A breakaway faction of NSCN (I-M) has said it will work for the territorial integrity and peaceful co-existence of hill and valley people in Manipur.
The president of the newly-formed United Naga People's Council (UNPC), S S Max, told the local media at a place in interior Senapati district of Manipur that UNPC was formed on April 30 last by former NSCN (I-M) members who left their camps at Hebron off Dimapur. He claimed that the UNPC had a strength of about 70 members, including some former senior members of the NSCN (I-M).
All of them were reportedly from Manipur hill districts, an UNPC source said.
Max said UNPC would have no enmity with NSCN (I-M), NSCN (K) and Naga National Council (NNC) -- all based in Nagaland. But they were against NSCN (I-M) members from Manipur if the latter continued to work for disintegration of Manipur, he said.
UNPC general secretary Lansha said the Council had wanted to establish a unique body of Naga revolutionary groups in Manipur considering the existing hatred between Nagas and those living in the valley.
Lansha said the UNPC is led by two officials in the rank of “colonels”, one “major”, two “captains”, two full junior full “lieutenants” and three “second lieutenants”.
He warned that UNPC would be compelled to eliminate NSCN (I-M) from Manipur if it continued to make attempts for the disintegration of Manipur. In this connection, Lansha cautioned that UNPC would award capital punishment to those from UNC and ANSAM if they were found acting as the mouthpiece of NSCN (I-M) and talked about disintegration of Manipur.In the light of reports of formation of a new outfit - United Naga People's Council (UNPC) - by former NSCN (I-M) activists, the NSCN (I-M) has said as far as the trend in Manipur was concerned, it was not surprising that a new, "self-styled band of hooligans called UNPC" had emerged from nowhere.
"No wonder, there are dozens of such headless organizations in the valley alone. UNPC is but an organization without ideology and it does not, in any way represent the Naga people," said a press release issued by Col. Levi Zimik, public relation officer, GPRN/NSCN (I-M).
On the other hand, the NSCN (I-M) also warned that the Naga army would leave no stone unturned to eradicate such unwarranted development as it had become a matter of serious concern for all to be on guard against such move aimed at demeaning the cause of the Nagas and, in the long run, to derail the Indo-Naga peace process.
Stating that it was the expressed desire of the Nagas to live together as one people under one nation since the dawn of revolution in "Nagalim", the NSCN (I-M) also said this "genuine aspiration" of the Naga people was the driving force behind the NSCN's policy to integrate all the Naga areas.
The NSCN (I-M) said it was therefore bound to protect the interest of the citizens and the press towards attaining the inherent right to the Nagas.
The NSCN (I-M) also reiterated that it was not at enmity with any neighbour or organization, in as much as the NSCN (I-M) believed in peaceful co-existence.
While accepting the shortcomings on the part of the Naga Army to discipline the errant cadres, the NSCN (I-M) however said the "malicious hand of the adversaries is not ruled out who are preying upon the vulnerable lots to create more confusion."
The president of the newly-formed United Naga People's Council (UNPC), S S Max, told the local media at a place in interior Senapati district of Manipur that UNPC was formed on April 30 last by former NSCN (I-M) members who left their camps at Hebron off Dimapur. He claimed that the UNPC had a strength of about 70 members, including some former senior members of the NSCN (I-M).
All of them were reportedly from Manipur hill districts, an UNPC source said.
Max said UNPC would have no enmity with NSCN (I-M), NSCN (K) and Naga National Council (NNC) -- all based in Nagaland. But they were against NSCN (I-M) members from Manipur if the latter continued to work for disintegration of Manipur, he said.
UNPC general secretary Lansha said the Council had wanted to establish a unique body of Naga revolutionary groups in Manipur considering the existing hatred between Nagas and those living in the valley.
Lansha said the UNPC is led by two officials in the rank of “colonels”, one “major”, two “captains”, two full junior full “lieutenants” and three “second lieutenants”.
He warned that UNPC would be compelled to eliminate NSCN (I-M) from Manipur if it continued to make attempts for the disintegration of Manipur. In this connection, Lansha cautioned that UNPC would award capital punishment to those from UNC and ANSAM if they were found acting as the mouthpiece of NSCN (I-M) and talked about disintegration of Manipur.In the light of reports of formation of a new outfit - United Naga People's Council (UNPC) - by former NSCN (I-M) activists, the NSCN (I-M) has said as far as the trend in Manipur was concerned, it was not surprising that a new, "self-styled band of hooligans called UNPC" had emerged from nowhere.
"No wonder, there are dozens of such headless organizations in the valley alone. UNPC is but an organization without ideology and it does not, in any way represent the Naga people," said a press release issued by Col. Levi Zimik, public relation officer, GPRN/NSCN (I-M).
On the other hand, the NSCN (I-M) also warned that the Naga army would leave no stone unturned to eradicate such unwarranted development as it had become a matter of serious concern for all to be on guard against such move aimed at demeaning the cause of the Nagas and, in the long run, to derail the Indo-Naga peace process.
Stating that it was the expressed desire of the Nagas to live together as one people under one nation since the dawn of revolution in "Nagalim", the NSCN (I-M) also said this "genuine aspiration" of the Naga people was the driving force behind the NSCN's policy to integrate all the Naga areas.
The NSCN (I-M) said it was therefore bound to protect the interest of the citizens and the press towards attaining the inherent right to the Nagas.
The NSCN (I-M) also reiterated that it was not at enmity with any neighbour or organization, in as much as the NSCN (I-M) believed in peaceful co-existence.
While accepting the shortcomings on the part of the Naga Army to discipline the errant cadres, the NSCN (I-M) however said the "malicious hand of the adversaries is not ruled out who are preying upon the vulnerable lots to create more confusion."
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