Imphal, Sept. 15 -- The National Socialist Council of Nagalim (Isak-Muivah) [NSCN (IM)] has accused the Government of India of allegedly using Kuki groups as proxy forces to target the Naga community and exert military pressure on Naga areas.

In a statement, the Naga organisation alleged that the Centre had failed to fulfil its constitutional responsibility to protect the security of the Naga people and establish a transparent mechanism for resolving the long-running political conflict.

The NSCN (IM) claimed that state institutions were instead facilitating the activities of what it described as proxy groups against Naga settlements. It further alleged that the Centre was deliberately allowing ethnic tensions to intensify in an attempt ...