Among our people there are some people still harp on “Shillong accord” as their weapon to harass others without cause.
I am the last living person who signed the document and would like to clarify the exact situation at that time. We all know it was not a secret document, everyone can read it. In it there was no mention of Naga National Council (NNC) or Federal Government of Nagaland (FGN), not only that the name Naga also not there. So, it is totally wrong to blame the then NNC President A.Z. Phizo, who was neither “consult” nor “support” the document at any stage in that period. And why there was no “accord” was that, in that particular time there was an Emergency declared in India and their constitution was suspended. And to make an accord between two nations it needs competent authority.
But what bad or difficulty had come to someone that one should opposed “Shillong accord” when some people risk their life and save the situation? In hindsight, I believe it was a Divine intervention that everything went well according to that situation.
Should we make mockery of our people to the outside world as there cannot be several governments in any country? Therefore “accordist” or “non-accordist” has got no meaning.
Let us thank the Almighty God and trust him in our endeavour for the good cause of our nation.
Urra Uvie (Our country is ours).
