Infuriated residents of the Mon district in Nagland where 13 civilans were allegedly gunned down by security forces a few days ago, carried out a massive protest rally demanding an apology from Union Home Minister Amit Shah for his false and fabricated statement in the Parliament, according to NDTV.

NDTV further reports, “Protesters burned an effigy of the Home Minister to underline the extent of their anger - both against Mr Shah and his allegedly incorrect statement and against the central government over the continued imposition of AFSPA, or the Special Forces Act, that, they fear, will be invoked to shield the guilty.”

Shah speaking on the ambush, on Monday had said that the Army unit had only opened fire because the truck with the villagers accelerated away when ordered to stop. “The Army unit, suspecting insurgents were in the vehicle, opened fire, he said.

The protesters – also including people from the Oting village, the home of 12 of the 14 killed - were spearheaded by a body of tribes Konyak Union, and asked for immediate withdrawal of Shah’s statement from the Parliament's records.

"We are asking for justice... we don't need sympathy. Twisting of truth is unfortunate... Home Minister Amit Shah's statement in Parliament (is) confusing the world with wrong information. He should immediately withdraw... we demand his apology," Honang Konyak, the union's Vice President, was quoted by NDTV.

"We will not rest until justice is delivered to those 14 Konyak youth who were killed," he added.

NDTV adds, “These demands, they have said, must be added to the five already placed in front of the centre.”

The previous demands were of forming an independent committee to investigate the failed Army ambush and that all those involved in the incident be charged and punished in accordance with the law of the land.

However, the bone of contention is the repeal of AFSPA, or Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act.