KOHIMA, NOV24 (AGENCIES) : Naga Hoho, an apex body of Naga tribal people and a few NGOs, has urged the Union Government to immediately withdraw the Armed Forces Special Power Act that empowers security personnel involved in counter-insurgency operations to arrest any person and search his or her premises without warrant.
This had caused a lot of disturbance to Naga people. Addressing a press conference organised by Chalasani Prasad of Virasam (the Revolutionary Writers Association), Naga Hoho general secretary Neinglo Krome said the people of Nagaland had been struggling for the last 60 years for their rights and more autonomy despite violence, atrocities, rape and killings meted out by the Indian armed forces. “We want peace and this will come only when justice is done to us.” Over 2,000 Nagas had been killed in the last six decades of struggle, he added.
Naga People’s Movement for Human Right (NPMHR) secretary-general Venuh, coordinator Kenneth, Naga Hoho speaker H.K. Zhimomi and Naga Students Federation tribunal general Phushika Awomi were present.