Gen. (Retd) Viyalie Metha
Kedahge Federal Government of Nagaland
Whereas, the prop up ongoing parley between the so-called National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN-IM) and the Government of India has now added a new twist by inclusion of six other NNPGs, the Federal Government of Nagaland (FGN) is obligated to state the following historical facts about the Indo-Naga conflict 1. The Indo-Naga conflict did not begin with any aggressive action by Nagaland against her neighbor India. On the contrary, as stated by BN Mullik, the conflict started when: “Troops moved into Tuensang (Nagaland) by October 1955, and the war with the Nagas started from then.” 2. As for Nagaland's Independence and sovereignty, the Naga people declared Naga Independence on August 14, 1947 one day ahead of India's own independence declaration on 15th August, 1947. 3. The NNC and FGN shall firmly stand on the verdict and mandate of the May 16, 1951 Naga Plebiscite which was to be a sovereign Independent Naga Nation. 4. Accordingly, the Republic of Nagaland known as the Federal Government of Nagaland (FGN) was set up on March 22, 1956. 5. Unlike other states in the Indian Union, the NNC, FGN and the Naga Army have been defending Nagaland's sovereignty from 1947 to the present.
Therefore, any Naga citizen from any Naga Organization, who would ignore these irrefutable facts of our history and make any sham settlement with India, would be guilty of treason to the Nation. The NNC and FGN are meanwhile, still holding on to the 1964 Indo-Naga Ceasefire between the Federal Government of Nagaland and the Government of India in order to have a peaceful solution to the lndo-Naga conflict.
