Wednesday, 17 June 2015

Councils declare: No ‘tax’ collections for undergrounds

The resentment against the so-called “tax” being levied by the myriad armed underground groups in Nagaland has begun to grow more noticeable by the day.

Various major local authorities of village councils in Dimapur have issued a statement declaring that the village councils shall no longer collect “tax” for the underground organizations and has warned of own course of action.

Community councils of Kushiabill, Darogajan, Bamunpukhuri-I and Bamunpukhuri-II and Zani village in Dimapur met in a joint council consultations on June 15. The meeting was conducted in the premises of Bamunpukhuri-I Village Council.

“The house thoroughly deliberate on the directive of the Deputy Commissioner, Dimapur Vide his letter No. CON/L&O/2000 dated 19th May' 2015 and after prolong deliberation the house unanimously resolved not to collect any kind of tax on behalf of the Naga political groups within its jurisdiction,” the council leaders of the villages and areas stated in a joint statement issued to the media this week.

“The house also resolved that any kind of tax(s) collection will not be allowed within the jurisdiction of the joint council”, the communities stated.

“The house further resolved that any illegal activities found doing, within its jurisdiction by any N.P.G. or any individual/group, the joint council will take its own course of against them,” the statement added.


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