Dimapur, Oct 17 (MExN): The Federal Government of Nagaland (FGN) has asserted that the Indian government is attempting to ‘replace hardcore and devoted Naga national leaders with flexible Naga leaders’ so that India’s agenda is realized.
“The Indian leaders are attempting to replace hardcore and devoted Naga national leaders with flexible Naga leaders so that they may lead the Nagas to accept the constitution of India unconditionally” according to FGN Kedahge Gen. Retd V Metha in his message on ‘Martyrs’ Day, October 18. “As an outcome many imposter leaders are being raised up opposing the veteran leaders of NNC and FGN and they are trying to confuse the Naga people but the Nagas come to know who they are” he asserted.
“The Federal Government of Nagaland and the Naga people have been observing the 18th October as Martyrs’ day since 1952 to give national honor and salute to the martyrs and heroes of Nagaland who gave their supreme sacrifice in defense of Nagaland against the aggressor India in the past more than fifty years” the Kedahge said while ruing that the war between the Nagas and India might have been averted if Indian leaders understood the position and stand of the Nagas. He said “when the Indian leaders realized they cannot defeat the Nagas easily, they adopted divide and rule policy of their master British in order to defeat and rule over Nagaland”. As a result, many renegade leaders “were sprouted” up one after another against the Naga National Council and the FGN. Local armed wings like Voluntary Village Force (VVF) and Village Guards (VGs) were formed to fight the people. However, since these could not be used effectively, India is using Naga renegade leaders and their men effectively to pit Nagas against Nagas.
The Kedahge further held that Indian leaders accuse Pakistan of sponsoring terrorism and waging terrorist warfare against the country “but on the other hand they are sponsoring a terrorist group in Nagaland to fight against the Nagas”. “And also they have peace with their own terrorist group and holding peace talks with them anywhere in the world on the process of selling Nagaland to India, which is a shame and disgrace on the part of a large democratic nation like India” the FGN stated.
The Kedahge advised India to realize that to subdue the Nagas through military might, ‘evil policy’ and money power would be a failure and that attempting to solve the Indo-Naga conflict within the framework of Indian constitution is a political blunder. “Because the Nagas will never compromise their sovereignty to any state of the world and they will never betray hundred and thousands of Naga heroes and martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the sovereign Independent Nagaland” the Kedahge reminded asserting that nothing except “nobly” withdrawing Indian forces from the state would offer a solution to the Indo-Naga conflict. “And we hope true sense and wisdom of new Indian leaders will prevail over falsely claiming on Nagaland by India and solve the conflict amicably based on the historical facts of the Naga nation” he added.
