Muivah’s Manipur homecoming after 50 yrs & warning: Complexities & challenges of Naga peace process

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  @shyamlalpapadwala8024 · 11 months ago

  I knew that very few or in fact none will pick up this news from National Media. His homecoming is a significant event. Sekhar Ji, you are a master of your profession. Hats Off.

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• MG

  @mg.f.9023 · 11 months ago

  “Where young people lack opportunity, unrest finds fertile ground.”

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• RI

  @rigiorasi7487 · 11 months ago

  M from Arunachal. Although a North Easterner, I had very little knowledge of the Naga history. Learnt a lot from this episode. Hats off to SK sir.

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• MI

  @mimipachuaumimi2813 · 11 months ago

  Naga people are very kind and good ❤.. whatever i support them love from mizo

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• TH

  @TheKukun123 · 11 months ago

  the amount of knowledge SG has on the NE is par excellence, seems like his youth journo days are still fresh in his mind.

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• BH

  @BharatThatIsIndia · 11 months ago

  No one in the Indian Media follows North East India. This is a shame.<br><br>I disagree with the Shekhar ji view on many things, but to know about the North East, we can go to Shekhar ji.<br><br>Shekhar ji, you should find someone in The Print, who has the same passion about the North East as you do.<br><br>Thanks for this episode.🙏

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• TR

  @Truth-h9f · 11 months ago

  <b>Human Rights Violations in Naga inhabited area: &nbsp;Nagas declared Independence on 14th August 1947.</b> <br> <br> Later, the Naga National Council informed Secretary General of U.N.O that the Nagas would never accept the constitution of India but he independent. Copies were sent to Govt. of India and Foreign diplomats in India. A receipt from U.N.O. came to the Naga National Council that U.N.O wished to acknowledge. Nehru sent in the army. <br> <br>1948 Tuensang: Two Nagas were shot dead by the Indian army. First 2 victims. &nbsp; <br>1953: Khonoma (Kohima District) - Attacked and burnt by the Indian Army. <br>1953: Longkhum (Mokokchung District) - Attacked and burnt by the Indian Army. <br>1955 (April–May): (Mokokchung) - 200 granaries burnt by the Assam Police Battalion (under Indian control). <br>1956 (Mokokchung): Settsu village massacar <br>1956 19th April, (Phek) The village Chief of Lozaphehe and a group of his people went to meet Indian soldiers. He was immediately shot down. Others escaped. <br>1956 &nbsp;April 22, (Mokokchung) : Khensa village 312 houses were burnt down. Five persons age 25,30, 45, 70, and one old woman, age 75, were killed before setting fire to the village. <br>19th April: Colonel Gurhkish Singh, G.O of Sikhs Divisíon, burnt three men alive on &nbsp;at 52 and half mile post from Kohima. <br>1956 16th April (Kohima) : Same division caught twelve men in Chakhabama village on made then line up in the middle of five machine-guns and shot. <br>9th April (Kohima): One Colonel, the C.O of Bihars Division, killed the village Chief of Phenshunyo and one 16-year-old student. They were tortured, all the hairs were pulled out and killed. <br>5th April: Two men along with their wives caught from Thenoketsu village. The men were tied on the tree and shot right in front of their wives. Four other men were massacred on the same day. They also shot their servant, a Naga, half paralysed, who was drawing water for them. <br>1956 18th April(Phek) : The Punjabi 0fficer in Yorubami village tortured and killed the prisoner with his Pistol. <br>The same Sikhs Division arrested Phek Field Christian Missionary, Mr. Pelesato, tortured him day and night and killed. His body has not yet been given to the family. <br> <br>1956 April 20th (Phek) : One man from Chazouba village age 50, failed to escape from mass attack. The village, 300 houses, was burnt and the man was bayonetted to death. <br> <br>1956 18th May,(Mokokchung): Chungtia village burning. Petrol’s were dumped from airplane and spread over and the village 380 houses were burned. 2 burnt alive. <br>1956, 2nd July (Kohima) : &nbsp;Dr. T Haralu Killed by a patrol of 2 Sikh hitting him with rifle butts. He fainted, the patrol returned to pump bullets into him. <br>1957, 24 feb Mokokchung : Sexual assult of Mayangkokla <br>1960 (September 6): Matikhrü (Phek District) - Massacre by the 16th Punjab Regiment including torture, beheadings, killings, and village burnt down. <br>1956/13/11/1974 (Kohima): Concentration camp, torture. Many died in jungle/ Rape of women and shot at the villagers of Tsiemekhuma village protesting <br>May to October 1956 Mokokchung: About 400 houses of Mangmetong village was burned 19 times by the Indian Army. <br> <br>~~~ Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 ~~ <br> <br>1971 11th July Wokha : Yankeli village where four minor girls were raped inside village church by the Maratha contingent. <br>1986 (January 24): Ngainga (Ukhrul District, Manipur) - Rape and murder of Miss Luingamla Muinao by Indian Army officers. <br>1987 (July–October): Oinam and surrounding villages (Senapati District, Manipur) including Chingmai Khullen, Khongdei Khuman, Khongdei Shimpung, Lakhmai, Ngamju, Ngari Lishang, Phaibung Khullen, Purul Akutpa, Phuba Thapham, Phaibung Khunou, Thingba Khullen - Operation Bluebird by Assam Rifles involving arrests, torture, rapes, executions, house burnings, looting, and forced labor (27 deaths, 300+ tortured). <br>1994 (December 27): Mokokchung Town - Massacre by 16th Maratha Light Infantry involving firing on civilians, bombed buildings, vehicles burnt and rape. <br>1995 (March 5): Kohima town - Massacre by 16th Rashtriya Rifles involving firing on civilian populace and bombed killing several including 3 and half years old girl when their vehicle tyre burst. <br>2021 (December 4): Oting (Mon District) - Ambush and killing of 14 civilians by 21st Para Special Forces.<br>2025, 20th Oct,: Two civilians were killed and four others seriously injured after an alleged Indian Army drone strike on Khenmoi-Loiyi village in Eastern Konyak region. One of the killed was an eight years old girl. Other was a student.<br> <br> <br>Assam Maintenance of Public Order 1953 (AMPO), Disturbed Area Act, Nagaland Security Regulations Act 1962, National Security Act (NSA), and the Armed Forces Special Power Act (AFSP) give the Indian Army extra-constitutional-powers to do as they want. <br> <br> In 1954, the numbers rose to 64 Nagas killed and at the beginning of 1955, 279 Nagas were recorded killed by the army. Source(Bitter-Wormwood). This was before Naga armed movement started.<br> <br>The list goes on..there are similar incidents in Wokha, Zunheboto and other places. <br>Hundreds of Naga villages were burnt down, villagers lived in jungles. Thousands died as a result. Till date more than 1 lac Nagas have perished due to this conflict.<br><br>Why did India needed to have violent approach instead of a diplomatic one? There is no hatred &nbsp;towards India or Burma for that matter. The 9 Point agreement should have been a good start, in my opinion and slowly things would have fallen in place.<br><br>A joint defense as far as the border areas are concern and same for External matters and just leave the internal matters to the Nagas could be another approach. Once trust if build, all develop[mental works, natural resource exploration, foreign investment &nbsp;can steadily help everyone progress.<br><br>Again, military approach by the then Nehru guv. was a blunder. Prayers for the present Indian leadership for an early favorable solution.

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• AK

  @AK-tv5cc · 11 months ago

  Its more than 60 years. You are absolutely correct. &nbsp;Appreciate.

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• E.

  @E.PhilipPhilip · 11 months ago

  Nagas in Arunachal pradesh too Shekharji

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• RO

  @rongsenlongkumer4464 · 11 months ago

  Thank you Shekarji for your what appears to be inclusive India........you have vividly given the what has been going on with Naga sovereignty struggle....of course the outline, in direct relationship with Muivah one of longest surviving leader 🙏

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• LU

  @LucasRodriguez-r1f · 11 months ago

  Thank you Shekharji for your take on Nagas. I really appreciate your work.

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• NO

  @NokhosaleMedeo-bc6lu · 10 months ago

  Thank you Sir...from now only we are learning details.. about our own Naga history.

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