DIMAPUR, NOV 17 (MExN): Major General Markson, Deputy Longvibu, Naga Army, NSCN (IM) has rubbished claims made by the NSCN (K) through sources from a defected cadre of an assassination plot on former Sumi Hoho President, Huska and termed it as completely false and baseless.
It may be mentioned that Military Spokesperson, NSCN (K) Isak Sumi in a press note received here yesterday had claimed that Major Lokshe who was the second-in-command in the recent clash at Zunheboto operation and who had defected to the NSCN (K) had alleged that the deputy commander in chief of NSCN (IM), Markson had ordered Maj Lokshe to assassinate Huska, former President of Sumi Hoho and that the order had come from the NSCN (IM) leadership.
“The recent allegation to the cause of one Maj Lhokishe’s defection to their fold due to the assassination plan upon the ex-Sumi Hoho President is fabricated and a ploy to sow distrust in-within and alienate the masses from supporting the current peace process headed by the NSCN”, Maj Gen Markson stated in a press communiqué rubbishing the allegation made by the NSCN (K).
“The higher authorities had never at any point of time issued or pondered over handing out such directive or order”, the statement maintained and pointed out that the NSCN (IM) was completely against the human rights violations and atrocities committed by the NSCN (K) upon the innocent Naga public.
The statement also made it clear that it was the firm policy of the NSCN (IM) that any obstacle or problem faced in the course of the current peace process should be approached diplomatically and peacefully with rationale approaches and the public should not be victimized unnecessarily. “The former Sumi Hoho President is assured that such allegations are false with motives to incite hatred and distrust”, Maj Gen Markson stated.
The NSCN (IM) also stated that the attempt to malign the image of the NSCN (IM) with concocted allegations and accusations, using un-principled and indisciplined defectors as their source of information brought to the fore the “desperate deficiency of sane political agenda and bankruptcy of rational approaches to the Indo-Naga issue” by the NSCN (K).
“In fact, the present day’s Naga national movement’s hitch is due to the false national workers who in the name of nationalism are scavenging for overnight wealth and comforts at the price of the common Naga people’s sweat and tears”, the NSCN (IM) stated while pointing out that when such people fall short of their dreams, “they drift to other camps in search of exploitative grounds with false reasons to cover their face”.
Pointing out that Nagas should be aware of such elements, the NSCN (IM) stated that such ‘barbarous scavenger in search of the spoils of conflict’ would not hesitate to weave tales or fabricate lies to achieve their personal lust of materialism in the name of nationalism.
“Any reason that may be given to substantiate causes of change of allegiance does not hold any water, but a recognized mere pretext of instable and unprincipled minds of bounty hunters at the cost of the Nagas”, Maj Gen Markson stated.
