Nagaland Chief Minister addressing the Joint Parliamentary Working committee meeting at the Assembly Secretariat Kohima on September 15. (DIPR Photo)
Dimapur, September 15 (MExN): Nagaland state’s legislators today appealed to all the Naga underground organizations to come forward and participate in the reconciliation process. The government and opposition today strongly reminded that making the process “inclusive” entails the groups’ participation.
The Joint Legislature Forum (JLF) on the Naga Political issue met September 15 in the Nagaland Legislative Assembly in Kohima and agreed on a number of ‘resolutions,’ mainly focusing on the current political upheavals in the state concerning with the e Naga reconciliation process and the Naga underground groups.
While the legislators welcomed the “Naga Concordant” – a term coined to mean an agreement by the signatories to form on so-asserted “government” – the Joint legislators’ Forum felt that to make the reconciliation inclusive, all the groups themselves have to participate in the first place.
“The JLF takes this opportunity to make further appeal to all Naga nationalists groups to come forward and participate in the process of reconciliation, under the banner of the forum for Naga Reconciliation to make the reconciliation process inclusive,” a communiqué from the forum said today. Chief Minister of Nagaland Neiphiu Rio, Leader of Opposition Tokheho Yepthomi and Speaker of Nagaland Legislative Assembly Kiyanilie Peseyie appended the communiqué.
The legislators’ forum reiterated commitment to ‘play the role of facilitator’ in the ‘ongoing peace process’ and engaged in efforts to bring all the Naga underground groups to reconciliation.
“The JLF reiterates its commitment to play the role of facilitator in the ongoing peace process and to make every possible effort to bring about reconciliation amongst the Naga national groups so that the peace process is expedited to bring about an honorable political settlement that is acceptable to the people,” the legislators stated.
The legislators welcomed the series of meetings of the top leaders of the Naga “nationalist” organizations under the banner of the Forum for Naga Reconciliation, eventually signing the “Naga concordant.”
The “JLF feels that the signing of the Naga concordant is a historic and significant step taken by underground leaders towards oneness and unity of Naga society and appreciates the sincere efforts of the signatories to work together for the greater interest of Naga society,” the legislators sated.
The Joint Legislature Forum (JLF) on the Naga Political issue met September 15 in the Nagaland Legislative Assembly in Kohima and agreed on a number of ‘resolutions,’ mainly focusing on the current political upheavals in the state concerning with the e Naga reconciliation process and the Naga underground groups.
While the legislators welcomed the “Naga Concordant” – a term coined to mean an agreement by the signatories to form on so-asserted “government” – the Joint legislators’ Forum felt that to make the reconciliation inclusive, all the groups themselves have to participate in the first place.
“The JLF takes this opportunity to make further appeal to all Naga nationalists groups to come forward and participate in the process of reconciliation, under the banner of the forum for Naga Reconciliation to make the reconciliation process inclusive,” a communiqué from the forum said today. Chief Minister of Nagaland Neiphiu Rio, Leader of Opposition Tokheho Yepthomi and Speaker of Nagaland Legislative Assembly Kiyanilie Peseyie appended the communiqué.
The legislators’ forum reiterated commitment to ‘play the role of facilitator’ in the ‘ongoing peace process’ and engaged in efforts to bring all the Naga underground groups to reconciliation.
“The JLF reiterates its commitment to play the role of facilitator in the ongoing peace process and to make every possible effort to bring about reconciliation amongst the Naga national groups so that the peace process is expedited to bring about an honorable political settlement that is acceptable to the people,” the legislators stated.
The legislators welcomed the series of meetings of the top leaders of the Naga “nationalist” organizations under the banner of the Forum for Naga Reconciliation, eventually signing the “Naga concordant.”
The “JLF feels that the signing of the Naga concordant is a historic and significant step taken by underground leaders towards oneness and unity of Naga society and appreciates the sincere efforts of the signatories to work together for the greater interest of Naga society,” the legislators sated.
