Dimapur, Jun 22: Strongly reacting to the PTI news reports from New Delhi that the NSCN-IM is expected to focus on the greater autonomy for Nagaland during the crucial talks with the Centre's negotiators at The Hague from June 22-24, one of the key figures in the NSCN-IM set up has termed the reports as attempt to confuse the people.

"We are not surprised over such reports as some media have been playing spoil-sports with regard to the ongoing Naga peace process", said deputy Home Minister of the NSCN-IM V Horam and added, "there are no such things as greater autonomy or smaller autonomy that the Nagas are talking about".

Informing this to Newmai News Network this morning V Horam, who is well known for his articulate skill and diplomacy, said "we are talking about the federation of India and Nagalim".

Explaining its proposal the deputy Home Minister said "what we have put up is for the Federation of India and Nagalim and the pattern of relationship between these two nations (Federation of India and Nagalim) which is to be inseparable and this thing to be worked out in the process of the ongoing talks and that would be incorporated in the Constitution of India as well as the Constitution of Nagalim." He further explained that within this framework and principle the new arrangements will revolve.

However, Horam said that it is not proper to give comment before the talks start but stated that things will be out there for everyone to see after the agreement is arrived at.

Meanwhile, the NSCN-K, Zeliangrong Region spokesman Felix has informed the media over telephone that three non-Naga cadres who were with the NSCN-IM had been killed and five NSCN-IM cadres injured in the clash between the two rival factions in Tamenglong district few days back.

He said that three killed cadres belong to non-Naga outfit which had been trained by the NSCN-IM.

Felix further stated that five injured NSCN-IM cadres had taken to Dimapur for medical attention while the three dead bodies had been taken care off by the NSCN-IM.

The incident occured in the Makoi village clash incident, according to Felix.

The spokesman further stated that his outfit been restraining from attacking the rival outfit because of the presence of the Indian security forces to which they do not want to create law and order problem in the region.

He claimed that his outfit could finish-off the rival faction if wants to and urged the rival faction to come out in the open at any place at any day for confrontation.

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