\nJha had issued a rejoinder after the TAJCF rejected his offer for out sale of bamboo received by the NPPCL for a period of five months pending renovation of chipper machine.
\nTAJCF said at the June 7 meeting with the members of the TATC and TTC,which was convened by Mohan Jha, the members assured Jha that his proposal for outsale of bamboo would be taken up at the forthcoming meeting of the TAJCF, the only apex body of Tuli people which could decide on such issues.
\nIt was only after Jha had made the proposal on June 7 that the TAJCF took up the matter at its July 4 meeting and then resolved to refuse the offer.
\nTAJCF said therefore, Jha\u2019s rebuttal (to TAJCF press statement) was a \u201cwrongful conception and baseless.\u201d
\nFurther, TAJCF pointed out the CEO,NPPCL Mohan Jha has no role over the problems of bamboo growers of Tuli area as plantation was done by the people at their own will and therefore, they were not bound by any rule that made it mandatory for them to supply bamboo only to the Tuli paper mill(NPPCL).
\nMar said growers have \u201cwasted 20 years\u201d for the mill\u2019s revival but preserved the plantation area for NPPCL. However, he said growers could dispose off bamboo to other market if NPPCL rehabilitation scheme fails.
\nTAJCF said that based on speeches made by different social leaders at the recent Moatsu festival, Jha convened a meeting to consider long term and short term plans for the NPPCL. Mar maintained TAJCF has no knowledge of that meeting convened by Jha and termed it as a \u201csecret or hidden meeting\u201d within NPPCL.
\nTAJCF claimed that though growers accepted terms for bamboo supply to NPPCL, they were unaware that it was not meant for NPPCL but to feed paper mills located outside Nagaland.
\nTAJCF also clarified that there was no question of accepting or refusing Jha\u2019s offer as the meeting was attended only by one party and not a joint meeting.
\nOn the rate for bamboo supply, TAJCF admitted that since NPPCL is a central government undertaking, procedures and formalities had to be followed in fixation of bamboo rates.It however asserted that with regard to local rate and local area fixation only TAJCF was competent authority.
\nFurther Mar said since TAJCF is a federation comprising all village councils and local town bodies in Tuli area, TAJCF has the mandate and traditional authority as bestowed by the people of the area.
\nTherefore, any decision of the TAJCF is based on the issues where it was not required for consultation with other officials.TAJCF said the village council traditional practice was supreme over any individual and added \u201cNPPCL must know this tradition.\u201d <\/p>\n
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