According to the Ahom Puranji written by Ahom ancestors. Ventilate many truths about the Ahom and the Nagas. The following points of facts relationship between the two brothers are as follows:
1. The people of Ahom and the Nagas were living closely as next door kith and kin, neighbouring and relationship all around. Politically, socially, culturally, economically and defence affair to get a great extent before advent Britishers in Assam without hatred and misunderstand between the two brothers, complete peace harmony and tranquility prevailed even during British regime. Perhaps the young generations non people of Ahom never read Ahom Puranji or never know ABC of Ahom Puranji thereby resultant misunderstanding, conflict arises continuously between the people of Ahom and the Nagas.
2. Before Britishers in Assam, there was a great war between Ahom and Burmese now (Myanmar) the Burmese were invasion Ahom. The king of Ahom was exiled and asylum in Naga soil. The Nagas were supported people of Ahom without reservation in order to defeating Burmese thereby, many Naga warriors lose their precious lives. The Ahom king left his beloved wife Queen (Joymoti) including his kingdhom and exiled asylum in Naga soil. The Ahom king also married Naga woman name (Talami). After the Burmese left Assam; the Ahom king returned to his native place Assam and re-established renovated his kingdom at Subsagar. He constructed gigantic Pond for memorial of his beloved wife Queen Joymoti the Pond na (Joyhagar) at Subsagar which is still exist.
3. After the advent of British in Assam Province was created within the Hill Districts were created too. Forest reserve had been made along the Naga foothills including vast areas of land belong to Nagas of lower and middle ranges of foothills belt within their villages jurisdiction. Initially those were look after and maintained by officers from Naga hills for administrative convenience the forest reserve were later transferred to Subsagar district by Britishers. The question/issue was raised in Naga People Convention (NPC) meeting which 16 Points Agreement for formation of Nagaland State with centre govt was decided. Is it not wrong and illogical on the part of Assam people and the govt to claim every inch of flat land at the Nagaland foothill?? Consequently, Sundaram Commission report was turned down by the Nagas last time.
4. After the Agreement of Assam/Nagaland Chief Secretary in 1972, the Assam govt had deployed Assam Police (AP) and forest staff to rob of Naga developed Khedies and well established properties and destroyed everything and khedies were distributed to illegal foreign national refugees Bangladesh along with landless, Nagaland foothill Belt 10 (ten) kms inside Nagaland under respective village land/jurisdiction which were developed by the ancestors from time immemorial.
5. Tenants/Halwa/Adhidar kept by the Nagas farmers were not allowed to give Tax share due to them (Land owners) whatever remains, a few cases were also grabbed and forcibly occupied by the foreign national immigrants refugees. All the fertile and plain area belongs to Nagas have been occupied by them.
6. Thousands of refugees foreign national immigrants Bangladesh and communities of illegal encroachers/grabbers were thrust by the concerned public leaders politicians greeds their vote banks and Assam govt authorities for their personal interest so on. There is serious breach of Agreement of two states as the plain people have been allowed to develop on “WAR” footing under support neutral forces (CRPF) whereas the Nagas tied up for activities in the dispute zone and forcible occupied and encroachment is unabated today.
7. Many Nagas have been killed, even a pregnant lady with her 3 year old child along with a couple buried lives in abandoned ringwell in 1998 by the criminals. The high handedness, atrocity and harassment meted out to innocent Nagas public is common practice and habit of the Assam authorities Police and neutral forces (CRPF) Nagas are treated like animals/creatures.
8. Consequently more than 600-800 Nagas foothill farmers have been knocked out and displaced completely, dispossessed of their well established land holding including several co-op farming societies, stretching from foothill, especially lower range Assam bordering. More than 1000 (one thousand) sq kms of the land of Nagas in the plain sector bordering Assam had already been encroached.
9. The two states Chief Ministers met at Imphal immediately at Merapani (Maraju) incident June 1985 and arranged temporary shelter for knocked out illegal encroachers even CGI sheets issued to them were not allowed to be nailed, saying that settlement should be done very soon. Though it has been lapsed 22 years but not action so far been taken by the two states govts. It is lip service only.
10. In 1993 Nagaland govt tried to settle on “Ground reality” under Wokha district taking 1993 May as cut off year but Lotha Hoho flatly rejected, as it is gross injustice to dispose of Naga khedives under this manner, as this lands/khedis were owned and inherited by the ancestors from time immemorial using for generations to generations.
11. The Assam has boundary dispute with his neighbouring states Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya and Nagaland etc then who is selfish and aggressive? According to the Assam govt attitude, gesture selfish aggressive; they are full puissant and very anxious pugnacious to fighting with his neighbouring states in order to forcibly occupy lands. If so then it is opined that once a major war is fought between neighbouring states the boundary issue could be resolved and settled that is only solution.
Rikhyo
Octogenarian
Sr. Most Citizen
