Rengmas in Assam appealed to return home

EMN DIMAPUR, MARCH 27 THE Rengma Hoho has appealed to all displaced people and citizens of the Rengma Nagas of Assam to return to their ‘native homeland’ as early as possible ‘before it is too late to prepare requirements for the year’. Officials of the Rengma Hoho visited the ongoing reconstruction of houses belonging to the displaced community on March 25. The houses were burned down by Karbi militants during December 2013. The Rengma organization appreciated Rengma citizens of Nagaland under the Council of Rengma Baptist Churches (CRBC) for their support in the ongoing reconstruction work for the displaced people. The organization also appreciated all the church leaders of Rengma villages for their concern and contribution. “The Rengma Hoho appeals to all the displaced people and citizens of Rengma Nagas of Assam to return to their native homeland as early as possible before it is too late to prepare requirements for the year,” the organization stated in a press release received here March 27. The organization has also appealed to all the communities to “send back the children of the Rengma Nagas of Assam, taken from the relief camps back to their parents at the earliest”. Also, the Rengma Hoho appreciates the Government of Assam for the ongoing construction works of the road within the Rengma Naga areas in Assam. “The hoho also request the concern authority to initiate the construction of bridges and culverts to pass through the rivers and streams respectively in order to make the road accessible throughout the year,” the organization stated. The Government of Assam is appealed to set up an administrative headquarter in the Rengma Naga areas and also provide adequate facilities “like schools, hospitals, electricity, water pipelines and proper means of connectivity to ensure the Rengma Nagas living in Assam enjoy the facilities which are enjoyed by other communities in Assam”.