‘GOI should resolve the Indo-Naga issue’

The ACAUT Nagaland as per one of its 31st October resolution would like to urge the Government of India to solve the 67 year old Naga Political movement at the earliest. On 31st October 2013, more than 40,000 Naga people from all walks of life passed a resolution demanding of the GOI to resolve the decades old Indo-Naga problem at the earliest. The ACAUT movement, no doubt, was born of an agitation against the issue of unabated taxation levied by Naga Political groups; yet, at the core of the issue is the unresolved and protracted Naga movement for independence.

The BJP led NDA government has been given a rousing mandate by the people of India to lead the country after 10 long years and the Naga people are eagerly awaiting the PM-in-waiting, Narendra Modi to seriously look into the issue taking into consideration the continuous strife affecting peace and prosperity of the Naga people. 67 years of conflict and militarization affecting millions of people in a democratic India is an aberration which should strike the conscience of any government. The Naga people expect Modi’s government, given its huge mandate with an absolute majority in parliament to sincerely pursue the unresolved Indo-Naga problem.

However, much to the disappointment ACAUT, and instead of addressing the core issues, the GOI under the previous dispensation seemed to be content putting more division in Naga society. If the GOI of India thinks the ACAUT movement is against the Naga movement it cannot be more mistaken. At the heart of the One Government One Tax campaign is the understanding that the Naga aspiration for sovereignty is a must and the onus is on the various NPGs to come together under a single umbrella. The GOI should understand that One Government One Tax is an assertion that the Naga movement is legitimate and true; and any divide and rule policy at this juncture is unacceptable to the Naga people.