Delegates from different Naga apex bodies and the Church which met under the banner of the FNR on January 15.
DIMAPUR, JANUARY 15 (MExN): Naga apex bodies and the Church met under the banner of the Forum for Naga Reconciliation (FNR) on January 15 to walk the statement: ‘Nagas Are Moving Ahead,’ declared on January 23, 2023, in Dimapur.
A press release from the FNR said that “in the spirit of sincerity and realism,” the gathered bodies asked the NNPG and the NSCN/GPRN to come to a meeting without delay and honor their commitments of the ‘September Joint Accordant’ of September 14, 2023; the ‘Kolkata Meeting’ of October 18, 2022; and the ‘Nagas are Moving Ahead’ statement of January 14, 2023.
“This point was emphasized with high note and urgency and expected the NNPG and the NSCN/GPRN to listen to the call of the Naga people,” it informed.
The meeting also marked that “notwithstanding, our regional aspirations for growth and flourishing,” Nagas from every side, must cooperate with each other without compulsion. “Our cooperation must emerge voluntarily by respecting every cultural (tribal) group and political organizations,” it maintained.
The meeting noted that “changes are a fact—politics and political forms are also changing.” “If we are to come together as a nation, we all need to acknowledge each other and cooperate. In case, due to personal reason(s), one is unable to cooperate, we must respect their position. The Nagas at large shall not allow room for undermining nor overbearing anyone. In everything, we seek peace with all and for all,” it stated.
It also accepted to organize events in order call upon the Government of India to accelerate the Naga political agreements before the general elections. The FNR meanwhile called upon the Naga people and citizens of the land to render support to the forms of “transformative changes being dreamt of in accordance to global relevance.”
