Nagaland Cabinet asks forces to enforce CFGR

Kohima, May 17 (UNI) The Nagaland Cabinet has directed all the security forces, including the Assam Rifles, CRPF and state police, to fully implement the Cease Fire Ground Rules (CFGR) strictly and efficiently as per the provisions of the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP).

Nagaland Chief Secretary and Cabinet Secretary Lalhuma, in a release issued here today, said the Cabinet, which held an emergency meeting yesterday, condemned the frequent factional clashes.

The Cabinet also condemned yesterday's clash at Seithekema 'C', attack on the Ceasefire Monitoring Cell office of the NSCN-IM at Diphupar and the killing of civilians in the incident.

The Cabinet endorsed its earlier resolution of the Political Affairs Committee (PAC) to strictly enforce the CFGR, signed separately by the Centre with the NSCN factions.

The Cabinet also decided that the violation of the CFGR should be brought to the notice of all the factions, the public the police and the security forces responsible for enforcement of the rules of CFGR.

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