‘Boycott Army until Nagaland shooting victims get justice’

GUWAHATI: The Konyak Civil Society organization, through a bunch of strict regulations to execute "non-cooperation" against Indian armed forces for the killing of 14 villagers on December 4 and 5, has directed all landowners within the jurisdiction of the Konyak tribe to denounce agreements allotting land for setting up military bases and also ban Army recruitment rallies and participation in Mon district until "justice is delivered."
"Total restriction on Indian military force convoy and patrolling within Konyak soil shall continue until justice is delivered to those 14 innocent Konyak youths killed on 4th and 5th Dec 2021," the Konyak Union said in a statement adding, "...the Konyak shall not withdraw its non-cooperation against Indian military forces until its charter of demand is fulfilled."
"No military recruitment rally within Mon district" and "no Konyak youth should participate in any Army recruitment rally," the union stated.
They also directed "all those customary land owners to immediately denounce past land agreements allotted for setting up military base camps (operating points) within its respective jurisdiction (Naginimora, Tizit, Lampong Sheanghah, Wakching Town, Mon Town, Longshen Town, Sheanghah Wamsa, Longwa, Chenmoho, Chenloishu, Wangti, Aboi, Angjangyang, Tobu & Monyakshu etc)."
Asking the people "to cut off all forms of public relation with the Indian military forces," the union stated that "no Konyak village councils/students or any society must accept any forms of developmental packages/assistances from the Indian military forces" and "Konyaks must immediately denounce any forms of assured packages/assistances from Indian military forces (if any)."
A decision has also been taken that "black flag should be hoisted as per the previous order; vehicles with black flag/any Konyak offices/school institutions/all the public movement until justice is served."
The Konyak Union also urged citizens to refrain from any form of merrymaking activities such as night bazaars, picnics and other entertainment activities within Mon district, except the pre-schedule programmes such as weddings and church events.
Earlier, the families of firing victims from Oting village in Mon district, who were killed by a special force unit of the Army on December 4 in a botched operation, refused to accept government compensation until the personnel involved are brought to justice and the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act is withdrawn from the NE region.