Dimapur, Oct. 11: The National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang) has been snubbed by the Sumi Hoho, the apex body of the Sumi Naga tribe for the former?s outburst against the Hoho president recently.

In a recent press release, the NSCN (K) termed Hoho president Scato Rotokha as a ?traitor? who is hobnobbing with its rival, the NSCN (Isak-Muivah). Rotokha today said time will only tell ?who the traitors are?, adding he did not worry about what the militants are saying.

He was referring to the recent four-point peace agreement between the Sumi Hoho and the Khiamniungan Tribal Council. Khiamniungan tribals are warriors who reside in Tuensang district and many of them do not support the NSCN (I-M).

Last week, Rotokha and the tribal council?s member, P. Pongom, signed a peace agreement. ?We were not intimate neighbours during the head-hunting days,? Rotokha said. But now, he said, both organisations have resolved to live peacefully in order to build a better tomorrow.

The meet appealed to the warring rebel groups to stop the killings. There has been a number of killings during factional fighting in Tuensang district in which all three major outfits ? the NSCN (I-M), the NSCN (K) and the FGN/NNC (Adinno) ? have been involved.

The Konyak Students Union has demanded the expulsion of the additional deputy commissioner of Tizit for the ongoing factional clashes in the area.

Arrests: Mizoram police yesterday arrested 41 non-tribals who were staying in Kolasib district without valid inner line permits, reports PTI. Kolasib SP L. Khiangte said the arrested persons would be produced in court and pushed back into Assam if convicted of the offence of entering the state without ILP.