NEW DELHI, Aug 24: A confidential report sent by the CRPF to the Home Ministry says insurgent groups of Northeast India, supported by Bangladesh, are working on a long-term plan to create a separate homeland for Muslims in the north-eastern region. The report has classified insurgency in the region into three categories –– ethnic/extortionist, terrorist and secessionist groups.
According to the CRPF report, Islamic fundamentalist groups also provide logistical support to the regional insurgent groups in order to strengthen their influence in the region. “The insurgency situation in the Northeast is dominated by what can be termed sub-national aspirations of groups within existing territorial divisions,” the report stated.
The rise of Islamic fundamentalism in the Northeast was an issue raised by many Chief Ministers at the CMs’ conference on security which was held in New Delhi recently.
Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio had said that demographic changes required urgent attention as they would simply add to the tensions prevailing in the region. He further expressed apprehension over the involvement of the Harkat-ul-jihad-al Islami (HuJI) with the different militant groups of the region. “There is a strong possibility of Islamic extremists establishing ‘sleeper cells’ in Nagaland by taking advantage of their contacts inside the State. Another possible scenario is that these Islamic extremist elements may either develop differences with the NSCN (IM) and form a rogue terrorist group, or set up a new organization having links with other Islamic extremist groups to further their own agenda,” the Nagaland CM had told the conference.
Similar apprehensions were also voiced by Asom Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, Arunachal Pradesh CM Dorjee Khandu, Tripura CM Manik Sarkar and Meghalaya CM DD Lapang. THE SENTINEL
According to the CRPF report, Islamic fundamentalist groups also provide logistical support to the regional insurgent groups in order to strengthen their influence in the region. “The insurgency situation in the Northeast is dominated by what can be termed sub-national aspirations of groups within existing territorial divisions,” the report stated.
The rise of Islamic fundamentalism in the Northeast was an issue raised by many Chief Ministers at the CMs’ conference on security which was held in New Delhi recently.
Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio had said that demographic changes required urgent attention as they would simply add to the tensions prevailing in the region. He further expressed apprehension over the involvement of the Harkat-ul-jihad-al Islami (HuJI) with the different militant groups of the region. “There is a strong possibility of Islamic extremists establishing ‘sleeper cells’ in Nagaland by taking advantage of their contacts inside the State. Another possible scenario is that these Islamic extremist elements may either develop differences with the NSCN (IM) and form a rogue terrorist group, or set up a new organization having links with other Islamic extremist groups to further their own agenda,” the Nagaland CM had told the conference.
Similar apprehensions were also voiced by Asom Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, Arunachal Pradesh CM Dorjee Khandu, Tripura CM Manik Sarkar and Meghalaya CM DD Lapang. THE SENTINEL
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