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Mon Killing: Naga delegation visits Oting village

A nine-member delegation of UNC, ANSAM and NWU from Manipur paid tributes to the 14 Oting villagers killed by security forces on December 4.

ByNNN/Dimapur

Updated 14 Dec 2021, 8:23 pm

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Leaders of the United Naga Council (UNC), Naga Women Union, Manipur (NWU-M) and All Naga Students’ Association, Manipur (ANSAM) visited Oting village in Mon district of Nagaland on Tuesday.

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A nine-member delegation of the three Naga organisations from Manipur travelled all the way to Mon district to pay tributes to the 14 villagers killed by security forces on December 4.

The Naga leaders told Newmai News Network that they visited the graves of the 14 civilians. They also interacted with the family members of the deceased and shared their pains and griefs. The leaders of UNC, NWU and ANSAM also interacted with the Angh and other leaders of Oting village and showed solidarity with the Oting village.

The Naga delegation said that every drop of blood that was shed will “strengthen the Naga family and bring unity”. One of the leaders said, “Wherever the Nagas are, we are one. We will share the pain, sorrows and hardship together”.

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The visiting Naga leaders then said that the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) should be repealed immediately.

According to the Naga delegation, they took the help of Eastern Naga People’s Organisation (ENPO) to reach Oting village as they did not know the way. The Naga delegation, therefore, expressed “immense” gratitude to the ENPO for the help extended.

It may be mentioned that two days ago, the UNC, NWU and ANSAM had submitted a joint memorandum to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding the repeal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), 1958, as a pre-condition to the “forthcoming Indo-Naga settlement”. The memorandum said that as long as the AFSPA prevails, the Army will continue to commit what they (Army) had done at the Oting village.

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NNN/Dimapur

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Newmai News Network, Dimapur, Nagaland

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