NSCN-IM accuses BSF of transporting illegal immigrants, alleges collusion with Kuki militants

The NSCN-IM has accused India’s paramilitary forces of aiding Kuki militants in Manipur, claiming that the Border Security Force (BSF) was found “transporting unidentified illegal immigrants from Churachandpur district and dropping them at Litan village areas” in Ukhrul district. According to a statement issued by the MIP, NSCN/GPRN, these immigrants were being settled near Kuki villages in the region.

The NSCN also alleged that “BSF has been guarding the Kuki militants’ camp at Molhang Kuki village since quite long,” which, it stated, reflects “a cooperative relationship between the BSF, a paramilitary force responsible for guarding India’s border, and the Kuki militants.” The group asserted that such an arrangement is “a direct challenge and insult to the NSCN that is in ceasefire with the Government of India since 1997 to pave the way for political dialogue for a peaceful solution to the Indo-Naga political conflict.”

The statement further recalled past incidents, noting that “it is not long when NSCN nailed Manipur Police for indulging in unethical nexus with the Kuki militants,” alleging that the state police were “found providing materials to the Kuki militants stationed at Molhang Kuki village in Ukhrul.”

Additionally, the NSCN accused the Assam Rifles (AR) of “working in collusion with Kuki militants” and cited instances where “AR vehicles were used for transporting Kuki militants in Kamjong district and other places.”

According to the NSCN, the alleged logistical and material support provided by India’s paramilitary forces to Kuki militants is not a new development. “It was there since the early 1990s when the Meitei-dominated Manipur government nurtured the Kuki militant groups to take on the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN),” the statement claimed.

Declaring that it “will not allow Naga areas to be used as a dumping ground for any illegal immigrants transported by India’s paramilitary forces from across the border or from any other non-Naga areas,” the NSCN reiterated its stance against any external interference in Naga territories.

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