Kohima, March 05 2009:: The Government of India's Cease Fire Monitoring Group (CFMG) has asked both the factions of NSCN to return to their designated camps within a month in order to make the ceasefire ground rules more effective and also to create conducive atmosphere in the State.

Briefing media-persons about the review meeting between the Government of India, led by CFMG Chairman, Lieutenant General (Retired) Mandhata Singh at Chumukedima in Dimapur yesterday, Mandhata said that both the factions of NSCN have been given a month's time to ensure that all its armed cadres remain in the designated camps and do not move out in uniforms and weapons, as agreed in Cease Fire Agreement signed by both the factions with the Government of India.

Expressing concern on the possible inter-factional clashes in the near future, he warned the factions saying that any attacks on the designated camps by either of the NSCN factions will be a gross violation of the ground rules.

He also reiterated that any group found breaching ground rules and any action to perpetrate the situation will not be tolerated but would be dealt with sternly.

Mandhata also said that providing safe haven to cadres of underground groups from outside the State by any faction in Nagaland would amount to breaking of ceasefire ground rules.

He also sought the cooperation from the security forces, underground factions and also from the gaonburas (GBs), Dobashis (DBs), NGOs in execution of the laid down ground rules.

Pointing that collections, killings and extortions are still continuing at lower, he hoped that the factions take to task the black sheep in their organization so that they do not earn bad image.

Mandhata asserted that the Government of India is serious in finding an amicable solution to the Naga issue at the appropriate time.

Meanwhile, NSCN-IM 's Cease Fire Monitoring Cell (CFMC) convenor Phumthing Shimrang has alleged that the Government was trying to impose rival's ground rules upon the NSCN-IM, which he said is not acceptable.

He also said that the GoI was imposing the ground rules upon them in the interest of only one party thereby creating confusion in the cease fire implementation.

On the one month time to move to designated camps, he said 'if the they (rival groups) go, we will also go".

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