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n a startling disclosure, one of the major militant outfits of the Northeast, the NSCN-K has said that the outfit collects taxes from all ministers and government employees of Nagaland. Though it is a known fact that all militant outfits collect taxes forcefully from the general public as well as from the government employees, this is the first time, a senior leader of the NSCN has openly admitted it. Mention may be made that recently the Union Home secretary GK Pillai during his visit to Kohima had expressed Certre's concern over growing menace of extortion, intimidation and kidnappings in Nagaland. Perhaps this may be the first time any militant organization has made such a revelation of collecting taxes from ministers and government employees. And this could come as a big jolt to various central and state security agencies operating in the region and their claims of doing their best to plug or contain the menace of flow of funds to various militant outfits. One of the senior leaders of the NSCN-Khaplang Kughalu Mulatonu, speaking exclusively to NETV at the Khehoi designated camp of GPRN/NSCN disclosed that they collect taxes from all Ministers and all Government employees of Nagaland. He however denied the practice to be extortion and rather said it tax, donation from the well wishers. What is interesting is that the NSCN leader has denied it to be extortion, something the Centre is concerned about in Nagaland. From what Mulatonu has said, it is clear that the outfits have had their reach even to the level of ministers in the form of well wishers to ensure their sources of funding did not run dry. This makes it clear why there has never been halt in the inflow of funds to the outfits. Mulatonu, however, flatly denied that his outfit has any hand in extortions and abductions. According to the NSCN leader in politics and revolution any act committed in the name of nation is not a crime, but sacrifice. Crime to him is act aimed at individual interest. Mulatonu said he has already clarified to the Union Home Secretary that any cadre found guilty of kidnappings and extortions outside the law of NSCN would be punished.
n a startling disclosure, one of the major militant outfits of the Northeast, the NSCN-K has said that the outfit collects taxes from all ministers and government employees of Nagaland. Though it is a known fact that all militant outfits collect taxes forcefully from the general public as well as from the government employees, this is the first time, a senior leader of the NSCN has openly admitted it. Mention may be made that recently the Union Home secretary GK Pillai during his visit to Kohima had expressed Certre's concern over growing menace of extortion, intimidation and kidnappings in Nagaland. Perhaps this may be the first time any militant organization has made such a revelation of collecting taxes from ministers and government employees. And this could come as a big jolt to various central and state security agencies operating in the region and their claims of doing their best to plug or contain the menace of flow of funds to various militant outfits. One of the senior leaders of the NSCN-Khaplang Kughalu Mulatonu, speaking exclusively to NETV at the Khehoi designated camp of GPRN/NSCN disclosed that they collect taxes from all Ministers and all Government employees of Nagaland. He however denied the practice to be extortion and rather said it tax, donation from the well wishers. What is interesting is that the NSCN leader has denied it to be extortion, something the Centre is concerned about in Nagaland. From what Mulatonu has said, it is clear that the outfits have had their reach even to the level of ministers in the form of well wishers to ensure their sources of funding did not run dry. This makes it clear why there has never been halt in the inflow of funds to the outfits. Mulatonu, however, flatly denied that his outfit has any hand in extortions and abductions. According to the NSCN leader in politics and revolution any act committed in the name of nation is not a crime, but sacrifice. Crime to him is act aimed at individual interest. Mulatonu said he has already clarified to the Union Home Secretary that any cadre found guilty of kidnappings and extortions outside the law of NSCN would be punished.
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