(Local source)
Itanagar, Dec 5: In yet another brain storming interaction that lasted for six hours, 10 Non-Naga communities residing in Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh strongly registered objection to inclusion of their ancestral land in the Nagalim structure.
The communities including Singpho, Yobin, Khampti, Deori, Ahom, Adivasis and others attending a meeting at Singpho Heritage Centre, Bordumsa today said they were constitutionally comfortable under the framework of Arunachal Pradesh and Indian constitution and therefore any design to include Bordumsa, Miao, Namphai and Modoi-Diyun areas in the Nagalim Framework Agreement reached between Government of India and NSCN (IM) will not be tolerated.
“Since we are Non Nagas, the question of snatching our land forcibly and integrating to Nagalim does not arise”, a joint statement said.
The gathering further resolved that Article 371 (A) which is the base of agreement between NSCN (IM) and GOI should not be extended to Non Naga inhibited areas as it will yield only negative results. In case such plot is in place, a largescale democratic movement will be launched, the resolution said while asking the state government to be firm and clear about its stance on the issue.
“What are the provisions in store for protection of our rights in case our land is integrated to Nagalim? The statement questioned.