Despite the argument provided by Central government and armed forces for gruesome murder of six coal miners and After this, nine civilians and one soldier died. Regarding the incident in Mon district, residents of Nagaland, and indeed many in North-East India, would read this event only as a consequence of impunity. Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, or AFSPA, It is no surprise that two chief ministers – Meghalaya’s Konrad Sangma and Nagaland’s Neiphiu Rio – have called for its immediate repeal; The Act is applicable in areas falling under the jurisdiction of three districts of Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh and eight police stations in the state bordering Assam, in which the use of force or open fire to maintain public order. have the right. Areas”. The scope should also be problematic, as soldiers who fired shots could only do so after warning someone found to be in violation of the law. When the miners refused to “cooperate” when asked to stop, it seems inconsistent as it was not an action taken to deal with armed infiltrators on the Myanmar border, but well within a country’s borders. Moderate operations. Following an intelligence input, the insurgents of the NSCN (Khaplang-Yung Aung) faction were allegedly ambushed and yet a civilian vehicle which did not conduct any hostilities was fired upon, it states. that the armed forces were very trigger-happy and showed barely any intention in securing the system, which purpose of their presence.
NS The government has promised a probe by the Special Investigation Team, It is clear that the continued reliance on AFSPA as a way to enforce public order has to stop and the long-pending demand for its repeal must be accepted. Unfortunately, this incident could put an extension to the Naga peace talks between the government and the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN-IM) and the seven Naga National Political Groups for a solution that is in the works. The covert nature of the negotiations, largely due to the government’s smoke and mirror approach to the peace deal, has not helped matters either. An approach that shows genuine remorse for the actions, books the culprits and demands rapprochement with the Konyak Nagas through compensation for violence, in addition to a new objective to end peace talks with Naga groups , is now the only imperative.
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