Newmai News Network
Senapati: The Naga People’s Organisation (NPO), Senapati, has written today to the Committee on Tribal Unity (COTU), a Kuki-Zo based committee, “advising all Kuki-Zo public not to visit Naga areas (under NPO jurisdiction) to avoid unwanted incidents” as long as the COTU decision to check vehicles along National Highway-2 stands.
Talking to Newmai News Network this evening, NPO president Solomon Arow said that the COTU had written a one-sentence letter to the Naga body on December 11 saying that, “in order to avoid unwanted incidents, the public of Kangpokpi district will check all vehicles plying on NH-2 with immediate effect.”
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The NPO president alleged that he made several attempts to contact the COTU chairman to find out the reasons but to no avail. “He (COTU leader) did not pick up my phone calls nor did he reply to my Whatsapp messages,” Solomon also said. Following this, the NPO president wrote to COTU today.
The NPO letter to the COTU said, “This is in reference to your letter (dated December 11, 2023). The Naga People’s Organisation (NPO), Senapati, is appalled by the letter of information to check all vehicles along NH-2. Your decision is uncalled for and will cause immense hardship and inconvenience to the public particularly the Nagas, who so far, have been neutral in the ethnic clash between the Meitei community and the Kuki-Zo community.”
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Therefore, the NPO, Senapati, appealed to “you to withdraw the decision to check all vehicles along the national highway to elevate the suffering of the public. Any fallout or incident happening due to the decision taken shall not be the responsibility of the NPO.”
The NPO letter to the COTU then advised, “Until the withdrawal of the decision to check all vehicles along the NH-2, all Kuki-Zo public are advised not to visit Naga areas (under NPO jurisdiction) to avoid unwanted incidents.”
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