KOHIMA/IMPHAL: Despite the Centre's repeated requests to Thuingaleng Muivah, asking him to postpone his proposed visit to Somdal in Manipur's Ukhrul district for now, the NSCN(I-M) general secretary seems to be in no mood to backtrack.
Instead, Naga leaders and activists blamed the Centre for the crisis in Manipur and parts of Nagaland. They accused New Delhi of backtracking from its earlier stand of giving a go ahead to Muivah on his Somdal plan.
"Muivah, who is camping at Viswema village in Nagaland since May 5, is keen on visiting Somdal. No one can prevent him from visiting his ancestral home (in Somdal) after over four decades. We are awaiting a response from the Indian government," an NSCN(I-M) functionary said.
The Centre had on several occasions requested Muivah to defer his Somdal visit till there was a "conducive atmosphere" in Manipur, which is in turmoil ever since the state government banned the NSCN(I-M) chief's trip to his native place. New Delhi had also deputed its interlocutor for Naga talks, R S Pandey, and Union home secretary G K Pillai to convince the militant leader to put off his visit.
Reacting sharply against the Manipur government's decision to prevent Muivah from visiting Somdal, many Naga civil bodies have threatened to sever its ties with the Okram Ibobi Singh dispensation. "We will sever all relationships with the Manipur government and organizations and individuals, who collude with it, until our history and situation are acknowledged," read a statement issued by the United Naga Council (UNC), an umbrella organization of the Naga groups.
Tension along the inter-state boundary had reached a flashpoint on May 6 when two Naga students were killed as Manipur Police fired in the Mao Gate area to disperse a mob demonstrating against the Ibobi government. Condemning the incident, the UNC said, "It was a meticulously calculated military crackdown to undermine the rights of the Nagas."
KNA/KNO's publicity secy, Lenin H Kuki defected and joins UKLF
Imphal, May 17: Information and publicity secretary of KNO, Lenin H Kuki has defected from the party and joined the UKLF, asserted that KNA/KNO is becoming anti-people and anti-revolutionary in its characteristic and activities.
Extending warm welcome to the defected leader in joining the party, information and publicity secretary M Jou of UKLF today said that the party opens door to those who come to join the party believing to its ideology and revolutionary motto.
Speaking to reporters in a hurriedly arrange briefing in an undisclosed place somewhere in Chandel district, M Jou said that the party welcome Lenin H Kuki who left the ideology of the KNO/NKA believing to the party ideology.
Giving reason for welcoming the defected cadres of other rival groups, Jou went to say that another objective welcoming them is to prevent from raising new outfit which would add another burden to the people already suffered when the new outfit comes out to raise party fund citing the instance of cutting percentage from the compensation given by the government to the poor landowners affected by the construction of Integrated Check Post in Moreh.
Meanwhile, Lenin H Kuki briefing to the reporters on the reason behind his defect from the KNA/KNO charged the KNA of being functioning under the patronage and blessing of "external forces" like RAW and the Indian security forces.
"KNA had been instrumental in divisive ethnic politics creating animosity and ill-feelings amongst the diverse ethnic communities of the North-East India," Lenin charged.
While signing the Suspension of Operation (SoO) with the Centre and State governments, KNA/KNO had not consulted with its counter part UPF which arouse suspicions and disillusions in the minds of the Kuki people upon the party.
He also maintained that the immediate positive outcome of SoO for the KNO is the mushrooming of armed groups based on clan and tribe by brandling one or two Chinese made automatic weapons, just for the sake of numbers within the KNO fold.
"Because of immoral and luxurious lifestyles of leaders in cities and towns and the misuse of funds, there has been rapid increase among poor and weary cadres who defect to other parties or live a life of disillusionment by taking drugs and others anti-social activities. It is known to one and all about the deduction of crores of rupees from the affected pattadars of Moreh ICP which was shared and pocketed by few boss," he charged. He also appealed to one and all and the Kukis in particular to support and join along with him the reunification movement spearheaded by the government of Khulmigam, UKLF.
KNO Defects to UKLF
Information Service News May 17,2010, Imphal
Information and Publicity Secretary of Kuki National Organization, KNO/Kuki National Army, KNA, Lenin H. Kuki has defected to United Kuki Liberation Front, UKLF. Speaking to media persons somewhere in Chandel District, Lenin said he defected to UKLF because of the anti-party and anti-revolutionary activities of KNO/KNA. He said since its inception with the patronage and blessings of Research and Analysis Wing and other Indian Security Forces, KNA has been instrumental in divisive Ethnic politics creating animosity among diverse communities of NE. He also further alleged that they are involved in the electoral politics for candidates of their own choice and family. The outcome of Suspension of Operation by KNO is the mushrooming of armed groups based on clan and tribe much against the revolutionary norms. He also asserted that leaders of KNA misused funds and led luxurious life and took crores of money from the pattadars of Integrated Check Post Moreh. As the party has failed to be the vanguard of Kuki nation and drifted away from revolutionary path he was compelled to defect to UKLF which is working for the re-unification of Kuki nation. Information and Publicity secretary J M Zou, welcoming Lenin H Kuki said for anybody who want to work for re-unification of Kuki nation the door is wide open by UKLF.
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