Northeast Desk, 4th May: The NSCN/GPRN (Khango), through its Ministry of Information and Publicity (MIP), has made allegations against the Dimapur Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI), accusing the organization of orchestrating recent disruptions through a “shutter down protest” while unfairly implicating all Naga political groups (NPGs) in multiple taxation issues.
According to the MIP statement, following the acceptance of DCCI’s 5-point charter of demands by the state government and subsequent directives from the home department against NPGs, the NSCN/GPRN convened a crucial meeting on May 1, 2024. During this meeting, the issue was extensively deliberated upon, leading to a resolution that the NSCN/GPRN government is fully prepared, even to the extent of abrogating the ceasefire, to safeguard the rights of the Naga national cause.
The MIP strongly condemned DCCI’s actions as irresponsible and labeled its members as self-serving individuals lacking authority to dictate matters of national importance. It emphasized that the Naga political struggle, including the right to levy taxes, is solely between NSCN and the Naga people. DCCI’s interference, according to the MIP, has caused confusion and undermined decades of progress in the Naga national movement.
Furthermore, NSCN/GPRN (K) questioned the directive issued by the state home minister to invoke the National Security Act against individuals and detain them outside the state. Terming this directive as a mockery undermining ceasefire ground rules, it warned that the state government and its home minister would be solely responsible for any consequences arising from this decision.
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