NPF calls for ceasefire among factions

Dimapur, November 19 (MExN): Reiterating its call for a peaceful negotiated settlement of the long-drawn Indo-Naga political issue, the Nagaland People’s Front in its resolution arrived at during its general convention said the Naga political problem has eluded solution even after more than half a century of bloodshed turmoil. The NPF has made an appeal to all the warring factions to cease-fire and to declare a ‘general amnesty’ to arrive at an early solution. The NPF also assured it will adhere to its declared policy of paving the way for an alternative arrangement in the event of a successful dialogue.

The resolution also expressed support to the untiring efforts exerted by the Political Affairs Committee ever since its inception to reconcile and unite the Naga underground workers and bring them to the negotiating table. The party will also continue to lend its “unflinching support to all the peace process and to restore Naga fraternity”.

On its slogan, ‘development for peace and peace for development’, the NPF noted that the DAN Government had declared 2008 as the year of capacity-building and  “true to the themes-the government under the visionary leadership of Neiphiu Rio have conquered new frontiers in leaps and bound in the overall development of the state”. While extending congratulations to all its leaders, the NPF said the performance of the DAN government has earned the ‘distinction of having achieved a milestone in this context’. 

The NPF also recorded its gratitude to all the coalition partners. “But for their unwavering support, the foundations towards building a strong and self reliant economy could have never been laid today”, the NPF resolution stated.

The NPF in its resolution has also vehemently condemned in the strongest term, the acts of sacrilege committed in many parts of India where atrocities continue to be perpetrated against thousands of Christians, their churches and auxiliaries and put on record its deepest sympathy to all who have fallen victims to the nefarious design of some extreme elements. “It is duty-bound for the GOI and the concern states to uphold in letter and spirit the secular character of the constitution under all circumstances and not yield to forces which are wedded to the ideology of communal and Religion intolerance”. The NPF strongly urged the concern authorities to protect the lives and properties of the Christians in the effected states and immediately promulgate stringent measures to halt the financial campaign against Christian minorities and their establishments and ensure total implementation of the fundamental rights to freedom of Religion and belief.

The NPF resolution also made mention of Neiphiu Rio the Chief Minister of Nagaland and Dr. Shürhozelie the President of NPF under whose leaderships the Party stormed back to power for the second consecutive term despite all odds. The party also placed on record its gratitude to each and every electorate in particular and the Naga People in general for reposing their confidence in the party and its leadership yet again in the 2008 General Election. “The NPF will remain as the custodian of all these valuable mandates and ensure that it transforms into golden policies of multifaceted socio economic and      political development for the Naga People”, it stated in its resolution.
 



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