New Delhi : More than a month after the government banned National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) for continuously attacking the Indian armed forces in violation of the 14-year-old ceasefire, the Naga extremist group was on Monday declared a terrorist outfit under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. “This is a clear indication that there is never going to be any talks with NSCN-K.
They were given time to return and enter into a ceasefire, but they did not,” a home ministry official told IANS.
NSCN-K, after violating the ceasefire, had formed a new umbrella group named United Liberation Front of Western South East Asia (UNLFW) with other northeast insurgent groups, which too has been declared a terror outfit.
“The government has declared the NSCN-K, all its formations and front organisations as a terrorist organisation under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967,” said the statement issued by the home ministry.
Meanwhile, speaking on the issue, NSCN-IM, with whom the government has signed the historic Naga Accord, told IANS: “It was completely on the government on how to deal with the issue.”
NSCN-K was banned by the government in mid-September, a few days after the government announced a cash price of Rs.17 lakh for the capture of the commander-in-chief and the chief of the faction, Niki Sumi and S.S. Khaplang, respectively.
