•-Many have shared their opinion about the issue of ENPO through daily publication. In this connection of critical issue, while deeply studied about the background history of ENPO, I also would like to share my opinion with few facts that why the ENPO is willing to go back to their original stand as follows:-
1. That before the Britishers came to Naga country, there was no nomenclature in the like of NEFA or NHTA etc but the people who are living in the present area of ENPO were known as free Nagas.
2. That after British regime came down to Naga Country and also attained the Christianity religion with the Naga inhabited area through American, the Naga head hunting system was almost controlled and the majority Nagas have been accepted the Christianity religion. After that only the Nags understand that we are a family through Christ and then after only communication among the Nagas have slowly started and then the Nagas have become oneness.
3. That after well communicated among the different section of Nagas, the Nagas also open their eyes and saw themselves that we are also not less than a Country as others in the world and then started their demand of Independent through 1951 plebiscite based on 9 points memorandum of 1929 submitted to the British-Indian Government by the Nagas Club which nomenclature had been later changed as NNC.
4. That through the demand of Naga Independent, the people who are living in the present ENPO area joint the rest of Nagas and named the Naga inhabited area of Nagas as “ Nagaland” in place of NHTA.
5. That due to Nagas has become oneness the nomenclature of Nagaland has become very popular in the eye of the world.
6. That the people of the NEFA came with their full hope on the Nagas who are living in the Naga Hill areas and joint the Nagas and equally sacrifice a lot for the Naga Nation in order to achieve the Naga common goal for the past more than 6 decades.
7. That however, the people of Nagaland called ourselves as Christian, but we have lost our oneness as before and divided ourselves in to many factions though it be over ground or underground thereby killing among the Nagas and the possibilities of getting Independent was completely jeopardize and at present there is no hope to find unity among the Nagas.
8. That taking regards to the present ENPO issue, the only Lok Sabha Member of Parliament from Nagaland Shri, CM Chang who hailed from ENPO area have miserably failed to address his people demands instead maintaining unreceptive to himself which have shown his immaturity leadership to the people of the Nagaland as well as within the country though the present NPF lead DAN Government have really taken care and extended all possible maximum development within the ENPO as undeveloped area.
With the above mentioned background historical fact, the Naga people who are living in ENPO area at present have totally lost their faith on the rest of the other Naga. And for which they have started their demand for a separate state and to go back to their original stand for their peaceful living is not deniable by anyone.
(T.L.ANGAMI)
Hq. Razhüphe, Nagaland.
