Rev. L. Suohie Mhasi
The movement of the Nagas for independence was started by our father’s under the leadership of Phizo and others and all of the pioneers were gone out the movement is still being pursued and yet to be concluded in a befitting manner. The Naga National issue is between the Naga and the Government of India and it should be focused till it is resolved.
In 1956 the Federal Government of Nagaland was formed wh1ch embraced all Naga inhabited areas. It was the undisputed Government of the Naga people and it had political talk with the Government of India but it had come to a fiasco. Now, sadly Speaking, we have several factional Governments and the divided house has many Presidents, so many Secretaries, so many Kilonsers, so many Generals and so many leaders but all are factional leaders. They claimed themselves to be National leaders but each one is attached with the name of his faction. One sovereign Government was split into several sovereign Governments and each Government exercises its sovereign power as a result, clash is inevitable among them.
Many of the factional leaders are highly intellectual and capable men whom our people can be proud of. But they engaged themselves in factional quarrel and each faction is proud of its victory over its rival whenever clash takes place. Factional fighting is not a national matter but is a fractional matter. So the more they engage themselves in factional conflicts, the more they belittle themselves or make themselves in low profile. It is a lost to them and to the people. Factional clash has no value but it is a childish matter. Human nature is weak, so it is a thing not to be surprised at out turning deaf ears to the persistent appeals and request of the public and the Church for decades to safety their own anger and hatred is a sign of moral and spiritual bankruptcy. Our people are not concerned about factional matter but our people need to focus on the Naga National issue to bring about a solution.
A word of peace and reconciliation from the mouth of any ordinary man or any leader irrespective of professions and organizations is precious and will be highly valued by all sober men and women and even by generations to come. Naga public wants every body to be a prosperous National leader so National leaders, instead of being a factional leader by accepting the appeal of the public and the Church before too late. Better opt which is good and valuable in the in the interest of the people. Let us be constructive to build the house.
