Morung Express News
November 14
DIMAPUR: The NSCN (K) has firmly stated that any solution to the Indo-Naga political issue would remain incomplete without “complete freedom” and made it clear that it would “go to any extend” to achieve this. “Any solution below sovereignty is cheating on the Nagas who have been heartedly supporting the national movement for the last 58 years”, stated Y. Wangtin Konyak Central Council member NSCN (K). It may be mentioned that Wangtin had resigned as Konyak Union General Secretary only recently and had joined the NSCN (K).
Pointing out that the NSCN (K) would never forsake the August 14, 1947 declaration of Naga Independence and the subsequent National Plebiscite held on May 16 1951, Wangtin expressed surprise over what he termed as the Naga peoples blind support for the NSCN (IM) and its ‘hidden agenda’ without properly assessing what the ‘secret draft proposal contains’.
Stating that the Naga people had a bitter experience with piecemeal agreements, the NSCN (K) cautioned against committing another political blunder. The NSCN (K) warned that the Naga issue could not be solved just by integration alone while pointing out that ‘the disease in Naga politics’ could be treated only through sovereignty. “Today Nagas have every right to ask the NSCN (IM) as to why it gave up the sovereignty issue for which it massacred thousands of Nagas including the NNC and its supporters accusing them of being the Shillong Accordists”, Wangtin stated.
The NSCN (K) also questioned the role of the ‘Naga NGOs’ and sought their opinion on the political issue while advising them to avoid ‘the character of yes sir man’. “Your blunder as a leader today may cause not only your personal life but will affect even Naga politics”, it cautioned.
The NSCN (K) in particular came down heavily on what it termed as the rigid stand of those leaders who stood in the way for unity and reconciliation while regretting that though many churches, organization and individuals had worked hard for unification of all Naga national factions, these efforts had gone in vain.
“Even the international peace effort organized by the North American Baptist Fellowship in 1997 at Atlanta (USA) could not heal the wound of Naga political faction due to refusal on the part of Isaac and Th. Muivah to attend the meeting”, the NSCN (K) Central Council member stated.
Wangtin further stated that that the peace and reconciliation meeting of all Naga factions organized by the Naga Hoho and NBCC in August 2003, could not bring any peace due to the killing of the Angami Region Chairman of the NSCN (K), Lt Lawrence by the NSCN (IM) in the midst of the programme. Wangtin also mentioned the rejection by the NSCN (IM) to the NSCN (K) unilateral ceasefire offer made during March 2004.“All such attitude of the NSCN (IM) led by certain self-centred has shown to the Nagas that no peace is possible in our beautiful state which is regrettable”.
While pointing out that ‘enmity between the leaders’ was the factor for ‘all bloodshed’, Wangtin also appealed that killing among the Nagas must be stopped. “Many gifted Naga youths laid down their lives for nothing in the vengeance game of our leaders”.
