Saturday, March 28, 2009

Zeliangrong Hoho warns of ‘very ugly consequences’

Dimapur, March 27 (MExN): Following the recent murder of several Zeliangrong people by Dimasa militants in Assam, the Zeliangrong Baudi today warned that the killings will have ‘very ugly consequences’. The apex Zeliangrong organization said that the Naga youths will be forced to protect their people and the land if the recent upheaval goes unchecked by the governments of Assam, Nagaland and Manipur.

While appealing to the Dimasa community to “come back to their senses”, the Zeliangrong Baudi in a statement today, said the violence and its effect against the Naga community is spreading. On this, the hoho has strongly warned of regional imbalances in the region. ‘The Naga people in NC hills have been settled from time immemorial without any interference from the other neighboring communities; there have always been peaceful coexistence with other neighboring communities respecting one another as good, civilized citizens’, the Baudi said in its statement.

However, the Baudi warned, the aggression of the Dimasa elements against the Naga community will have very ugly consequences “unless the Dimasa come to their senses”. The youths of the community will be forced to protect their own people and the land at this juncture, the Baudi warned.

The Zeliangrong Baudi also warned of regional imbalance in the region if the recent upheaval is left unchecked by the governments of Assam, Nagaland and Manipur. Appealing to the Government of Assam to engaged strong political will to deal with the violence, the hoho also sought relief aid and compensation for the affected. Resettlement measures of the effected people must also be activated, the Baudi demanded. The governments of Nagaland and Manipur are also appealed to, to initiate measures to extend all possible assistance and engaged with the Assam government to stop the “unhappy” and ugly upheaval.

Meanwhile, it was informed that altogether nine villages in the North Cachar Hills in Assam, the region of the violence, have been affected. Four Zeliangrong people were killed by DHD (Jewel) militants on March 19 and the 23rd, while many were left injured.

Eh affected villages according to the hoho are Takluaram, Baureneu, Puateujam, Nrimbanglua, Hegualua, Heuwangbaram, Himraichak, N Baureneu and Guiluang.

Villagers of the nine villages are said to have fled their homes and are taking shelter in neighboring villages of Manipur and Nagaland. Immediate relief in the form of food, clothing and ‘life-saving machines’ are required, the hoho said. Relief camps have been set up in Laisong village where more than 400 of the affected people are said to be taking shelter.

The aggression of the Dimasa community is very clear that they want to grab the land of the Naga community and to drive them out from the NC hills, the baudi said. ‘We appeal the Dimasa to come back to their senses and live like civilized humans, respecting other communities’, the Zeliangrong Baudi appealed.


Source: Morung Express

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