Dimapur, September 06: Giving its side of the story with regard to the killing of 10 Kuki Liberation Army (KLA) cadres at T Hundung village on September 3, the NSCN-IM today clarified that their criminal activities had prompted it to take up such action.

While claiming responsibility for the September 3 incident, the NSCN-IM brought the abduction cases of a German NGO worker and Victor Keishing into the picture in its clarification.

Issuing a clarification note to Newmai News Network tonight at Dimapur by the outfit�s Ministry of Information and Publicity (MIP), the NSCN-IM said that creating terror or violence is not part of NSCN revolutionary spirit.

�Standing by our avowed guiding principle NSCN has equal respect and sympathy for the neighbour�s revolutionary groups.

More than anything else we have inspired them to take peoples� interest as part of their liberation movement.

Revolution arises because there is oppression of peoples� interests.

But what is revolution if they become a source of public nuisance and come to the level of mere anti-social groups?�, asked the NSCN-IM, while adding, �Revolutionary groups exist to bring socio-economic and political transformation.

But no such historic event can ever take place when the very revolutionary groups earn the wrath of the people for its anti-people activities�.

The outfit then accused the KLA and said, �unfortunately, this is the story of KLA today.

For all practical purpose KLA has become nothing more than counter-revolutionary force who practice an extreme and ruthless form of struggle without any convincing support to justify their peoples� movement�.

The NSCN-IM also said that naturally, such groups strive to use terror and violence to make their presence felt.

But resorting to fraud and exploiting other socio-economic vulnerabilities should not be made the KLA�s affairs for existence.

�They don�t live in isolation and it brings grievous harm to the revolutionary image of other groups.

This is the tragic state of affairs within KLA.

And the compulsion for NSCN to stop their anti-people activities which has also put the Naga national interest at stake.

When NSCN�s spirit of accommodation is taken for granted and even dared to cross sword with us the option for NSCN is quite obvious�, clarified the NSCN-IM.

The NSCN-IM further clarified that no revolutionary group of any standing will concentrate their activities in extortion, kidnapping for ransom and other fraudulence.

�But this is KLA�s story and the truth has to be told today to clear the public conscience, particularly the Kuki community,� asserted the NSCN-IM.

While recalling the kidnapping of one German NGO a few years back in Manipur, the NSCN-IM said that the anti-revolutionary crime was committed by KLA purely for ransom.

Former Manipur Chief Minister Rishang Keishing�s son Victor Keishing was also kidnapped for the same purpose of extorting money.

This is no way for the KLA to justify their criminal act in the name of liberating their people from socio-political injustice, claimed the NSCN-IM.

The outfit then philosophically commented that revolutionary groups are motivated by human values and human rights.

�But in the recent past KLA has become a source of physical and mental turmoil in the villages they operate, particularly in the area of the incident at Tangkhul Hundung.

They created social nuisance and harassed the public beyond forbearance.

This is no revolution for the people but counter-revolution because this messing up of revolutionary movement served the interest of the forces against revolution and NSCN cannot afford to close its eyes to this wanton violation of people�s right of Naga villagers at the hands of KLA,� alleged the NSCN-IM statement.

The statement then specifically narrated the September 3 incident and said, �For closer understanding of KLA activities on Wednesday the two vehicles used by KLA members were hijacked and not hired as alleged by KLA.

NSCN Naga Army was compelled to intervene and what followed thereafter is KLA�s folly�.

The statement further accused the KLA and said that to the discomfort of vehicles plying on National Highway 39, KLA has been on the prowl to hijack vehicles.

�The hijacking of JCBs was in the news recently.

The hand of KLA is not clean in this crime, though the name of one Kuki group was exposed as the group behind it.

Their modus operandi was to hijack vehicles from the highway in collaboration with some like-minded Meiteis and take shelter in the Naga foothill villages to give the impression that it is the NSCN who masterminded the operation.

As part of their ploy they go to the press to delink themselves from the crime.

These are some of the few instances of the KLA�s sheer madness to survive but which other true revolutionary patriots abhor�.

It then explained that the Kuki revolutionary groups are no enemy of NSCN-IM, adding, �naturally, NSCN has relationship with most of the Kuki groups including KRA�.

The statement then categorically said that by virtue of NSCN-IM�s relation with KRA it does not warrant KLA to indulge in freewheeling movement that is not in consonance with NSCN-IM�s revolutionary concept.

�With NSCN still unconvinced of the political ideology of KLA except for its gang-like operation the operational style of KLA was considered nothing more than any anti-social group and thus far from any revolutionary group that deserve any respect�, asserted the NSCN-IM.

�Lest the NSCN is misunderstood for the killing, it was the KLA who repeatedly challenged the NSCN and ultimately the final encounter day was brought before the NSCN and KLA when KLA on the fated Monday went too far for the NSCN to exercise restraint, and the KLA�s challenge had to be accepted though reluctantly�, concluded the NSCN-IM.

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