Dimapur, June 22 (MExN): The Convenor of Working Committee, Naga National Political Groups (WC, NNPGs) today reiterated that the Indo-Naga political negotiations have been concluded and the Indian political leadership must take a decision.
“On behalf of WC, NNPGs, I appeal to all sections of Naga society that the negotiations have officially concluded and therefore the political leadership of India must take the decision,” stated a press release from N Kitovi Zhimomi, Convener WC, NNPGs and Ato Kilonser, GPRN/NSCN.
The Nagaland Gaon Burah Federation (NGBF) extending its elderly platform to the 27 (twenty-seven) Civil Societies of Nagaland on June 21 at Hotel Saramati is a powerful statement in itself, he added.
Meanwhile, Kitovi maintained that the issue belongs to all Nagas, young or old, needing equal participation and responsibility.
“Every single Naga is a stakeholder and has every right to seek answers to the concluded political matters,” he noted.
Accordingly, he asserted that the culture of “dictating Nagas through threats and intimidations is a thing of the past” and the Naga Civil Societies demanding “honourable and acceptable political solution based on the understanding reached between the Government of India (GoI) and the Naga negotiating groups on October 31, 2019, must be respected and honoured.”
In this regard, the WC, NNPGs Convenor asserted that “generalising and alleging that Naga political groups are deliberately delaying political solution for personal reasons and ambition is vague and unfounded.”
“The misty cloud over Nagaland and Naga homeland has evaporated and the sky is clear...It is visible to the Naga people as to who are playing chameleon's role and delaying the Indo-Naga solution,” he added.
Kitovi further claimed that the Committee has been the “emissary and political agent of the Naga tribes, fully integrated and blended with apex tribal bodies, customary institutions and other ground rooted CSOs to negotiate with GoI and secure honourable and acceptable political solution for the Nagas.”
The Committee has “sincerely and transparently represented the Nagas, irrespective of state boundaries, without compromising on core principles and values of Naga history, identity and political rights,” he added.
The Convener further expressed hope that the formation of Nagaland Public Action Committee (NPAC) by Nagaland CSOs forming would “re-energise our people” into actively participating in peaceful democratic expressions to ensure that the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi “fulfils his declared commitment to the Naga people.”
