The support and appreciation of the Naga people to the ongoing Reconciliation process is genuinely visible and most certainly the Government of India must be watching very closely at the wind of change in Nagaland. Amid the thunderous applause, perpetual skeptics, however, continue to indulge in negative assumptions resultant of their stagnant revolutionary stand. V S Atem’s opinion which appeared in the local dailies on 12th Nov. 2008 is an indication that even top ranking officials at Hebron are ignorant of the fact that Naga people have evidently risen above the so called national principle of the IM. GOI has all the dirty instruments at its disposal to sow the seeds of enmity among the Nagas, yet to accuse and put GPRN/NSCN at the mercy of IB and RAW is very unfortunate. Whether or not the Sumi Hoho takes excommunication orders from notorious IB and RAW is for the Hoho to answer. If V S Atem thinks that the Churches in Nagaland have given space to IB and RAW to operate, it is likely that very soon Hebron camp is preparing to initiate a new accusation against the church. What V S Atem fail to understand is that the GOI is simply using IM as the bait and the so-called political talks as the medium to frustrate the younger Naga generation to a forced-assimilation into Indian culture, history and politics. It is highly regrettable that V S Atem has failed to grasp the practical reality of the Nagas towards the struggle. Accusing GPRN/NSCN of terrorism by men who initiates terrorist activities in Nagaland is uncalled for. In the name of National principle how many distinguished Naga men and women have been murdered in decades? V S Atem must know that Nagas can forgive but also possess decent memory too. He should look deep within and reconcile with the fact that solution to the Indo-Naga Political problem shall remain a mere wish until the Nagas come together. History is clear; a splinter group cannot represent entire Nagas. A reconciled and united Nagas is the only hope. If V.S Atem believes GOI is insincere to IM, Nagas know that IM is insincere to Nagas and insincerity is growing each day. On the day of the reconciliation football match on 13th Nov. IM boys raided the residence of Tokheho, U/secy, and GPRN/NSCN at Diphupar B Village at 5:30 in the morning, with a clear indication to harm the official, plenty of questions were sought from the family members, fortunately he was not at home. This is another abominable action on the part of IM cadres. Is the military above the civil administration at Hebron camp?
Khehoi designated Camp of the GPRN/NSCN is not backed by India in any manner and it harbors no terrorists. Designated camps exist simply to facilitate ceasefire mechanism between two entities. Many groups are trained at Hebron camp and Atem is simply parroting GOI by calling those he trained as terrorists. This is again dirty politics. GPRN/NSCN shares its solidarity with all struggling people across the globe that possesses historical and political right and shall continue to do so. At this juncture, GPRN/NSCN, with the rest of the Nagas, would sincerely prefer to look to the future with hope, a hope that heals as well as replenishes.
PUBLICITY CELL
GPRN/NSCN.
