New Delhi: Government today asked Naga insurgent group NSCN-IM to stop all kinds of extortion in Nagaland and parts of Manipur saying such activities are not acceptable from a group which has signed a ‘framework agreement’.
At a meeting of the Ceasefire Monitoring Group (CFMG), held here, the government raised the issue of extortion by the NSCN-IM in different parts of Nagaland and Manipur and asked it to stop such activity. However, the NSCN-IM team, led by senior leader V S Atem, rebutted the government claim saying the group does not indulge in extortion but “levy tax” from people, sources said.
The government team, led by Special Secretary (Internal Security) M K Singla, conveyed to the Naga group such activities were not acceptable, the sources said.
Last August, the government had signed the ‘framework agreement’ with the NSCN-IM for finding a final solution to the vexed Naga issue.
