DIMAPUR, May 11(NNN) – Breaking his silence over the Mao Gate impasse vis-a-vis his proposed visit to his native place Somdal in Ukhrul district, NSCN-IM general secretary Thuigaleng Muivah asked New Delhi to solve the impasse at the earliest or else the Nagas will act on it.
Muivah also asked the Government of India not to test the patience of the Nagas and warned that the Nagas will do what they are capable of doing.
The National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) on Monday virtually accused the Centre of using the Manipur Government against the Nagas.
“There is an impression now among the Nagas that the Government of India is using the Manipur Government against the Nagas,” Muivah said at a press conference on the outskirts of Nagaland capital Kohima on Monday. “How can such attitude bring the Nagas closer to India?” he asked.
The NSCN-IM general secretary, who embarked on his journey to his native village Somdal in Manipur on May 5 from Dimapur, has been stranded at Viswema village inNagaland following Manipur Government’s opposition to his visit.
The NSCN-IM leader said, “There is neither any wisdom in the Government of India nor the courage to solve the impasse. The Nagas can react but we have patience”.
Questioning the Government of India’s sincerity to solve the Naga political problem, the insurgent leader said, “It appears that Government of India is not committed to its own commitment that it will strive to solve the Naga issue”.
“However, we haven’t lost faith in the process and we hope that the Government of India will solve the problem. If not, then they must know what the Nagas and the NSCN can do again,” Muivah warned.
The NSCN-IM general secretary has in the meantime deferred his visit to Manipur at the advice of New Delhi.
Muivah warns Centre to sort out impasse
