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NSCN(IM),” a senior official in the security infrastructure said .

The Tatmadaw – the armed forces of Myanmar – were also vigilant along the border to prevent armed cadres moving base to contiguous areas along the Indo-myanmar border. The NNPGS and social groups like the Naga Mothers Association also mounted pressure on the NSCN(IM) to soften its stand.

The Naga insurgency began in the 1950s with sovereignty as the key demand. But over the years, the rebel outfits have given up on that demand, seeking instead more autonomy and integration of Naga-inhabited areas in Nagaland, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh and Assam. tion on how the alerts were processed.

Ministers and opposition political leaders, however, were locked in a war of words on Saturday over the controversy.

Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday said the controversy exposed a surveillance attempt that was not only “illegal and unconstitutional” but also “shameful”.

“The latest shocking revelation that through the Israeli Pegasus software acquired by the Modi government, snooping and spying activities on activists, journalists and political persons have taken place. These activities are not only illegal and unconstitutional, they are shameful,” she said at a meeting of party general secretaries, state in-charges and office bearers in Delhi.

Hitting back, BJP working president JP Nadda on Saturday said Gandhi could “enlighten the nation about who at 10 Janpath authorised snooping on Shri Pranab Mukherjee when he was a minister in UPA & Gen VK Singh when he was the Army Chief”.

The government also came under attack from Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, who said, “Yes, I know the government is using this Israeli NSO to watch activities of politicians, the media, lawyers, even judges, and IAS, IPS officers, social activists along with other important personalities”.