Dimapur, Oct 3 (MExN): Offering a challenge, although of a different sort this time, the NSCN-K has asked its rival to a “joint press conference and debate” to lay clear all the allegations leveled against the former as much on the oft-iterated ‘nexus with Indian security forces/financial assistance’ as to debate on the “Indo-Naga-Myanmar political issue”.
“Isak-Khodao terrorists must declare the so-called nexus, assistance of the occupational Indian army to NSCN by finger-pointing the cadre of the NSCN. To defend its overall accusations and allegations against the NSCN, the terrorists are invited for a Joint Press Conference and Debate on Indo-Naga-Myanmar political issue anywhere in the world” stated a release from L Namchung Phom, former chairman of Phom Region.
It did not take lightly that its rival, the NSCN-IM, was waging a “cheap media campaign” leveling accusations of nexus with the Indian forces as well as receiving financial assistance from Nagaland Chief Minister Nephiu Rio. This, the NSCN-K termed, is “below any under rated cursive script for nursery”. To India, the NSCN-K set this challenge: “The NSCN also puts forth a challenge to the Government of India and its agencies, the Indian Assam Rifles, CRPF, BSF, NAP, NP and IRB or any agencies to declare if ever the NSCN had had their assistance”.
The NSCN-K demanded that all the names of the Indian forces that had nexus “or fought terrorists” taking sides with the NSCN, be provided. “Can the terrorist ever imagine that the NSCN and Nagas will forget how they were saved by the Indian Assam Rifles every time they were on the mouth of death and hell in 1997 prior to the ceasefire…?” asked the release. It also slammed Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio for providing security to the NSCN-IM, guarding Kohima and Dimapur “fearing the occupation”. “The joint assault on NSCN cadres below the chief Minister’s bungalow by Neiphiu Rio’s bodyguards, Assam Rifles and Isak-Khodao terrorists needs no further clarification or does it needs any justification either” the release added.
