Konyak Union declares ‘non-cooperation’ with Indian Military
Morung Express News
Mon/Dimapur | December 6
The Konyak Union, the apex tribal body in Mon district has declared a seven-day public mourning period in the entire district and ‘non-cooperation’ with the Indian Military for violating the ENPO Declaration of December 18, 2007 which stated that “there will be no bloodshed in ENPO area.”
“Within these seven days of mourning there should be no movement of military forces or patrolling parties; failing to abide to this decision and untoward incidents that arises during this stipulated time, they shall be held responsible,” it said a document issued to The Morung Express on Monday.
The resolutions come in the backdrop of the incident in of the December 4 Oting firing incident and subsequent violent clashes in Mon town Headquarter on December 5, which resulted in the loss of 14 lives and injured several others.
Stating that a group of 14 poor, innocent civilians lost their lives at the hands of Indian Military forces, the Konyak Union asserted that “The deceased were purely villagers with no connection to any elements that may cause the slightest concern to the Paramilitary forces or to the national security of India in any respect.”
It also declared December 4 and 5 as ‘Black Day’ and said it would continue to observe the same every year henceforth.
All exams postponed
Meanwhile, the Nagaland Directorate of School Education has informed that the examinations which were scheduled from December 6 onwards have been postponed till further orders.
In a notice issued through the state DIPR, the DoSE stated that the examinations of all private and government schools under the Nagaland Board of School Education as well as the Central Board of Secondary Education would remain postponed considering the prevailing situation and the prohibitory orders imposed in the district.
Further directives regarding rescheduling of the examinations will be issued in due course of time, it added.
KU submits memo to President of India
27 AR asked to vacate Mon district
Mon, December 6 (MExN): The Konyak Union on Monday asserted that the December 4 incident at Oting cannot be termed as a case of ‘mistaken identity’ at all.
“This is an act of atrocity beyond reasoning. No explanation can justify this heinous act of deliberate crime against humanity,” it said in a memorandum to the President of India.
Condemning the incident, the Union demanded remedial actions including repeal of the contentious Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), 1958 from the entire North East Region and removal of the 27 Assam Rifles from the district.
“27 Assam Rifles must immediately vacate Mon district on moral ground for failing to provide security to its citizens whereby the military forces from other State had intruded and committed the Oting Yatong Massacre on December 4, 2021,” the memo stated.
The Union was also firm in its demand for an immediate probe and said that an independent inquiry under a competent investigating agency should be set up with two members from the Naga civil society inducted in the Special Investigating Team.
Maintaining that the incident seemed to be a case of complete failure of the part of intelligent source(s) and a well calculated attempt on the lives of innocent civilians, the memorandum further stated that all military forces or army personnel involved in the incident should be booked and punished under applicable civil court.
“Action taken against those erring official(s) at Oting Yatong Massacre must be put into public domain within 30 days,” it added.
