Dear Naga people,
I on behalf of the NNC stand here to observe and commemorate the Naga National Martyrs’ Day of 18th Oct.2011. As we remember our noble martyrs on this Day for the ultimate sacrifice they made for Naga sovereignty, I salute them all and remain absolutely committed to acknowledging their sacrificial deeds for the Naga Nation on this Day every year. Indeed, because of the sacrifice of thousands of National Workers’ lives, the Naga people’s 60-year-long fight for recognition of their rights of sovereignty became known and recognised in the international arena.
The Naga martyrs will be ever remembered and live in the minds and souls of the present and future generations of the Nagas because of their selfless deeds for our Nation.
But today I must also say with sadness that many were killed, crippled and maimed just in the factional fights at Home.This is something very disgraceful and a source of hatred and bitterness in the Naga Homeland.These factional fights for supremacy and domination have ruined our unique and precious society and attacked the very foundations of the noble struggle for Naga freedom.
This ugly fight must be stopped once and for all for the sake of our Homeland and freedom before it is too late. Otherwise we the Nagas as a people and our dreams for the future are doomed. Let us wake up to the reality and work to rescue the situation with all speed..
Today, I must say once again that the work of the Forum for Naga Reconciliation (FNR) for unity is completely biased and one-sided. This is a disastrous situation. Now their work has become a dividing factor and will never bring peace & unity in the Naga Homeland. Instead, they will be fully responsible for what they did to the other three Naga Political Groups.
The NNC will never forget FNR’s intentional negligence in looking down upon and belittling the Parent Body (NNC) of the Nagas in their reconciliation work.The NNC will record their misdeeds towards NNC in particular.
We the NNC have no more faith on these people who preach reconciliation but work in a way that is opposite and contrary to what the Naga people desire for the Homeland. Rev.Dr.Wati Aier and his team have failed completely in bringing all the Naga Political Groups together.
Also I must say that today the Naga society has begun to say that “might is right”; those who practice violence are respected, honoured and counted but those who stand for non-violence and work for peace & unity amongst the Nagas are neglected, looked down upon and ignored. The Bible rightly said :- “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil,who put darkness for light and light for darkness,who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter.”
“Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight.” Isaiah 5:20,21
Therefore, I on behalf of the NNC must say that I am afraid the Naga society will face destruction from above. May God tame the Nagas for the extension of His Kingdom.
Today the Naga National workers, especially the leaders and the NGOs’ leaders, are full of hate in the way they approach Naga political reconciliation and unity. As long as the concerned leaders maintain the same old hate-filled stand in the reconciliation & unity arena, there will be no peace and freedom for the Nagas. And the Naga people will continue to suffer for more and more years. Let us, especially the National workers and the NGOs in the Homeland, think seriously about this matter before it is too late. Otherwise,there will be appalling consequences, either man-made or through punishment from Above.
Regarding reconciliation and unity between Naga Political Groups in the Homeland, there must be a completely neutral Body like a Church Organization or International Body to deal with these serious matters urgently, otherwise there will be no unity at all and the Naga people will suffer immensely.This is what no one should want to see happening any more in the Naga Homeland.
The NNC have to be open today regarding Naga political matters of great importance. The question of whether we will stand to embrace democracy or socialism is a dividing factor. Another serious factor in dividing the Naga Political Groups at present is the position of free Eastern Nagaland and occupied Western Nagaland in the Naga Political final settlement. These touchy political matters of great concern are to be thoroughly debated and resolved collectively for the best interest of all for final political settlement of recognition of Naga Historical and political rights.
But for the NNC, we reiterate once again that the Naga political problem is an International problem in the South East Asian Region.This fact must be recognised by all concerned.
The NNC has stated clearly time and time again that the Naga Political Institution (NNC) should not be and cannot be condemned by anybody in the matter of Shillong Accord of 1975. It must be stressed that NONE of the NNC officials at that time signed the Accord. Therefore,accusation and condemnation of NNC should be stopped once for all in this matter, otherwise the Naga historical and political rights made by the NNC should not be claimed by such people or group who are in the habit of condemning NNC time and again. Without the historical and political rights of the NNC, nobody can say anything politically in this matter of political struggle with any people or Nation nor India and Burma (Myanmar) in particular.The very fact should be accepted by one and all.
It is a tragic fact that the leaders of political Groups are not at all worthy and able to stick to what was signed in the name of God and always ignore and forget their colleagues/group when an opportune time comes for them. They also bear grudges over petty issues and there is a lack of the forgiveness the Bible tells us we must have for our fellows. Small misunderstandings are blown out of all proportion. All this deeply damages the spirit of trust and confidence and badly affects the reconciliation and unity in the Homeland. How many times do we have to sign documents of reconciliation and unity agreement among the political groups? Some political groups always maintain with utmost honour and respect the agreement they signed with the aggressor (Enemy), even if the aggressor breaks the agreement many times, but do not behave the same way with their own Naga brothers and colleagues. What is really wrong with the political groups of the Nagas? This is a very big question mark among the signatories of the political groups for unity.
The NNC must say once again that those who demand or fight for statehood and alternative arrangements from the Government of India are really undermining the very stand of Naga integrity and freedom of the Nagas at this very critical stage of Naga struggle for sovereignty.
The NNC will always in the name of the Naga martyrs stand for the whole and all Naga inhabited areas for freedom of recognition as declared from the very inception of our political struggle for sovereignty by our pioneers. Long live the Naga martyrs!.
I on behalf of the NNC stand here to observe and commemorate the Naga National Martyrs’ Day of 18th Oct.2011. As we remember our noble martyrs on this Day for the ultimate sacrifice they made for Naga sovereignty, I salute them all and remain absolutely committed to acknowledging their sacrificial deeds for the Naga Nation on this Day every year. Indeed, because of the sacrifice of thousands of National Workers’ lives, the Naga people’s 60-year-long fight for recognition of their rights of sovereignty became known and recognised in the international arena.
The Naga martyrs will be ever remembered and live in the minds and souls of the present and future generations of the Nagas because of their selfless deeds for our Nation.
But today I must also say with sadness that many were killed, crippled and maimed just in the factional fights at Home.This is something very disgraceful and a source of hatred and bitterness in the Naga Homeland.These factional fights for supremacy and domination have ruined our unique and precious society and attacked the very foundations of the noble struggle for Naga freedom.
This ugly fight must be stopped once and for all for the sake of our Homeland and freedom before it is too late. Otherwise we the Nagas as a people and our dreams for the future are doomed. Let us wake up to the reality and work to rescue the situation with all speed..
Today, I must say once again that the work of the Forum for Naga Reconciliation (FNR) for unity is completely biased and one-sided. This is a disastrous situation. Now their work has become a dividing factor and will never bring peace & unity in the Naga Homeland. Instead, they will be fully responsible for what they did to the other three Naga Political Groups.
The NNC will never forget FNR’s intentional negligence in looking down upon and belittling the Parent Body (NNC) of the Nagas in their reconciliation work.The NNC will record their misdeeds towards NNC in particular.
We the NNC have no more faith on these people who preach reconciliation but work in a way that is opposite and contrary to what the Naga people desire for the Homeland. Rev.Dr.Wati Aier and his team have failed completely in bringing all the Naga Political Groups together.
Also I must say that today the Naga society has begun to say that “might is right”; those who practice violence are respected, honoured and counted but those who stand for non-violence and work for peace & unity amongst the Nagas are neglected, looked down upon and ignored. The Bible rightly said :- “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil,who put darkness for light and light for darkness,who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter.”
“Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight.” Isaiah 5:20,21
Therefore, I on behalf of the NNC must say that I am afraid the Naga society will face destruction from above. May God tame the Nagas for the extension of His Kingdom.
Today the Naga National workers, especially the leaders and the NGOs’ leaders, are full of hate in the way they approach Naga political reconciliation and unity. As long as the concerned leaders maintain the same old hate-filled stand in the reconciliation & unity arena, there will be no peace and freedom for the Nagas. And the Naga people will continue to suffer for more and more years. Let us, especially the National workers and the NGOs in the Homeland, think seriously about this matter before it is too late. Otherwise,there will be appalling consequences, either man-made or through punishment from Above.
Regarding reconciliation and unity between Naga Political Groups in the Homeland, there must be a completely neutral Body like a Church Organization or International Body to deal with these serious matters urgently, otherwise there will be no unity at all and the Naga people will suffer immensely.This is what no one should want to see happening any more in the Naga Homeland.
The NNC have to be open today regarding Naga political matters of great importance. The question of whether we will stand to embrace democracy or socialism is a dividing factor. Another serious factor in dividing the Naga Political Groups at present is the position of free Eastern Nagaland and occupied Western Nagaland in the Naga Political final settlement. These touchy political matters of great concern are to be thoroughly debated and resolved collectively for the best interest of all for final political settlement of recognition of Naga Historical and political rights.
But for the NNC, we reiterate once again that the Naga political problem is an International problem in the South East Asian Region.This fact must be recognised by all concerned.
The NNC has stated clearly time and time again that the Naga Political Institution (NNC) should not be and cannot be condemned by anybody in the matter of Shillong Accord of 1975. It must be stressed that NONE of the NNC officials at that time signed the Accord. Therefore,accusation and condemnation of NNC should be stopped once for all in this matter, otherwise the Naga historical and political rights made by the NNC should not be claimed by such people or group who are in the habit of condemning NNC time and again. Without the historical and political rights of the NNC, nobody can say anything politically in this matter of political struggle with any people or Nation nor India and Burma (Myanmar) in particular.The very fact should be accepted by one and all.
It is a tragic fact that the leaders of political Groups are not at all worthy and able to stick to what was signed in the name of God and always ignore and forget their colleagues/group when an opportune time comes for them. They also bear grudges over petty issues and there is a lack of the forgiveness the Bible tells us we must have for our fellows. Small misunderstandings are blown out of all proportion. All this deeply damages the spirit of trust and confidence and badly affects the reconciliation and unity in the Homeland. How many times do we have to sign documents of reconciliation and unity agreement among the political groups? Some political groups always maintain with utmost honour and respect the agreement they signed with the aggressor (Enemy), even if the aggressor breaks the agreement many times, but do not behave the same way with their own Naga brothers and colleagues. What is really wrong with the political groups of the Nagas? This is a very big question mark among the signatories of the political groups for unity.
The NNC must say once again that those who demand or fight for statehood and alternative arrangements from the Government of India are really undermining the very stand of Naga integrity and freedom of the Nagas at this very critical stage of Naga struggle for sovereignty.
The NNC will always in the name of the Naga martyrs stand for the whole and all Naga inhabited areas for freedom of recognition as declared from the very inception of our political struggle for sovereignty by our pioneers. Long live the Naga martyrs!.
KUKNALIM.
(The above is the speech of Gen. (Rtd) I. Panger Walling, the Working President of Naga National Council on the Naga National Martyrs’ Day of 18th October 2011)
