Dimapur, July 15 -- The Naga Students' Federation (NSF) on Wednesday condemned the IED blast near the Assam Rifles Training Centre and School at Chumoukedima on July 13, claiming the life of one Assam Rifles personnel and leaving four others injured.

The federation viewed this act as an attempt to reintroduce violence and bloodshed on the prevailing peace and stability painstakingly nurtured in the Naga homeland over the years.

Stating that at a time when the Naga people continue to aspire for a future founded upon peace, dialogue, mutual respect and an honourable political settlement, the NSF warned "all vested interests and outside elements" attempting to exploit the Naga homeland as a theatre for violence, instability and the pursuit o...