Kohima, Mar 23 : The Centre has appointed a new chairman of the ceasefire monitoring group after the tenure of Lt Gen. Mandhata got over in November last year. The National Socialist Council of Nagalim (I-M)), however, said it was not aware of any such development.
“We are not aware of it,” Samson Jojo, chief principal secretary of the Government of the People’s Republic of Nagalim (GPRN), told The Telegraph.
Nagaland director-general of police K. Kire said Lt Gen. Jacob had replaced Gen. Mandhata. “The new chairman of the ceasefire monitoring group will take charge by April 3,” Kire told this correspondent.
The NSCN (I-M) was completely unaware of the development in New Delhi, saying no such issue was raised in the cabinet meeting of the GPRN held today. The convener of the ceasefire monitoring cell of the NSCN (I-M), Phungthing Shimrang, also attended the meeting.
“He did not raise any such issue in today’s cabinet meeting,” Jojo said.
According to sources, the NSCN expressed strong resentment over the appointment of Gen. Jacob as the new chairman without informing them. Neither Gen. Mandhata nor Shimrang could be contacted for comments.
Kire expressed ignorance regarding the resentment of the NSCN (I-M). “I am not aware of the NSCN’s resentment regarding the appointment,” he said.
Kire said a meeting of the CMG would take place only after the new chairman took over.
The ceasefire monitoring group consists of representatives from the Centre, the state government, the army, the paramilitary forces, police and the NSCN (I-M). It enforces ceasefire ground rules and monitors violation of rules by the security forces and the outfit.
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