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Naga Group Warns Centre: Neglect Could Push Border Residents to China
- •A Tangkhul Naga student and civil society group, TAKL, warned that Naga civilians in vulnerable Indo-Myanmar border areas might seek help from neighboring countries, including China, if neglected.
- •TAKL president Yarchuiso Kashung stated that if state and central governments fail to protect indigenous citizens in border areas, people will turn to countries like China.
- •Kashung cited recent killings of Naga civilians in Tamenglong, Senapati, and Kamjong districts, including a 17-year-old and several Mao and Tangkhul Nagas, demanding accountability.
- •He criticized the state leadership, suggesting the chief minister should resign if unable to protect the state and its people.
- •Border residents feel alienated and "not part of India," cut off from both Imphal and New Delhi, amidst ongoing Naga-Kuki-Zo conflict that has claimed nearly 50 lives.
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The Tangkhul Aze Katamnao Long (TAKL) warned that Naga civilians living in vulnerable Indo-Myanmar border areas could seek help from neighboring countries like China if the government continues to neglect their security and fails to protect indigenous citizens.
TAKL president Yarchuiso Kashung cited the recent killings of Naga civilians in the Tamenglong, Senapati, and Kamjong districts, which included a 17-year-old Liangmei Naga boy, three Mao Naga civilians, and four Tangkhul Naga civilians at Pilong.
TAKL demanded accountability for the civilian deaths and stated that the chief minister should voluntarily resign if he cannot protect the state and its people. This warning comes amid ongoing tensions from the Naga-Kuki-Zo conflict that started in February, which has resulted in nearly 50 fatalities.
