In a significant development both NSCN (K) and GPRN/NSCN cadres at Ahthibung have been asked to leave the camp by the Government of India, following which both the groups called back their cadres to their other respective designated camps.
NSCN (K) which was based on Ahthibung designated camp called back their cadres on March 27 while GPRN/NSCN on Wednesday did the same and called back their cadres who were based near Ahthibung.
Talking to Nagaland Post, supervisor, Cease Fire Supervisory Board (CFSB) supervisor C. Singson confirmed that 23 GPRN/NSCN cadres who were based at Ahthibung were sent back to Khehoi designated camp Wednesday.
Asserting that both the groups have become “losers” when they were asked to leave the camp by the Government of India, Singson said that this should be an “eye opener” for NSCN (K) for claiming the designated camp as theirs.
Alleging that NSCN (K) has played “dog politics”, he said that Ahthibung designated camp has become a “ghost camp” whereas it was a “lively” camp when Naga armies were occupying it.
“NSCN (K) has played dog politics and now neither they have the camp nor we have it”, said Singson.
Asked what he meant by “dog politics”, Singson stated that a “barking dog keeps guarding or protecting a meat keeping it away from others whereas due to its barking it also does not have the time to eat it”.
Singson then said that if this “dog politics” continues than there was every chance that more designated camps could be “denotified” even in the future.
Asked why both the groups were asked to leave the camp, supervisor CFSB said that there was apprehension that there would be clashes between rival factions which might endanger the lives of the public adding that Government of India might have “denotified” the camp keeping in view the safety of the public.
When contacted, an NSCN (K) source also confirmed that on Tuesday more than 40 of its cadres moved out from Ahthibung designated camp and were now stationed at Suruhuto designated camp. The source however said that soon the same group of cadres would head for Kutur Wungthu designated camp.
Asked why they were asked to leave the camp, the source said that both the rival groups were claiming legitimacy over Ahthibung designated camp which has caused tension. The rival factions were asked to decamp in view of the “public interest” and “public demand” and also to “scale down” prevailing tension, said the NSCN (K) source.
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