Infiltration

NSCN(IM) offers help to solve influx problem GUWAHATI, Jan 12: The National Socialist Council of Nagalim (Isak-Muivah faction) has assured the North East Students’ Organisation (NESO) that it would support the movement for the solution of the problem of infiltration of foreigners faced by the North Eastern states. The NESO, the umbrella organisation of the students’ organisations of the NE states, on its part, stressed the need for maintaining the geographical integrity of all the states of the region.Addressing a Press conference here today, NESO chairman Samujjal Bhattacharya revealed that a delegation of the NESO had a discussion with the leaders of the NSCN including the chairman of the outfit Isak Swu and general secretary T Muivah at camp Hebram near Dimapur yesterday at the invitation of the NSCN and wide-ranging issues came up for discussion during the talks.Bhattacharya said that during the talks, the NSCN leaders explained the progress of talks with the Government of India and expressed their desire to solve the Naga problem politically and peacefully. They said that they are concerned not only of the Naga people but also of the people of the entire NE region. The NSCN leaders assured help in the fight of the people of the region for the solution of the burning problem including infiltration of foreigners and the problem of presence of Chakma refugees in Arunachal Pradesh.The NESO chairman said that the students’ body, on its part, made it clear that it was for peace and unity in the region and called upon the NSCN to remain vigilant against the divisive politics of the rulers at Delhi. The NESO stressed the need for maintaining the territorial integrity of all the States of the region and referred to the apprehensions in the minds of the people living in the bordering areas of Assam, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh. “We made it clear that the territorial integrity of any of the NE states should be affected and the NSCN should play its part for defusing tension in the border areas. The NSCN leaders also agreed to play a positive role in this regard,” Bhattacharya added. The NSCN leaders also assured that they have full respect to the sentiments of the people of all the North Eastern states.Bhattacharya said that the NESO wants restoration of peace in the entire region and called upon the Government of India to take the initiative for bringing the ultras to the negotiation table. He said that the militants should also reciprocate and come for talks for peaceful political solution of the problems. During the meeting yesterday, the NESO also calledupon the NSCN to play a positive role to bring the militant outfits of the region to the negotiation table. For the first time the NSCN invited the NESO for talks and this is a good beginning in uniting the people of the region, he added.Addressing media persons, the president of the Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) Samuel Jyrwa said that the KSU is in favour of solution of the problem of insurgency in the region, but a new problem should not be created while solving one. He welcomed the assurance given by the NSCN to extend support for the solution of the burning problems of the region.The Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union general secretary Gumjum Haider asserted that they would never allow even an inch of land of Arunachal Pradesh to be included in any other state.AASU general secretary Amiya Kumar Bhuyan said that during the talks, the issue of apprehension in the minds of the people of bordering areas was raised by the AASU.