Asaduddin Owaisi also demanded that Union Home Minister Amit Shah should be sacked. “Shah should not be allowed to resign. Only sacked.”
The AIMIM President on Sunday stated that he will raise the Nagaland civilian killings in the Lok Sabha on Monday. The Hyderabad MP also paid condolences to the bereaved families of those who lost lives in an ambush by security forces in Nagaland’s Mon district on Saturday evening.
In a series of tweets, Owaisi said that Army’s Assam Rifles became “trigger happy” and killed seven civilians in Nagaland. “Modi govt was willing to “share sovereignty” with separatists like NSCN(IM). And what is the result on the ground? Civilian deaths and killings of our soldiers,” he said.
He further demanded that Union Home Minister Amit Shah should be sacked. “Shah should not be allowed to resign. Only sacked. I will be giving an Adjournment motion tomorrow in Lok Sabha,” the Lok Sabha MP said.
Submitted a notice for an adjournment motion on the unfortunate killings in #Nagaland. pic.twitter.com/AJRHMGHjIA
— Asaduddin Owaisi (@asadowaisi) December 6, 2021
Amit Shah condemns Nagaland civilian killings by forces; assures SIT probe & justice
Nagaland killings: At least 15 were shot dead in an ambush by forces and in this tragic incident, now 15 civilians were killed in an ambush by security forces in Nagaland on Saturday. 11 people died on the spot and others succumbed to their injuries during treatment, a police officer said.
The 15 civilians and a security force personnel were killed in Oting Village, in Mon district of Nagaland. Eyewitnesses alleged that the security forces fired upon a pick-up truck that was carrying daily wage laborers of colliery who were returning home after their days work at a coal mine from the Tiru area, sparking sharp reactions from all quarters.
Soldiers from the Assam Rifles, an Indian army unit, opened fire on a truck carrying 30 or more coalmine laborers near their camp.
“The troopers had intelligence inputs about some militant movement in the area and on seeing the truck they mistook the miners to be rebels and opened fire killing six laborers,” a senior police official told Reuters.
As news spread of the killings, hundreds of locals surrounded the camp before burning vehicles belonging to the Assam Rifles and clashing with troopers.
Soldiers then shot dead a further seven people.
Rahul Gandhi lashes out at Centre over Nagaland ambush: ‘Civilians & jawans unsafe’
Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio has ordered a high-level SIT (Special Investigation Team)
investigation into the incident and appealed to all sections to maintain peace. The Indian Army has also ordered a court of inquiry against the Army personnel involved in the civilian killing during an anti-insurgency operation.
