The only surviving brother of Loshuo whose father is no more and the mother got paralyzed after the incident.
Mao Gate (Manipur), May 7 (The Telegraph): The United Naga Council (UNC) today gave an ultimatum to the Centre to resume the tripartite talks over its demand for alternative administrative arrangement for the Nagas in Manipur on or before May 15.
The ultimatum came as the Nagas observed the first anniversary of the death of two students from Senapati district, who were killed by Manipur police in a crackdown at Mao Gate to prevent a bid by NSCN (I-M) leader Th. Muivah to enter Manipur on May 6 last year.
“We urge the Union home ministry to resume the tripartite talks over the demand for alternative arrangement for the Nagas in Manipur outside the administrative purview of the state government by May 15,” UNC president Samson Remei said. The police mounted a crackdown on supporters of NSCN (I-M) leader Muivah at Mao Gate, Manipur’s boundary with Nagaland, as a part of the government action to Muivah’s entry.
Muivah had planned to enter Manipur from Nagaland through the Mao Gate, about 109km from Imphal, along the Imphal-Dimapur highway, on May 6 as part of his plan to tour Naga areas of Manipur including Ukhrul, his home district.
In the police firing, Neli Chakho and Dikho Loshou, both from Kalinamai village near Mao Gate, were killed. The Naga organisations, including the UNC, branded the students martyrs and a park called Martyrs’ Park was developed in memory of the two students at Nghorei village along the Mao-Imphal highway, barely 2km from Mao Gate.
The function, held at the park, attracted leaders from about 15 Naga indigenous communities, leaders of Naga civil society bodies, students and women groups from Nagaland and Manipur.
From speeches to songs presented by various Naga cultural groups and singer Guru Ruben Mashangba, the unanimous call was to realise the Naga dream of “one people, one nation”.
The UNC first raised the demand for an alternative arrangement and announced breaking of all political ties with Manipur government in a Naga Peoples’ Convention held at Senapati on July 1 last year.
The convention came after the Okram Ibobi Singh government disallowed Muivah to enter Manipur.
The first round of tripartite talks on the alternative arrangement demand was held at Senapati district headquarters on December 3 last year. Officials of the Union home ministry, Manipur government and a delegation of the UNC attended the meeting. Since then, no further meeting took place. Today’s programme reaffirmed the alternative arrangement demand.
Naga Hoho president Keviletuo Kiewhuo said the Nagas would not abandon the dream of one people, one nation. He also said the sacrifice by the two students gave an opportunity to other people in the world to know that the Nagas were right. Remei did not announce any course of agitation after May 15, but said their demand for alternative arrangement would stand.
The ultimatum came as the Nagas observed the first anniversary of the death of two students from Senapati district, who were killed by Manipur police in a crackdown at Mao Gate to prevent a bid by NSCN (I-M) leader Th. Muivah to enter Manipur on May 6 last year.
“We urge the Union home ministry to resume the tripartite talks over the demand for alternative arrangement for the Nagas in Manipur outside the administrative purview of the state government by May 15,” UNC president Samson Remei said. The police mounted a crackdown on supporters of NSCN (I-M) leader Muivah at Mao Gate, Manipur’s boundary with Nagaland, as a part of the government action to Muivah’s entry.
Muivah had planned to enter Manipur from Nagaland through the Mao Gate, about 109km from Imphal, along the Imphal-Dimapur highway, on May 6 as part of his plan to tour Naga areas of Manipur including Ukhrul, his home district.
In the police firing, Neli Chakho and Dikho Loshou, both from Kalinamai village near Mao Gate, were killed. The Naga organisations, including the UNC, branded the students martyrs and a park called Martyrs’ Park was developed in memory of the two students at Nghorei village along the Mao-Imphal highway, barely 2km from Mao Gate.
The function, held at the park, attracted leaders from about 15 Naga indigenous communities, leaders of Naga civil society bodies, students and women groups from Nagaland and Manipur.
From speeches to songs presented by various Naga cultural groups and singer Guru Ruben Mashangba, the unanimous call was to realise the Naga dream of “one people, one nation”.
The UNC first raised the demand for an alternative arrangement and announced breaking of all political ties with Manipur government in a Naga Peoples’ Convention held at Senapati on July 1 last year.
The convention came after the Okram Ibobi Singh government disallowed Muivah to enter Manipur.
The first round of tripartite talks on the alternative arrangement demand was held at Senapati district headquarters on December 3 last year. Officials of the Union home ministry, Manipur government and a delegation of the UNC attended the meeting. Since then, no further meeting took place. Today’s programme reaffirmed the alternative arrangement demand.
Naga Hoho president Keviletuo Kiewhuo said the Nagas would not abandon the dream of one people, one nation. He also said the sacrifice by the two students gave an opportunity to other people in the world to know that the Nagas were right. Remei did not announce any course of agitation after May 15, but said their demand for alternative arrangement would stand.
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