Khiamniungan Tribal Council (KTC) has disowned KTC officials who attended the consultative meeting convened by the state chief minister at State Banquet Hall, Kohima on February 8, 2017.
In a press release, KTC president said he and the KTC would not be responsible in any manner, saying they attended that meet “at their own personal vested interest and capacity”. He said the attendees led by KTC general secretary Puchai PM, ignored and disregarded his directive to abstain from attending the consultative meet.
Mongchua said that he detailed and authorised four KTC officials to attend on condition that if other tribal bodies of Nagaland attend.
However, KTC president said after learning NTAC and JCC decision to abstain from attending the proposed consultative meet, he told KTC general secretary, Puchai PM, over phone not to attend. But, ignoring his directive, they have attended the meet, Mongchua said.
Further, the KTC president said that he and Khiamniungans in general would not be held responsible and affirmed that they stood “strongly in support of the rest and majority of the Nagas.”
KUT demands dissolution of KTC
Khiamniungan Union Tuensang (KUT) has demanded dissolution of the present team of Khiamniungan Tribal Council (KTC) within February 15, 2017, failing which it would be compelled to take own course of action in the interest and welfare of the community.
In a press release, KUT president, M.Neolo, and executive committee chairman, N.Ltangsoi, said the union at an emergency executive meeting on February 10, 2017, unanimously condemned the decision taken by KTC, which had accepted the ULB elections at Noklak.
The signatories said KTC officials had betrayed the Khiamniungans in the whole process of ULB election by taking “un-realistic and hasty decisions damaging the image of the Khiamniungans.”
KUT said Khiamniungan Nagas could therefore no longer remain silent with regard to all the decisions taken by the KTC “in failing to lead our general public in solidarity with the rest of our other Naga public”.
KUT has appealed to the Khiamniungan GBs’ Union to take over the office of the KTC right after the dissolution of KTC in order to safeguard the integrity and to maintain the sanctity of the entire Khiamniungan community.
Meanwhile, the KUT has re-affirmed that it would continue to extend its full support and stand in solidarity with the rest of the Nagas under the initiative of the NTAC and JCC at all cost.
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