Dimapur, April 30 (MExN): An organization called ‘Naga International Support Center, Amsterdam’ (NISC) today issued a press release ‘reminding’ Prince Andrew of Britain’s ‘lack of responsibility’ of the commonwealth lands.
“The Nagas want the British to intervene in the Indo-Naga conflict as it should tell India and the Nagas what exactly was transferred to the Union of India without consultation or consent of the Nagas themselves how,” NISC said.
According to the NISC, the Naga National Council had “rightfully reminded” Prince Andrew “about the neglect of the United Kingdom concerning the right to self determination of the Naga peoples.”
In 1929, Naga leaders told the visiting Simon Commission that they wanted to be free when the British leave. “…the British still turned them over to the emerging Union of India even though it knew that it had no control over a large part of the Naga areas. The British kept quiet when the Nagas proclaimed their independent Nagaland in 1947, one day ahead of the Union of India,” the NISC said.
The press release said that that the Nagas want “reunification” and that their “ancestral areas in Myanmar” be reunified with “their areas in India.” The areas in India are Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Nagaland and Manipur, the NISC said.
“These states in India were founded long after the Indo-Naga conflict began, the first one being Nagaland which was inaugurated in 1963; nine years after the Indian Armed Forces invaded Nagaland.”
The NISC also noted that Prince Andrew is scheduled to visit the Kohima Second World War Cemetery to pay his respect to fallen British soldiers “but with the acclaimed help of Naga soldiers many more British survived.”
The press release also suggested that a “demonstration on this May one labor day will drive these points home; home to the UK.”
“…the Naga International Support Center, Amsterdam, reminds Prince Andrew of Britain on the issue of post colonial accountability the Dutch also lacked to follow up on. Not only the Dutch or the British but practical all colonizing nations suffer from this lack of responsibility.”
Parking for Prince Andrew’s visit
Dimapur, April 30 (MExN): The Superintendent of Police of Kohima today informed the public of new traffic arrangement for May 1 during the visit of Britain’s Prince Andrew, the Duke of York visit to Kohima. There would be parking for the public at the NSF Solidarity Park and for ministers and other government officials, “towards NPSC office,” the Kohima police informed today. No parking is allowed “in” and around the NBCC convention hall. At Kisama Heritage village, parking for the public would be at the junction below the Horticulture Exhibition Hall while parking space for invitees is above the bamboo conference hall. The public is also informed that the VVIP route will be strictly a no parking zone from 11 AM on until the departure of the Royal.
