The Dimapur Naga Council and the Dimapur Naga Students’ Union, “at the request” of Dimapur deputy commissioner and superintendent of police, brokered the compromise between the two parties in the presence of the DC and the executive engineer (Power) today at the Dimapur DC’s office.
A copy of the compromise note issued by the Naga Council Dimapur, while informing about the compromise between the two parties, stated that the NCD and DNSU, “under humanitarian consideration and tribal ethos of brotherhood and public peace”, proposed some points of compromise for amicable settlement. The matter arose over the assault of an electricity field worker by one Simon Rongmei on March 30 and the retaliation by the field workers’ union who ransacked Rongmei’s house on April 3.
Each of the party involved in the case have committed excesses of various magnitude disturbing public harmony, the Naga Council said. An unconditional apology is required to be tendered to each other as well as to the public by lineman Amar Bahadur for being on duty in an intoxicated condition; apology by Simon Rongmei for assaulting a staffer on duty and also the members of NEFWA (Dimapur Zone) for vandalizing Simone’s properties and house.
The meeting at the DC office also agreed immediate relief for Simon Rongmei “as assured by DC, Dimapur”. The meeting requested the Dimapur DC to assign competent officers to assess the damage and recommend the same to the government of Nagaland for compensation to Simon Rongmei “under humanitarian grounds at the earliest possible”.
However, the meeting agreed that Simon Rongmei, “who apparently defaulted”, be given sufficient time and grace by the department “to make good any outstanding to the extent possible considering the nature of loss inflicted upon him”.
Besides, the meeting agreed that “all case/FIR from both parties” would be withdrawn henceforth in fulfillment of compromise and in demonstration of goodwill and harmony to each other for peaceful and lawful existence for all times.
“Violation of compromise by any party shall be responsible for any consequences in future,” the Naga Council stated. Nonetheless, the Naga Council and the DNSU vehemently condemned the vandalism by NEFWA members, assault on staff by Simon and also the field staffer, Amar Bahadur for being drunk on duty.
“Such criminal acts should not be repeated by any person/group on any person whatsoever, as it is alien to Naga culture and against democratic existence as well as against Christian tenet of love and tolerance,” the Naga Council stated.
Further the note asserted that no person has any right to harass or trespass into Power establishments and threaten or assault staff on duty without rhyme or reason.
Further no staffer on duty should ignore or neglect calls from the public for assistance during power failure or emergencies. This is because the emergencies may involve life and death situations, the council stated