GoI waging proxy war against Naga army using KNA (B), PDF —NSCN (IM)

DIMAPUR — The NSCN (IM) has accused the Government of India of setting the Indian security forces to go for proxy war against the Naga army by using the Kuki National Army (Burma) KNA (B) along with the Myannmar-based People’s Defence Force (PDF).

In a press release issued on Thursday, the NSCN (IM) alleged that the Assam Rifles and para-regiment of the Indian security forces are openly colluding with Kuki militant groups against the NSCN (IM), creating a “war-like scenario” in the border areas of India and Myanmar.

The group said that no such “war mongering situation” has been witnessed in recent history, despite the area being prone to infiltration by different militant groups.

“As usual, the KNA/KNA (B) is in denial mode trying to show different picture far from having any link with the ubiquitous AR and para-troopers. Ground reality however speaks louder than anything else.

“Needless to say, KNA (B) is given unrestrained access to border crossing point to Myanmar and allowed them to come out anytime. Others are strictly forbidden,” the NSCN (IM) alleged.

The NSCN (IM) also maintained that it had kept its hands clean by not involving in the conflict between the Meiteis and Kuki-Zo in Manipur, as it was in talks with the GoI to solve the Naga political issue through the negotiating table.

The group lambasted the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for “spitting venom with bewildering allegations” that the NSCN (IM) was fuelling the Meitei-Kuki-Zo ethnic conflict by way of helping the Meitei revolutionary groups against the Kuki militants.

It reminded that Union Home Minister Amit Shah had specifically stated that illegal immigrants from Myanmar were responsible for the ethnic conflagration in Manipur, and to check the illegal immigrants, the Home minister initiated the scrapping of the Free Movement Regime (FMR) and also to fence the Indo-Myanmar border.

However, contrary to the central government’s decision, the NIA along with AR and para regiment are working hand in glove with the Kuki militant groups, it alleged.

The NSCN (IM) also claimed that there is a strong nexus between the Indian security forces, KNA (B) and PDF with all the “scheming materials” provided by the Indian security forces.

“They supplied combat materials to KNA (B) and Chin PDF. Not only that, they supplied GI pipe for their bomb making factory at Phaiyang village. These Indian security forces gave training to KNA (B) how to make bombs and how to operate them through drones.

“The bomb making factory of KNA (B) at Phaiyang is guarded by the India security forces round the clock,” the NSCN (IM) claimed. Questioning the sincerity of the GoI, the NSCN (IM) went on to state that the “main target of the Indian security forces is the Naga army.”

Stating that there are more than 5000 Kuki refugees from Myanmar sheltered in Naga villages in Kamjong district, the NSCN (IM) said that these refugee camps have gained notoriety for indulging in criminal activities polluting the socio-security environment.

“The borderline activities of these refugees were made easy as they colluded with AR to walk in and out of Myanmar with nefarious purpose. They are the people in the intelligence agency with criminal network that operate clandestinely.

“To put on record, the combined forces of KNA (B) and PDF with Indian security forces managing the logistics have taken inimical stance against NSCN, deliberately targeting the Naga army camps located in Naga areas in Myanmar,” it stated.

Further, the NSCN (IM) alleged that the Indian security forces have raining bombs using drones against the Naga army camps in Myanmar for the past more than three weeks.

Maintaining that the offensive against the Naga army by the Indian security forces is “pure military brinkmanship,” the NSCN (IM) affirmed that GoI shall be held responsible when “NSCN is compelled to find answer to Indian aggression in the manner that dim fit.”

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