EMN
Dimapur, April 1
The NSCN-K under the leadership of Y. Wangtin Naga and P.Tikhak while appreciating the Naga Hoho and other Naga frontal organizations for supporting the ceasefire has asked Niki to leave Khaplang to himself and not to destroy the future of the Nagas. A statement issued by Information and Publicity, (MIP) NSCN/GPRN said, Niki who ‘does not have any know-how’ on the ceasefire agreement with the Union of Myanmar, should not try to teach Y.Wangtin Naga and P.Tikhak, who led the Myanmar Naga Ceasefire Committee (MNCC) on behalf of the NSCN and signed Ceasefire Agreement on 9th of April 2012 at Khamti.
Y.Wangtin Naga was the leader of the NSCN delegation and P.Tikhak the co-member who led the NSCN team for the ceasefire agreement with the Union of Myanmar, the statement said.
The NSCN-K said, erstwhile military Junta of Myanmar led by Senior Gen. Thein Sue gave way to the new and reformed government led by President U Thein Sein after coming under tremendous pressure from the international community, particularly from the USA and the European Union (EU).
“This led to the release of democratic icon Mrs. Aung Sang Suu Kyi from the house arrest and as a reform process the Union of Myanmar agreed to extend the ceasefire to all the ethnic armed groups of Myanmar, which include the Nagas (NSCN). Therefore, it was not because of public pressure. Infact, Baba Khaplang made several failed attempts to take ceasefire with the military Junta. On November 21-22, 1992 he dispatched one of his Kilonser Tongmeth Wangnao who met military junta outpost at Camp Chawang but was ultimately turned down.”
The NSCN-K informed Niki that Y.Wangtin Naga was the supervisor of CFSB since 2008 and P.Tikhak joined him as a member CFSB in 2011 after all the members of the CFSB chose to leave Khaplang and joined the Khole –Kitovi group.
It said, both the leaders did not join the CFSB on their own volition but it was Khaplang who appointed them in his capacity as a President GPRN.
Stating that both the leaders made their all out effort to maintain peace and represent NSCN (K) inspite of many financial constraints, the statement said, meeting the representatives of the GoI at New-Delhi or in Nagaland as a part of the CFSB process should in no way hurt “Baba Khaplang” as the duo only represented him. It however criticized the attitude of Niki saying he is only pointing fingers of jealousy on the two leaders as he always wanted to be a master in the state of Nagaland.
On Khaplang living in a thatch house, the NSCN-K informed Niki that, it is not only Khaplang but, all the Nagas are still living in thatch houses.
“But, does Baba Khaplang living in a thatch house give Niki the licence to kill the poor and innocent ladies and children? Does that gives him (Niki) the licence to plant bomb in public places? Baba Khaplang has a great legacy,” the statement queried.
