Kohima: The Rengma Nagas in Karbi Anglong district of Assam have reiterated their demand for the creation of Rengma Hills Autonomous District Council (RHADC) through bifurcation of Rengma Hills from Karbi Anglong based on the original boundary of the Hills and Rengma Mouzas with its headquarters at Bokajan.
In a memorandum submitted to Governor Ashwani Kumar and Chief Minister of Assam Tarun Gogoi after a dharna was organised at Dighali Pukhuri in Guwahati on January 30, copies of which were made available to the press on Saturday, said to protest against the killings of Rengmas on December 27 last.
The dharna was held under the aegis of RNPC, Rengma Naga Students’ Union, Rengma Gaon Bura Committee and Rengma Naga Autonomous District Demand Committee.
Describing the sequence of events leading to the current tension, the memorandum expressed dismay with the Assam government for announcing the ex-gratia payment for the nine Karbis found dead in Dimapur on January 3, 2014 (Rs. 6 lakhs each) without any corresponding ex-gratia payment plan for the Rengmas killed in Assam. This had hurt the sentiments of the Rengma people, said the memorandum.
The organisations demanded ex-gratia payment of Rs 6 lakhs each for the 6 Rengmas killed by KPLT militants on December 27 last.The Assam Government has also been asked to make the same arrangement for Njankhen Rengma killed by KPLT militants on October 21, 2013. The memorandum sought the compensation of Rs. 2 lakh each for the Rengmas injured by KPLT militants on December 27, 2013; compensation of Rs 5 lakh and 7 bundles of CGI sheets each for all the houses burned by KPLT militants.
It also demanded compensation for all the granaries burnt by KPLT militants and mobs; compensation for all the orange and betel nut trees cut down by Karbi mobs; compensation for the domesticated animals killed or taken away by the rampaging mob among other demands (UNI)
