Dimapur, April 13 (MExN): The “peaceful” atmosphere of Nagaland is being ‘disturbed’ by the “hagglings and wranglings” over the delimitation issue when it is found that there are grave injustices and “extreme selfishness” on the part of some “leading” Naga tribes, the NSCN-K maintains.
A note from NSCN-K Kilonser AZ Jami pointed out that “if one is to go by the Indian system of representation and governance, one finds dishonest acts of grave injustice and extreme selfishness on the part of some leading tribes among the Naga tribes in retaining unjust shares.” The matter “in most cases” are not based on justice and equality but firmly rooted in injustice and “beastly selfishness” Jami asserted adding that there is no reason why Nagaland alone should be exempted from the delimitation exercise. The article 371 (a) of the Indian constitution and clause 7 of the 16-point Agreement does not empower any authority to exempt the state from the exercise neither any claim for exemption is to be made, he explained.
On the census debate, Jami wondered if there are any Nagas to ‘assert” that the 2001 census figures are ‘exaggerations and duplication’ and that if it is thought that a full-fledged state with a population of only 20 Lakh “is too much for them.” “If someone says that there are anomalies or irregularities in the 2001 census figures, then the figures of the previous censuses, 1974-1991, were stifled, suppressed and manipulated by people from a particular tribe who held entire reins of Nagaland state” the kilonser asserted adding that if the 60 seats were justly divided among the tribes “no single tribe howsoever big can have 10 seats out of 60.” Further, if the 2001 census was found to be anomalous, why did not the state government go for revision during 2002-2003, the NSCN-K queried.
Pointing out that Nagaland is a Christian state, Jami held opinion that “Naga Christian pioneers are more aggressive and selfish and have learnt the ways of trickery.” He advised that Nagas should “shed away” the “elements of savagery” and rather cultivate “brotherhood, friendliness, accommodativeness, justice and equality” as Christians. Only then Nagaland would “be a pleasant place to live in,” he added.
