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By Sandemo Ngullie
DIMAPUR, AUGUST 29 (MExN): Against the backdrop of the proposed September 4 tripartite talks in New Delhi with regard to the autonomous State demand for Karbis in Assam, a representation has been sent to UPA Chairperson You know, back in my days, they accepted only rice, veg- Sonia Gandhi; Union Home Minister, Sushil Kumar etables and kartosh kulis. Shinde and Assam Chief The Morung Express Minister, Tarun Gogoi by the Rengma Hills Autonomous POLL QUESTION District Demand CommitVote on www.morungexpress.com tee (RHADDC), Assam. The RHADDC has deSMS your answer to 9862574165 manded immediate creIs the print media in Nagaland ation of Rengma Hills Auexercising responsibility to ensure ‘spirit of inquiry?’ No
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‘Protect rengma culture, tradition and identity’
Demand for Rengma Hills Autonomous District Council
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tonomous District Council for Rengmas and non Karbis with at least 10 years interim period. It called for amending and rectifying provision under the Sixth Schedule in order “to prevent exploitation of the sons of the soil.” The representation was signed by RHADDC President Ashweng J. Rengma and Advisor K. Thong Rengma. The five page representation along with maps mentioned that Rengma Nagas had been living in the Karbi Anglong district of Assam since time immemorial and that historical facts were proof of their identity and rights. It was pointed out that the present KAAC, (erstwhile Mikir Hills Autono-
Rengma Nagas representation to GoI, Assam • • • • • • • • •
Protect land rights, ancestral land, reserved and unreserved forests of Rengmas Stop rampant allotment of land and land pattas and invalidate pattas allotted by KAAC Protect the culture, tradition and identity of Rengmas Arrest persons who issued ultimatum to the Rengmas on 9th June 2013 Enable Rengmas and non Karbis to occupy and utilize their ancestral land Stop portfolio allotment of Hills Areas Department for exploitation Action in case of violation of the constitution of India and the law of the land Immediately create Rengma Hills Autonomous District Council Amend and rectify provision under sixth schedule to prevent exploitation
mous District Council) was created by “carving out 9 mauzas of Ahomias, 6 mauzas from Nagaon district and 3 mauzas from Golaghat district, Meghalaya Block 1 & 2 and the Rengma Hills comprising about 90% of the total land areas and the Mikir Hills alone; less than 10% of the total land area.” While the autonomous
district council is created for welfare of indigenous tribal people, the representation regretted that in Karbi Anglong, the KAAC has been “exploiting the sons of the soil.” It stated that the Rengma Hills was merged with the Mikir Hills to create Mikir Hills Autonomous District Council in 1951 and MHADC was placed at
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Lok Sabha passes land acquisition bill NEw DElhI, AUGUST 29 (IANS): The Lok Sabha Thursday passed the landmark land acquisition and rehabilitation bill that aims to provide fair compensation to those whose land is taken, brings transparency to the process and details measures for rehabilitation of those displaced. The bill, which will now be called, The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2012, replaced a nearly 120-yearold law enacted during British rule in 1894. Out of the 235 members who voted on the bill, 216 backed it while 19 voted against it. A Naga youth jumps in the air in the outskirts of Dimapur as the sun sets on August 29. With summer slowly fading away, Details on page 8 Dimapurians are able to venture out and enjoy the relatively comfortable weather conditions. Photo by Caisii Mao
Rengma, Ahom and Jaintia/ Khasia ancestral land with its headquarters at Diphu. According to the representation, there was no Mikir presence in the Rengma Hills prior to 1951. “But, they occupied all MLA and ADC seats and betrayed the Rengmas, the sons of the soil”, it stated. It alleged that KAAC has been rampantly allot-
ting land and land pattas of Rengma ancestral land to Karbi individuals. “The fact is that the KAAC does not have any land and the Rengmas have not allotted any land to the KAAC”, it stated while pointing out that Rengmas have been prevented from utilizing their own land. The representation said that, “the identity, culture, tradition and custom of the Rengmas are at risk”. It added that KAAC has altered the names of places and villages from Rengma dialect to Karbi dialect. It further said that KAAC and Karbi politicians are “funding undergrounds to create terror among the Rengmas and non-karbis to achieve their goal of statehood for the Karbis which
they are demanding to be placed at non Karbis and Rengmas ancestral land once again.” It added that the Rengmas have no objection against the Karbi state demand but said it must be placed at some other place and not in their ancestral land. It pointed out that the demand for a Karbi autonomous state “lacks essential elements of state and does not fulfill the criteria and is not supported by historical rights”. “To become a state in addition to having considerable population must own definable territory which they lack. There is no provision in the Constitution of India under the Sixth Schedule for immigrants except indigenous tribal communities”, it stated.
one of the accused, who is on bail, could not turn up while one is yet to engage a lawyer resulting in the postponement. It has thus been deferred to the first week of October, the sources said. The three accused now awaiting trial include the aunt of the victim, and a man who claimed to be the father of the victim. The third accused is said to be a neighbour of the victim’s aunt. No conclusive evidence has turned up through the investigation so far. The aunt and the third accused were detained and arrested based on circumstantial evidence, the sources said. The man who claimed to be
the father later confessed that he had claimed so falsely, on instigation. Two months since investigation began, laboratory tests of the swab samples taken from the victim confirmed rape. Semen traces found indicated that the girl was raped before being murdered. Many questions remain unanswered as the SIT is yet to go public with the findings of the investigation. Blood sample of one the accused has been sent for laboratory analysis, the report of which is awaited. During the initial phase of the investigation two persons were detained on suspicion but later let off pending credible evidence.
february 18 rape and murder: trial proceedings set in motion Morung Express News Dimapur | August 29
Court proceedings have been set in motion in the unsolved February 18 rape and murder of a 13 year-old girl in Lengrijan, Dimapur. After six months of investigation, the Special Investigation Team set up to probe the crime filed charges against three accused earlier this month. Formal framing of charges against the three was slated today in the court of the District & Sessions Judge, Dimapur but it was deferred to a later date after the defence counsels sought time to complete unfinished paperwork. Sources disclosed that that
Woman held with suspected nagaland Development Vision 2025 currency-making material Chizokho Vero
Morung Express News Dimapur | August 29
A woman from Senapati district was caught by the Dimapur police with a wad of black notes suspected to be used in counterfeiting currency. The carbon paper-like black notes, which have been baffling the police since August 25, bore some kind of chemical coating. Fifty in number, the rectangular notes resembled the dimensions of five hundred or one thousand rupee notes. According to the Dimapur police, the woman, identified only as Lumala, was caught at the New Field check-post on August 25. She was reportedly headed
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The baffling wad of black paper bills which was confiscated from the woman. (Morung Photo)
for Senapati from Tezpur on a night bus. Police interrogators had a tough time taking her statement as the woman can speak neither Nagamese nor Assamese and can barely understand
Hindi. As per her statement, recorded through an interpreter, she had gone to Tezpur on August 23 to procure ginseng. But in Tezpur she was told that stock had run out and was instead asked to take the black paper bills and hand it over to an unidentified contact in Senapati. The woman said that she hailed from Oinam village. In February, earlier this year, one man was caught at the Dimapur railway station for carrying a similar consignment of paper bills. In that incident, police confiscated 240 such bills from the man who was travelling from Guwahati to Sarupathar, Karbi-Anglong. He was suspected to be involved in currency counterfeiting.
Kohima | August 29
Church, NGO leaders and bureaucrat today deliberated on Nagaland Development Vision 2025 by taking the government, youth and church perspectives. At the ‘Nagaland 2025 Development Consultation’ organised by Nagaland Baptist Church Council in partnership with Development of Human Potential, Imphal here at Hotel Japfü, Chief secretary Alemtemshi Jamir, spoke on “Nagaland Development Vision 2025: Government perspective” while Youthnet director Hekani Jakhalu and Rev. Dr. W. Pongsing Konyak, director MMI shared on youth and church perspectives respectively. Moderators for the consultation included Dr. Botoholi, secretary education and communication NBCC; Nuklu Phom, executive secretary PBCA; Dr Atsi Dolie, executive director ABCC and Rev. Dr. Thamthing Ruiva, director DHP. Welcome address was delivered by NBCC general secretary Rev. Dr. L.Anjo Keikung.
Government viewpoint: Alemtemshi Jamir • Resource position needs to be put in mind • Need to access and analyze which area/sector to grow • Focus on land use, commercial production • Trade with Myanmar initiated with focus on globalization • Capacity to achieve 100% literacy by 2025 • Focus on “Back to land” initiative and attractive packages for farmers. • Government envisage on super highway • Focus on industrialization and modernization • Nagaland requires Rs. 75,000 crore to bridge the gap • Focus on oil exploration • Peace a requisite for any strategy
through reconciliation • Political education to all citizens for positive results • Liquor prohibition law awareness in schools, colleges and to every citizen • Churches shall provide disaster education and training. • Plan for a Christian University- an enabling university • NGOs to make sure that the resources for rural development be properly used • Educate masses about various government programs and projects like Food Security Bill • Equip rural poor to take up business activities, especially rural areas bordering Myanmar • Directing peoples’ vision and energy to make use of the land. • New Methods of cultivation Church viewpoint: should be explored. • Environment and ecology eduRev. Dr. Pongsing Konyak • Eradicate factional conflict cation to villages
Youth viewpoint: Hekani Jakhalu • Nagaland as peaceful, strong and a self-sustaining state • A path of economic, social and cultural progress towards prosperity and well-being • Political empowerment to evolve responsive governance • Drive out poverty and enable every family with opportunity to live a healthy and secure life with dignity and self-respect • 100% functional literacy to produce an active employable workforce and skilled people. • Gender equality in Naga society • Environmental preservation and natural resources be suitably developed • Move away from dependent syndrome with the freedom to exercise choice in vocations, income-earning and spending decisions, political, economic and social freedoms
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