[Assam] Like Zapo Fizo was, at the approach to the ‘Shillong Accord’, NSCN(IM) giving indications of being a muddled lot. Your heads are hunted and wrapped in Indian Tri-Colour now, boys. Assam be aware!

[Bartta Bistar]

NSCN-IM to seek 'greater autonomy' for Nagaland



Tuesday, 20 June , 2006, 16:59



*New Delhi:* With the government reluctant to concede to the NSCN-IM's key
demand for unifying all Naga-inhabitated areas in the Northeast, the rebel
group is expected to focus on "greater autonomy" for Nagaland during crucial
talks with the Centre's negotiators at the Hague on June 22-24, sources
said.



Autonomy is part of the 30-point "charter of demands" submitted by the
NSCN-IM, and this includes a greater say in the utilisation of natural
resources, a separate constitution, a separate flag and control in areas
like finance, defence and policing, they said.

In the talks, the Naga side is likely to put pressure to get "some kind of
concession" from New Delhi on its charter of demands to "please the domestic
constituencies" that have become desperate due to the "delay" in the peace
process, the sources said.

The NSCN-IM, which began talks with the government in 1997 after the two
sides agreed to a ceasefire, is also likely to submit a fresh proposal on
the kind of autonomy it wants for evaluation by the Centre, they said.

The Naga outfit has made a case for a "federal relationship" with the Indian
Union. It has argued that the nature of this relationship should be
incorporated in the country's Constitution as well as the separate one for
Nagaland, if it is granted, since this alone can ensure a lasting settlement
to the nation's oldest insurgency problem, sources said.



*IM rubbishes autonomy report*
Source: *The Sangai Express / Newmai News Network*



http://www.e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=11..230606.jun06

*Dimapur, Jun 22:* Strongly reacting to the PTI news reports from New Delhi
that the NSCN-IM is expected to focus on the greater autonomy for Nagaland
during the crucial talks with the Centre's negotiators at The Hague from
June 22-24, one of the key figures in the NSCN-IM set up has termed the
reports as attempt to confuse the people.

"We are not surprised over such reports as some media have been playing
spoil-sports with regard to the ongoing Naga peace process", said deputy
Home Minister of the NSCN-IM V Horam and added, "there are no such things as
greater autonomy or smaller autonomy that the Nagas are talking about".

Informing this to Newmai News Network this morning V Horam, who is well
known for his articulate skill and diplomacy, said "we are talking about the
federation of India and Nagalim".

Explaining its proposal the deputy Home Minister said "what we have put up
is for the Federation of India and Nagalim and the pattern of relationship
between these two nations (Federation of India and Nagalim) which is to be
inseparable and this thing to be worked out in the process of the ongoing
talks and that would be incorporated in the Constitution of India as well as
the Constitution of Nagalim." He further explained that within this
framework and principle the new arrangements will revolve.

However, Horam said that it is not proper to give comment before the talks
start but stated that things will be out there for everyone to see after the
agreement is arrived at.

Meanwhile, the NSCN-K, Zeliangrong Region spokesman Felix has informed the
media over telephone that three non-Naga cadres who were with the NSCN-IM
had been killed and five NSCN-IM cadres injured in the clash between the two
rival factions in Tamenglong district few days back.

He said that three killed cadres belong to non-Naga outfit which had been
trained by the NSCN-IM.

Felix further stated that five injured NSCN-IM cadres had taken to Dimapur
for medical attention while the three dead bodies had been taken care off by
the NSCN-IM.

The incident occured in the Makoi village clash incident, according to
Felix.

The spokesman further stated that his outfit been restraining from attacking
the rival outfit because of the presence of the Indian security forces to
which they do not want to create law and order problem in the region.

He claimed that his outfit could finish-off the rival faction if wants to
and urged the rival faction to come out in the open at any place at any day
for confrontation.
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