IMPHAL June 17: Southern Angami has destroyed 10 vehicles belonging to Mao people on June 16 between Visema and Zuchamma in retaliation against the posting of the IRBs at Dzuko disputed area, alleged president of Information Centre for Hill Areas, Manipur N Rajendra during a press meet along with its general secretary at Manipur Press Club today.
Detailing the harassment and intimidation meted out to the Mao people in Angami dominated areas after serving the quit notice following the Dzuko tension, Rajendra said, `Even the economy of the vegetable vendors on the highway are badly affected.
Around 300 students were compelled to return from Kohima and are in a dire state. However, the State government has remained silent to the unwarranted development till date compelling us to seek intervention of the Centre`™
He appealed to the Southern Angami to abstain from such actions which has affected the Mao people.
`Manipur and Nagaland governments should mutually solve this dispute. Since this is a case involving two states, it would be a wise step to invite intervention of the centre to mark out the border demarcation and bring an amicable solution. These would restore the neighbourly congenial ties especially among the Mao and Angami people, he observed, highlighting the content of the memorandum submitted to the Union Home Minister.
An IRB team was posted to the Dzuko area since June 2 after a series of agitation for seven months. Now the Southern Angami is demanding relocation of the IRBs from the dispute area and seeking justice through customary court. While the case is dragging for decades, the Southern Angami had built road and extracted forest resources from the disputed area, said ICHAM general secretary, Ngachonmi Ramsang who was also present during the meet.
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