Naga Council (UNC) and others have been demanding, passing resolutions and submitting memorandums to the government of India for Naga integration.
In the India side too, since from the very inception, the leaders of the Government of India (GoI) had in mind, the need to bring all Naga areas into one administrative unit. This was very clear when Pandit Nehru in his letter to Sri. B.R. Medhi, Chief Minister of Assam, dated 13th May 1956 stated that, "One of their grievances is that under our Constitution we split them up in different political areas. Whether it is possible or desirable to bring them together again is for us to consider".
Besides that, the leaders of the GoI, and the Nagas those who signed the 16th Point Agreement and accepted the statehood of Nagaland knew themselves very well that it was not the final settlement of the Naga political issue. Deliberately, they kept the Naga integration issue pending, perhaps at the behest of the men of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) because at that time the Indian leadership and pro-India Naga leaders did everything in Nagaland to the Nagas through IB.
In the past, the India side only asked the Nagas to abandon the dream of total independence. In all other aspects, Nagas were offered free to mold their destinies as they pleased, all Nagas had to give up is control the Army, foreign affairs, and currency. "Take everything but not sovereignty" was what (we heard) Prime Minister Indira Gandhi told Prime Minister Kughato Sukhai during their last round of talks. Even before war was started in Nagaland, it's learnt that Pandit Nehru advised A. Z. Phizo "To work within the Indian constitution and assured that the GoI would stand by the Nagas and help them to obtain their rightful place, and everything possible would be done for the Nagas".
So, the question before us is, when India had offered to the Nagas everything i.e. including the demand for Naga integration or even more than that, who is blocking the way for the Nagas to achieve "Naga integration", a demand put up by all Naga Public Organizations, Social Organizations and state Political Parties.
Obviously, India side kept the Naga integration issue pending, solely in exchange to solve what they called the 'Naga insurgency problem' i.e. to accede to "Naga Integration" when Nagas agree to accept and settle within Indian constitution. On the other hand, the Nagas, those who demanded for Naga integration were also doing so, not for as final settlement of the Indo-Naga issue because every Naga is well aware of what the Nagas are fighting for. They demanded it, as it's also a necessity and a rightful demand of the Nagas.
So, what we understood is, if all the Nagas come overground or if we Nagas stop fighting our rights for independence, India would had long before granted us "Naga integration", which means we don't even, need to shed blood or sacrifice lives to achieve it. For, India was angry and worried about the Nagas because we refused to surrender our rights and be under them. But, India's reasons were not because that they have the rights to claim Nagaland; nor for the reason of their concern for the Nagas. It was solely because of their own self-fish interest and avarice for Nagaland and more of this part of the region.
To come back at the beginning: Just at the appropriate time, the IB's officials found some cowardly educated Naga men's heart swept clean and put in order for them to work together. As a result, those few so called educated Naga men begun to work selfishly and chose Naga's future to be within the union of India, disregarding and trampling under their feet the Plebiscite of 16th May 1951 where 99.9 % of Naga people had voted in favor of a free Independent Nagaland, much to the chagrin of the whole Naga nation. Dr. S.C. Jamir was an example of such pro-India Naga leader.
However, in reality, the statehood of Nagaland was gifted to those opportunist leaders purely to undermine the solidarity of the Naga people who stood as one behind their leader A. Z. Phizo and NNC. It was never an achievement of those opportunist Naga leaders.
But, the irony of the situation today is that what some Naga national leaders are demanding or some leaders even dare not to make demand to the GoI, were not supposed to be that much difficult things to be achieved long before itself by those pro-India Naga leaders who we called as betrayers of the Naga people, if the Naga people chose their path and co-operated with them since from the very inception.
Hence, the so-called Naga national leaders are the Pharisees of the Naga people, for leading many Nagas to suffer and die in the name of an independent "Nagaland for Christ", whereas they themselves are not determined and truthful to the cause and chickened out at last, and are now bargaining a piecemeal solution within the Indian constitution.
When they're petulant, they pretended to be quite determined to the cause of "Nagaland for Christ" and blamed others and said, "No one in whatever name or capacity has the authority to settle the Indo-Naga issue 'Within Indian Union". But when the GoI invites them, and take their turn for negotiation, they said, 'Independence for the Naga Nation' in the present context is not possible nor is the 'Integration of Naga inhabited areas in India and Myanmar.'
No space to mention here all the deeds of their hypocrisy but one more important point is: Time and again they called and warned the Nagas, particularly their cadres to repent of their sins….Right! But the sins which the people dreaded most before God among the sins committed by the underground men are 'factional killings and awarding of capital punishment', the sins of the leaders of the land for Christ - Pharisees of the Naga people.

Lt. Col. Z. D. Akho, Naga Army
NSCN (K) says no intent to ‘defy’ ENPO resolution
DIMAPUR Reacting to Eastern Nagaland People’s Organisation (ENPO)’s declaration of non-cooperation following the killing of three GPRN/NSCN cadres, NSCN (K) Friday clarified the “circumstances” that led to the necessitated them to take the extreme measure.

In a statement, NSCN (K) MIP also explained the “intent and purpose” of those cadres who were killed that forced NSCN (K) to take the “extreme steps”.

MIP stated that a thorough interrogation revealed that the “would be assassins” were sent on a “conspiracy mission” to eliminate senior NSCN (K) leaders camped at Mon with “assured monetary rewards” on accomplishment of the task.

This, NSCN (K) alleged was “extremely detrimental” to the safety and security of not only its leaders but it was also a “premeditated act of coup” to sabotage the cause and aspiration of the Naga people.

MIP further stated that the pre-planned “criminal conspiracy of assassination” in itself was prior violation of ENPO resolution by GPRN/NSCN members.

MIP said that while the “custodial interrogation” was still on, GPRN/NSCN members “in order to hush up the abortive coup” resorted to unilateral abrogation of peace covenant and attacked the Sumi region vice-chairman at Zunheboto. It accused “Kitovi and Khole” of eliminating their own “three cadres” according to their design.

MIP stated that instead of appealing NSCN (K) for clemency, GPRN/NSCN “contrarily provoked” NSCN (K) cadres to “eliminate” their own cadres who were in their custody.

Taking into account various aspects of the issue, MIP asserted that NSCN (K) acted as desired by Khole and Kitovi and “not on emotional whims or with intent to defy ENPO’s resolution”. Thus, the “pre-emptive military intervention” became indispensible, said MIP.

NSCN (K) has now urged ENPO to ponder over the “non-cooperation declaration” in the light of prevailing circumstances during the time of the incident.

It appealed to ENPO to “iron out the differences” by reasoning together and to “re-strengthen” the on-going peace and political process among the Nagas as well as with the Government of India.

It may also be mentioned that Konyak Union, Mon in support of ENPO declaration, March last unanimously resolved to declare non cooperation to NSCN (K).
Karen leaders to discuss peace talks in public program Mizzima News

(The Karen National Union’s peace negotiation team will discuss its ongoing negotiations with the Burmese government at the Foreign Correspondent’s Club in Bangkok on Thursday at 8 p.m. The public is invited.

Speakers include Naw Zipporah Sein, the general Secretary of the Karen National Union; Naw May Oo Mutraw, spokeswoman for the Karen National Union Peace Negotiation Team; and Saw Kwe Htoo Win, a member of the Karen National Union Peace Negotiation Team.

For decades, conflict between the Karen ethnic group and Burma’s army had appeared intractable. The hostilities have produced a litany of well-documented abuses: forced labor, destroying villages and the pervasive use of land mines among other abuses.

There is now hope, however, that the conflict could come to an end. A Karen National Union peacemaking team has just returned from high-profile meetings with President Thein Sein, as well as Aung San Suu Kyi that were designed to strengthen the cease-fire.

Ending the conflict could open a new chapter in the region, which is as strategically important. Karen State's natural resources, as well as its proximity to Thailand, could help accelerate economic development throughout th region.
Fighting in Kachin State rapidly escalating Mizzima News
(The scale of fighting in Kachin State has increased significantly during the past month, and could be building to an attack on the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) headquarters in Laiza, say observers.

The escalation comes after peace talks between the government and KIO appeared to have broken down, with the Kachin side saying it did not trust the government’s intentions.

For the past week, armed attacks by the KIO have also been directed at non-military targets, including an attack on railways and bridges. Clashes between government outposts and KIA guerrillas have also picked up.

Residents of Myitkhyina have been advised by local authorities to avoid going outside after 8 p.m.

On Friday, the New Light of Myanmar, a state-run newspaper, reported that three bridges have been damaged in the past three days.

The Dunban Bridge on the Myitgyina-Chepwe road was damaged on Tuesday, leaving a crater on the floor of the bridge. A concrete bridge on the Waingmaw -Hsadon-Kanpaikti road and a bridge near Warazut village on the Myitgyina-Tanaing road were damaged on Wednesday, said the newspaper.

State-run media reported that in late April, a KIO brigade seized a number of vehicles owned by a private company operating in Chipwe Township and opened fire on border guard forces in Lupi after crossing over the Mayhka River from Wahsharpa region. Explosives damaged the Shapout Creek bridge in the township.

One day later, four civil servants, including a sub-township administrative official, were killed and three others were missing when four men seized a sub-township administration office in Sadon in Waingmaw Township. The KIA told Mizzima that it was not responsible for the attack.

On April 29, a mine exploded in a carriage of an express passenger train on the Mandalay-Myitkyina route in Kachin State at a location near Moenyin, injuring two people. Eight carriages of the express train derailed due to the explosion, state-run media reported.

On April 30, the KIA fired heavy weapons on Konhnaw village in Momauk township, which is a non-military target, killing a man and wounding two others, said state-run media.

On May 1, mine attacks destroyed a length of railroad tracks and nine sleeper carriages were derailed on the Myikyina- Mandalay railroad route in Kachin State.

The rash of attacks occurred during ongoing peace talks between the government's and the KIO.

In the latest development, the KIO refused the government’s offer to hold talks in either Myitkyina or Bahmo in Kachin State. The proposed venue change for the fourth peace talk was aimed to enable ethnic leaders, township elders, and religious and political party leaders to witness the talks, the government's peacemaking team leader told the media.

Recently, Burmese officials responded to the breakdown in talks by reshuffling the government peacemaking team to include a vice president, members of the Parliament and high military officials. Meanwhile, official state media blamed “hardline” KIO leaders for the failure to reach a cease-fire.

So far, a total of 12 armed groups have signed preliminary peace agreements with the government at the state or central level.
Burmese state media: dozens of rebels dead in Kachin State Mizzima News
Burmese state media said Friday that heavy fighting in northern Kachin State has killed 29 ethnic rebels and two government troops during the past week.

The government-owned New Light of Myanmar said the clashes began on April 27 when government troops responded to an attack on a military post by members of the Kachin Independence Army in a northern border town.

It said one KIA member was captured alive and that the military is in “hot pursuit” of fleeing members of the group.

At least 60,000 people have been displaced since June 2011, when fighting broke out between the army and Kachin rebels, ending a 17-year ceasefire.

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for an end to Burma's conflicts with ethnic rebel groups during his visit to the country earlier this week.

Rights groups say that, despite Burma's recent political reforms, there has been little progress in human rights abuses committed by the country's military.

Ethnic groups in the northern part of the country have long accused the government of repressing them, and have been fighting for greater autonomy in their traditional states.

Centre ignoring crucial IB report on influx R Dutta Choudhury Assam Tribune
GUWAHATI, May 6 – The Government of India is sitting over a crucial report by an officer of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) on the problem of illegal migration of Bangladeshi nationals to India despite the fact that the report also highlighted the fact that the migration can create an environment which is politically sensitive and can make the North East region vulnerable from the security point of view.
RN Ravi, who recently retired as Special Director of the IB, carried out the study on illegal migration to Assam and Nagaland when he was posted as Joint Director of the Subsidiary Intelligence Bureau (SIB) in Guwahati in 2006. The gist of the report was submitted to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) immediately. But unfortunately, the Government is still sitting over the report without initiating any action on the same.
During the six month study, it was found that at one point of time, the migrants came to Assam and Nagaland for land but over the years the trend changed. The study revealed that as the land is more or less saturated, the migrants started coming for economic reasons following all round economic development and a good number of migrants came to work in the construction sites.
The study further revealed that most of the migrants, who are poor people, are not coming into India with a political motive in mind, but the migration is creating an environment which can be manipulated by people with vested interest and make the region vulnerable to security threats.
When contacted by The Assam Tribune, Ravi said that he is ready to face any debate on the methodology used for the study and “ in fact, I believe that there should be a debate on the issue.” He said that over the years, the census data has been interpreted and re-interpreted by people to strike their point home on the issue of illegal migration , while, people are also giving their own views on the issue without conducting a ground survey. He said that following a meeting on the implementation of Assam Accord in 2006, which was chaired by the then Home Minister Shivraj Patil, he decided to carry out a detailed study in the states of Assam and Nagaland and “during the study, it was found that migration is not a thing of the past as claimed by certain circles.” He said that the migration from Bangladesh is still taking place and the only change is that the reason for the migration has changed.
Ravi said that the finding of the study was brought to the notice of the MHA immediately and later also, the MHA was informed of the same. In fact, the gist of the study was submitted to the MHA, but no action has been initiated so far.
Ravi also admitted that there is need for conducting detailed studies in other states of the North East also to know about the volume and dangers of migration from Bangladesh.