DIMAPUR, November 25 (MExN): The Naga International Support Center responds to the final warning issued by the NSCN-K challenging them to “tell openly what you warn us against for the last time: our ignorance or yours?”. The NISC questions the warning of the NSCN-K, saying “Obviously on the presumption of having a big mouth based of no knowledge of the situation whatsoever the K jumps like it is stung by a bee”
Replying tothe NSCN’s statement that NISC should ‘should first make an in-depth study of the situations and conditions of the past and present Nagas’, it referred them to the in Delhi’ book ‘Out of Isolation’ recently published by our secretary Drs. F.A.M. Welman. The Centre continued its tirade that the NISC is a Naga Support Organization, ‘not per se NSCN support of either NSCN’. It added that before coming to any definite conclusion regarding support for any particular Naga party, the underground group too, could study the background of the NISC.
The Naga International Support Center continued that the brutal assault on villagers is wrong and, regardless of context, cannot be made right. The NISC reaffirmed its stand that the Center supports human rights including the right to self determination of all Indigenous peoples in this world, hence the right to self determination of all Nagas. “Consequently because you, the Khaplang group, are Nagas, we uphold and support your human your rights too”, stated the press statement received here.
The Group also invited the NSCN-K to “amicably communicate on the issues raised”, saying that NISC firmly believes that “if the Khaplang Group stands for the Naga Nation as a whole, to defend it against intruders, to uphold the rights of all Naga citizens, to continue in the way of the Naga National Council of the plebiscite, then there is common ground and bygones can be bygones when all repent for what has been done in the past, born out of hatred or other motivation.” Indeed then reconciliation is possible. However, warnings to stay out only lead to abuse of power. NISC does not encourage hegemonistic stands resulting in dictatorial behaviour.
