PRESS RELEASE, 14 Feb. 2022: The Business Association of Nagas (BAN) applaud Dimapur Police for the arrest of Mr Joshi, the kingpin for running the transport syndicate in Dimapur. BAN believes in co-existence of all individual and welcomes every citizen in building the economy of the state through ethical economic activities, but it will never tolerate any individual, company or organisation that uses coercive means to kill competition. BAN appeal the Police and District administration to have the matter investigated thoroughly and charge sheet all accused under non bailable offences.
BAN also laud the courage of our two Naga women entrepreneur for filing FIR. This is a struggle for all business community against the syndicate menace prevailing in our State, that needs to be eradicated from its root irrespective of any affiliation. The terrorizing of price gouging, illegal taxation, quality compromises, Inflation, restricting choice of consumers has led to sky rocketing of all prices which adversely affect the consumers and economy of the State.
There are lakhs of unemployed Naga youth who are desperately looking for a job or contemplating to start its own businesses. And when this kind of handful divisive poisonous people either from within or outside the State, together with its cohort downplays the strength of the Naga youth and Naga business community, there will be chaos, uprising and call for reformation that will sweep across the state. Nagas are slowly opening its eyes to economy and we will never allow some vested interest people to use coercion and impose monopoly to finish the budding Naga businesses while systematically crippling the Naga entrepreneurs.
Any organisation or individual involved in forcible collections and coercion should be booked and their licence cancelled, while those involved in harbouring and patronizing this kind of element in our society are nothing short of collaborators to destroy the future Naga generation, who will find their names engraved in the Naga business history as conspirator to destroy our state economy. BAN condemn this diabolic act and will work and sacrifice without fear or favour for the cause of our Naga entrepreneur so that our younger generation will work, earn and live with dignity.
