DIMAPUR — The Naga Students' Organisation (NSO) has condemned the Government of India’s decision “to fence and bifurcate Naga villages, fields, and farmlands between India and Myanmar”.
In a note, the NSO claimed that the move is “a flagrant violation of Naga sovereignty, tracing back to time immemorial” and that the imaginary border imposed in 1953 by India and Myanmar remains unrecognised and illegal to the Naga people, as well as the global community.
It said that any attempt by the governments in Delhi and Naypyidaw to control the free movement of the Naga people within their homeland will face fierce opposition and robust retaliation.
The NSO also condemned the statements made by Imkong L Imchen and Temjen Imna Along regarding the FMR and maintained that the integrity of these individuals is questioned and clarification is sought.
“The Nagas under Myanmar-occupied Nagaland call upon all Naga civil societies and leaders, especially those on Indian-occupied Nagaland, to unite and oppose any laws that threaten the rights of the Naga people,” it read.
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