Tingplik Express

Kohima | May 9 (TEN): Amidst the ongoing rival NSCN factions engaging in an open undeclared war in and around Dimapur and speculations on the likelihood of declaration of its stand on the newly floated NSCN-Unification group, senior officials of the Home Ministry will be arriving Nagaland tomorrow to hold the Ceasefire Supervisory Board meeting.

According to official sources, Joint Secretary, Union Home Ministry incharge of Northeast Naveen Verma will be arriving in the State tomorrow to hold the Ceasefire Supervisory Board meeting with the NSCN-K at Dimapur. Verma is also likely to be accompanied by other officials from the Home Ministry.
The CSFB meeting scheduled for tomorrow comes at a time when confusion continues to surround the identity of the NSCN-K which is generally observed as having merged en-mass with the newly floated ‘NSCN (U)’ and also when the State government is demanding the Union Home Ministry to issue necessary directive on its stand on the ‘NSCN (U)’ and how to deal with the group.
State Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio accompanied by State Home Minister Imkong L Imchen reportedly called on the Union Home Minister recently and demanded that the Union Home Ministry issue necessary directive on the status of the ‘NSCN (U)’ and also how to deal with them.
Both the NSCN-IM and the NSCN-K had signed ceasefire agreement with the Government of India in 1997 and 2001 respectively. Since then both the NSCN factions are engaged in a ceasefire arrangement with the GoI. The NSCN-K however joined en-mass to the newly-floated ‘GPRN/NSCN (Unification)’ which came into being in November last.
Both the NSCN-IM and ‘NSCN (U)’ are presently engaged in a bloody war which has being continuing for the last few days in and around Dimapur resulting in the death of several cadres on both sides. The CSFB is headed by Chairman Lt.Gen (Retd) R V Kulkarni and comprises of representatives of the Government of India, NSCN-K and State Government. Government of India is represented by IGAR (N) and DIG (Ops) CRPF while the state government is represented by DGP Nagaland and Home Commissioner.