In the wake of the August 19 firing incident between Indian security force and NSCN (K), the Konyak Union (KU) hq Mon has fervently appealed to both the Government of India (GoI) and NSCN (K) to immediately denounce all forms of violence and hard stance against each other to maintain peace and tranquillity in the region. In a press statement, KU president S Manlip Konyak and general secretary Honang Konyak recalled that the subsequent incidences that had sparked off aftermath the abrogation of the ceasefire between GoI and NSCN (K), has not only injected fears into the minds of the children, but restricted/deprived all forms of public conveniences.
KU said that the present situation has also created untold hurdles into the mind of those Konyak students from Myanmar who have venture into Mon to acquire education. In this regard, it asked both the NSCN (K) and Indian security forces to consider the plight of those students by avoiding unnecessary confrontation and stand-off “attitude” along the border. Moreover, KU said that the August 19 incident had even restricted the medical team from its mission to subside the recent outbreak of measles along the border area. It, therefore appealed to both the parties to foster on for peace and solution through negotiation and talks.
KU maintained that Mon district, “the land of the Konyaks had been doled out as the cradled of conflict and bloodshed ever since its struggle for sovereignty by the Nagas”. It stated that the sufferings, fears and hardship faced in the past had numerous untold stories which could never be erased off from the mind of the people. The union also expressed dismay that innocent Konyaks had always been inflicted upon on account of various incidences that had taken place in the past. In this regard, it asked the GoI and Naga Political Groups to reason out for peaceful solution without delay.
KU has also “out-rightly” expressed its unhappiness on the recent abrogation of the cease fire between the two, and blamed on the “lack of sincerity on both sides”. “The result or consequences of such negligence had culminated to a situation as it had been bestowed upon today”, KU said.
Further, while extending supports for “peace and solution”, KU appealed to both the parties to consider its stance and immediately resort into a negotiating table as per the aspiration and plea of the people. KU also reminded the GoI that “no missile could diminish the spirit of the nationalism” and on the contrary asked the Naga Political Groups to realize that “our journey through violence will only lead us to an unending road to solution”.