DIMAPUR, NOVEMBER 16 (MExN): The NSCN (IM) today stated that the Government of India (GoI) giving Z Plus category of security to the Collective Leadership of NSCN “is a matter of GoI showing seriousness in dealing with NSCN leaders who carry the Naga political issue as they have come to New Delhi on GoI invitation to carry forward the Naga political talk.”
“Anyone who tried to draw unparallel comparison is simply going superfluous,” a press release from the MIP of the NSCN (IM) said.
It informed that following the series of talks between the NSCN (IM) and the Government of India over the decades, “once the NSCN Collective Leadership reached New Delhi they were provided Z plus category security arrangement with IB quarter as their official residence.”
“They were extended this high profile security arrangement given the fact that they carry the Naga political mandate and they hold the Naga issue, and that the GoI has signed ceasefire with NSCN to pave the way for solution. Thus, everything was done on GoI’s initiative and not something asked by NSCN. This also reflects the seriousness of the GoI towards NSCN leadership and the issue they represent,” the NSCN (IM) said.
It added that the Government of India “knows too well who carried the Naga political issue and who are the group that necessitates giving high profile security cover.”
“No group can mislead the Naga people on Naga issue. Who is doing what to defend the political identity of the Naga struggle is already laid bare before the people. What is delaying the peace process needs no further elaboration,” it stated.
The NSCN (IM) asserted that the Framework Agreement of August 3, 2015 was the initiative of the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi and the signing ceremony was done in his presence along with other high dignitaries of the Government of India including Defence Minister, Indian Army Chief and National Security Advisor (NSA), and witnessed by the whole world as it was telecast live across the world.
“This is the political significance of the Framework Agreement that was mutually agreed upon and signed,” it stressed.
