Protests Over Nagaland Deaths Escalate, Huge Demonstration In Kohima
NDTV
The Naga Students' Federation has organised a massive rally in Kohima, with thousands on the streets to demand justice for the 14 killed and the repeal of AFSPA
Furious protests over the killing of 14 civilians in Nagaland's remote Mon district earlier this month - during and after an Army counter-insurgency op that went horrifically wrong - have now spread to state capital Kohima.
The influential Naga Students' Federation (NSF) has organised a massive rally in the city, which has seen thousands take to the streets to demand justice for those who died and the repeal of the controversial AFSPA, or Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act.
Today's gathering - visuals showed large numbers of people standing peacefully with banners and placards - are significant not just because it is the third straight day of protests, but also because it signals a steady escalation of the Naga people's outrage.
What began as a 'non-cooperation movement' by the Konyak Union (the Konyak Naga tribe's top body) in Mon spread Wednesday, with the Eastern Nagaland Peoples' Organisation taking up the fight.
