Itanagar, July 14: Arunachal Pradesh would never compromise with its territorial integrity and not an inch of its land would be parted under any circumstances, Chief Minister Mukut Mithi said here today. Speaking to reporters in Raj Bhavan after the swearing in of T L Rajkumar, Mithi said there is no Naga in Arunachal Pradesh and the question of integration of state's Tirap and Changland district with Nagaland did not arise.
"We have nothing to do with the demand of Greater Nagaland and would never be a party in any kind of negotiation with factions of NSCN," he said. Mithi also maintained that the state legislative assembly had adopted a strong resolution in September last year not to compromise with territorial integrity of Arunachal Pradesh.
The chief minister expressed surprise over the visit of Union Minister of State for Home Swami Chinmayananda to Khonsa, headquarter of Tirap district on July 11 last and his utterances in a public rally questioning the urgency of operation hurricane to flush out the NSCN militants from Tirap and Changlang districts. Taking exception of Chinmayananda's exposition, Mithi asked whether "the Centre wanted that part of Arunachal be ruled by NSCN ultras who had been engaged in intimidation, abduction, extortion and murder of innocent people in the area and the state government to remain a silent spectator".
The operation was planned by the State Security Coordination Committee headed by chief secretary and having members from the Army, Central government and representatives from the intelligence department, he said. Bureau Report