Our Correspondent
Kohima | July 3
In a major development, the NSCN (K) today announced its readiness to sit across the table with any group to sort out misunderstandings and to halt killings. Briefing newspersons after the closed-door Cease Fire Supervisory Board meeting held at Hotel Millenium here today, NSCN (K) military representative Isak Sumi and others disclosed that the NSCN (K) has also demanded that the group should be allowed to establish designated camp at Khutur under Tuensang district as approved by the Government of India in order to scale down tension besides allowing setting up of a sub-office in Dimapur for the purpose of efficient monitoring and implementation of ceasefire ground rules.
Also addressing newsmen after the meeting, the Chairman of the CFSB, N. George said the Government of India is not unfair or partial towards any group and insisted that the Government of India is looking ahead towards finding a solution to the vexed Naga issue. The Home Ministry is doing its best and working towards this end, he said. He expressed serious concern over the continued factional clashes among the groups resulting in disturbance of peace and tranquility and causing harassment to the public and said this will not be tolerated.
He also emphasized that all the groups need to be prepared to carry out the solution forward for the good of the state and Naga society for which the ceasefire monitoring mechanism will facilitate and not impede. First and foremost is to secure public tranquility, he said, maintaining that the monitoring group has the responsibility to ensure that there is no disturbance to public peace and harmony.
Today’s CFSB meeting was the sixth of such meetings between the NSCN (K) and the Government of India. Apart from the Chairman of the CFSB, Maj. Gen. (Retd.) N. George, the GOI was represented by CFSB member G Rengma and assistant to the Chairman, Shokum while the state government was represented by Additional Chief Secretary and Commissioner, Banuo Z. Jamir and ADGP L. Thechamo Lotha. The Assam Rifles was represented by Brig. RPS Mann, Officiating IGAR (North), Lt. Col Sudhir Nair, A.N. Pandey, SO, DIGP CRPF while the NSCN (K) was represented by Lincoln, Supervisor, CFSB, Isak Sumi, Military Representative and Wangpai, H.K Sema and Sangso Mongzar.
