Speech of Z. Royim Yimchungrii the Acting President of Naga National Council on the occasion of 61st year of Naga Republic Day of 22nd March 2016
Dear Naga people, Once again, we the Nagas are observing and celebrating our Republic Day of 22nd March as our National Day.
This is the 61st year of our declaration as a Republic and of the Government of Nagaland as the living God's creation. Therefore we praise and thank God Almighty for His purpose for the Naga people.
We the NNC also remember our beloved martyrs on this 61st year of observation of Naga National Day because they were our heroes in the National struggle for freedom.
Today, I on behalf of the NNC must say that we the National workers have come this far and have reached a crucial stage of our political struggle for recognition. Unitedly, we must take a decisive step for our future as we are facing immense pressure from people far and near as the present situation demands for political settlement.
Therefore, the NNC once again appeals to all the Naga National Political Groups to unite on one and only one political agenda for a solution in the interest of all the Naga people and future generations in consultation with all the stakeholders in the homeland.
The present talk between the Government of India and NSCN IM is exclusive and without clarity, leaving behind the majority of Naga National Political Groups and stakeholders. Therefore, the mainland majority will never accept a piece-meal solution of the seven long decades political struggle of the Naga people for freedom.
The NNC must disclose that Government of India is politically interested in the Naga affairs of self administered areas of Sagaing Region of Eastern Nagaland and the Naga people knows their policy but without the mainland people of that area nothing can be done politically or geographically. And this is the reality they (GOI) must face and do as the mainland people have the final say in political matter.
Lastly the Naga National Council will say once again on this occasion that the Government of India will always apply "divide and rule" policy to destroy Naga politics but it will never be possible as the spirit of Naga Nationalism is from our living God the defender and protector of the downtrodden Naga people. KUKNALIM.
