Southern Angami Public Organisation (SAPO) has condemned the dumping of a dead body by murderer in its jurisdiction and the alleged threat on Southern Angamis by editor of Imphal Free Press (IFP) on January 10.
SAPO president Tepul Hopovi and general secretary Swelul Pucho in a press release said the body of one Yanglem Priyobatra Singh (46) reportedly murdered by one Heisnam James Singh (31) was dumped at Viswema village in Southern Angami area.
They said the accused was arrested on December 30, 2022 and the body was retrieved on January 7, 2023 jointly by police forces of Manipur and Nagaland. SPAO termed the act as a deliberate attempt to blame and malign the good name of Southern Angamis, especially in the wake of Kezoltsa issue.
SPAO also accused editor of IPF having threatened in his editorial that the \u201cSouthern Angamis Southern Angamis must be taught a lesson once for all\u201d without any knowing anything about the matter. They said the Southern Angamis were shocked that such unethical and provocative threats were being served to the community by a media house based in Manipur and condemned the statement, besides warning him not to add more fuel into the already burning fire.
SAPO further accused Manipur government of conniving with Mao Council and continuing to place armed personnel and imposing Section 144 CrPC in the disputed Kezoltsa in spite of SAPO calling for vacating the area in order to pave way for free and fair dialogue to resolve the issue peacefully and traditionally.
They pointed out that this was the reason why SAPO had resorted to restricting the movement of Mao people in its jurisdiction. They reiterated that the organisation would lift restriction on Maos as soon as Mao Council and Manipur government removed the armed security personnel from Kezoltsa so that the disputed area could be resolved traditionally without any interference from alien influences and threats.
SAPO claimed that Angami Nagas, by virtue of being located at the State Capital and at the foothills around Dimapur with other Nagaland tribes, had been showing magnanimity in accommodating others from within and outside the State.
It mentioned that the outsiders had the tendency to grumble of insecurity, etc, against the host no matter what. They said those who migrated to Angami territory were the elite or smart groups from their elk and so could prosper more than the majority of host population.
\u201cAnd as the decades went by, we are beginning to feel the negative impacts of playing the accommodating host and every move to protect our interest is taken as a means of threat to them,\u201d SAPO lamented.
SAPO said that Angamis had also played a significant role both in freedom struggle as well as in State formation, and had been sharing both the fruits and sufferings in equal measure.
The organization acknowledged that Angamis as humans also had limitations, but stated that the way few Maos were projecting Southern Angamis and misleading the Manipur government and Imphal Free Press challenging them and threatening to \u201cteach\u201d them a lesson were going too far and unexpected as many of them had earned and lived in Nagaland due to government service, business, etc.
They said it was time to implement the land and people protection laws, including Article 371 (A) and Inner Line Permit framed to safeguard the Nagas of Nagaland. They warned that If the Angamis were to share what they had or get, then they might be driven to poverty in no time.
Meanwhile, the SAPO charged the Manipur government of building infrastructure in total disregard to the TPO directive \u201cnot to take up any activity till Kezoltsa dispute was settled\u201d.
Although some portion of the land in question fell inside Manipur, they said that did not mean the land did not belong to the Angamis of Nagaland.
SAPO also insisted settlement of the Kezoltsa issue between Mao Council, SAPO and Maram Khulen amicably as per Naga customary law.
SAPO further cautioned any individual\/group from unnecessarily interfering for gaining popularity or undue benefits. They declared that the organisation and people would not tolerate misleading agencies such as IFP and that no entity should risk facing the brunt of the people.
They asserted that SAPO was ever prepared to go to any extent in safeguarding land and people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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