AKM, LTM condemn disruption of road construction work by unidentified miscreants

Mokokchung, February 28 (MTNews): The Ao Students’ Conference (AKM) has today strongly condemned the extortion carried out by unidentified armed miscreants to Nitin Sai Construction at Changtongya-Dikhu Road. “The unidentified armed robbery and extortion towards the long awaited development in the state is unacceptable and should be condemned by all responsible citizens,” AKM said in a statement today. AKM said it anticipates the support from all corners for a “prosperous and all round development in our great state and believes that it is our responsibility to safeguard rather than extort and demand from the developmental projects for us.”

AKM reiterated that the miscreants should retrospect the incident and give back the keys before the situation escalates and gets out of hand. “AKM will not tolerate any such activities under its jurisdiction and assures that it will remain vigilant and pursue the issue until resolved,” AKM president Nungdokyanger Ao and general secretary Nekmi Longkumer said in the statement issued today.

Earlier, the Langpangkong Tzükong Mungdang and its Road Coordination Committee (LTM-RCC) has also condemned the unidentified miscreants who took away the keys of machineries and vehicles operating in the construction of the Changtongya-Dikhu road on February 27 demanding ransom in return. LTM has consequently issued an ultimatum to the “unidentified miscreants” to return the keys on or before March 2, failing which LTM has warned to pursue the case till the end. It may be mentioned that LTM has declared Langpangkong range as “tax free zone” on November 20, 2021 which was reiterated on January 18, 2022.