DIMAPUR — The NSCN (IM) has objected to the
way the government of India is treating Kilonser Alemla Jamir by linking her as
a hardcore member of “the misplaced terrorist outfit.”
In a press release issued on Sunday, the group stated that
despite signing a ceasefire agreement to pave the way for a peaceful political
solution, “India never stopped indulging in giving blows against NSCN below the
belt by way of recklessly using the diabolic term ‘terrorist outfit'.”
“This is against the spirit of Memorandum of Understanding,
dated 18th November, 2002, Milan, Italy. This MoU signified the conscious
decision of the government of India to discontinue the ban on the NSCN under
the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. Politically speaking, the term ‘terrorist
outfit’ is henceforth a misnomer against NSCN.
“However, government of India failed to act to respect the
MoU and, rather, continues to mishandle the case of Kilonser Alemla Jamir, a
‘Prisoner of War’ (POW) as per international law, by treating her unfairly and
unjustly by linking her as a hardcore member of the misplaced ‘terrorist
outfit,’ forcing her to be incarcerated in the jail for more than four years,”
it stated.
According to the group, this is the Centre’s way of trying
to intimidate the Nagas into submission. “The irony is, India failed to realise
that NSCN can never be browbeaten into submission,” it asserted.
