The Naga Women’s Union condemn the intrusion near the NSCM(IM) camp at Hebron on April 19 2012 by the 29th Assam Rifles (AR) that has led to a standoff for days despite the admittance by the chairman of ceasefire monitoring group that it was an aberration by the AR. The situation led to the deployment of AR forces not just around Hebron but to other Naga areas and such provocation suggest that Government of India intentionally is violating the ceasefire ground rules which is unfortunate.
We condemn the high handedness of the army and demand the suspension of Major Sukanta who was in charge of the command leading the Jawans towards hebron knowing well of the likely outcome and putting the ceasefire between the NCSN and the Government of India (GoI) at great risk. We demand that the army immediately stop frisking, raiding and harassing people especially in Dimapur and Kohima and strongly demand that the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) that gives such uncontrolled authority to the army to even jeopardize ceasefires and peace processes not just in Nagaland but the whole northeast be revoked!
We also express our disgust and condemnation on the torture and the killing of captain Yaomi by the AR and in a time like this we would like to remind that the ceasefire between the GOI and NSCN came after long years of armed conflict that claimed thousands of lives; Indians and Nagas and effort should be made to maintain peace. We have suffered enough and too many precious lives have been lost and we will not allow any force to revert us back to the days of armed conflict and confrontation.
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Publicity Wing
Naga Women’s Union
