NSCN (YA), ULFA-I call for boycott of Indian Independence Day celebration

Dimapur, Aug. 9 (EMN): Days ahead of the Independence Day celebrations, the NSCN/GPRN (Yung Aung) and United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) in a joint statement on Tuesday called for a boycott of the August 15 celebrations in the occupied-Western Southeast Asia (WESEA) region.

The statement issued by MIP of NSCN/GPRN also stated that the boycott would be effective in the states of Nagaland, Assam, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh.

“India has no sovereign right whatsoever to unfurl her freedom flag in the WESEA region, including Indian-occupied Kashmir, while our land and people are reeling under her brutal military occupation for the last 75 years. Under the present circumstances it is politically and historically illegal and unjust for India to continue celebrating its pretentious Independence Day in our land,” read the statement.

It said that India’s political and military “aggression” had transformed the once peaceful region into a killing zone.

“India’s desperate efforts to crush our legitimate struggle will bear no result because we will never-ever surrender our land and our historical rights. We will continue to resist with all possible options to protect our rights and we will continue to stand by our commitment to the very end,” it read.