Dimapur, January 9 (MExN): The Eastern Naga National Workers Association’ (ENNWA) today demanded the Eastern Naga People’s Organization (ENPO) make its stand clear whether it is for “sovereignty of Naga nation” or wants a separate statehood alone. The ENPO should make its stand clear before further confusion is created, a statement from the ENNWA state today.
“Undermining Naga sovereignty with ‘Frontier Nagaland’ problem will be a blunder in Naga history. Therefore, it will be much better reasonable for the ENPO not to venture into Naga political struggle without understanding the differences,” the ‘association’ said.
The ENNWA said it “accepts the fact that the 30th December statement was issued in the name of ENPO by few misled leaders without the consent and against the wishes of the eastern Naga peoples, trying to sow hatred and division among different Naga political groups.”
The group queried why the ENPO be led by ‘few disgraced individuals who find pleasure through bloodshed and killings’ and let the ENPO’s “good name and image be sacrificed to further anti peace policy of a particular group who renounced Naga reconciliation?”
The “real ENPO leaders” should identify the ‘wolves in sheep skin,’ the ENNWA said, adding it will no longer remain a mute spectator “but shall be compelled to condemn destructive policies while encouraging the right decision for the welfare of the people.”
‘From now on’, the ‘association’ said, ‘any resolution or policies made by any organisation concerning the political future of eastern Naga people without the knowledge of gen. (retd) Khole Konyak, president, GPRN, Mr. Hothrong Yim, kilo kilonser, GPRN and gen. Neokpao Konyak, commander-in-chief, Naga army, shall be considered null and void.’
ENNWA warned that it “would not hesitate to expose those individuals to the ENPO public and the Nagas. Exemplary punishments shall be initiated if their evil designs are not stopped.”
The urgent and immediate need of the Nagas at this juncture is ‘peace,’ the statement said. “We are all after it yet peace seems to be so slippery and elusive. We ourselves are to blame for it. Every NGO, civil society and public leader must speak the truth in the interest of all Nagas. Pampering one faction on communal and tribal line will not bring peace in Nagaland.”
The ENPO’s series of resolutions dated December 18, 2007, which declared its jurisdiction as a “peace zone” is “a very laudable effort on the part of the ENPO leadership of the day,” the ‘association’ stated. “It was a responsible decision for the common interest and welfare of its citizens.” However, the ENNWA is “deeply shocked” over Media reports on December 30, 2011 that the ENPO would not cooperate with the GPRN/NSCN.” “The decision is highly questionable and unacceptable to a reasoned mind. It is fraught with danger without plausible explanation. Is ENPO’s justified in condemning GPRN/NSCN as the violator of its Peace Zone without knowing the actual incident?” the ‘association’ queried.
