Any imposed settlement unacceptable: Naga Hoho

•    Tells centre not to divide Nagas further with piecemeal solution
•    Appeals Naga negotiating parties to find common grounds 

 

DIMAPUR, OCTOBER 12 (MExN): The Naga Hoho on Saturday stated that the Government of India’s three month deadline to solve the vexed Indo- Naga political imbroglio in the “form of an imposed settlement is unacceptable to the Nagas when the core issues which have landed the decades old political peace process into a deadlock are yet to be resolved amicably.”


“If Government of India (GoI) decides to impose its take it or leave it or carrot and stick policies on the Nagas, the approach will only vitiate the existing peaceful environment and negate all the sincere efforts put in by both Indian and Naga leaders during the last many years in the quest for a lasting honourable solution,” a press communiqué from the Naga Hoho stated on Saturday. 


Envisioning the Naga political solution at the door step, the Naga Hoho said all concerned individuals and groups of people have aired their views and opinions to the negotiating parties and the GoI. 


While appreciating the negotiators and the GoI for the commitment to hammer out honourable settlement, the Naga Hoho at the same time reminded the GoI to keep its commitments and that, the Naga people have waited with patience for the last 22 years which is long enough and every Naga soul is longing to witness the post settlement era of peace and development.


However, it stated that Nagas cannot afford to succumb to inducements of economic packages and divide and rule policy of GoI. 


It also stated that any Accord that does not honour the Nagas' legitimate rights for integration, separate Naga flag and constitution is neither honourable nor acceptable to the Nagas who have shed much precious blood and tears for this long cherished Naga dream.


The Naga Hoho also reminded the GoI leaders not to divide the Nagas further with a piecemeal settlement in tacit understanding and collusion with a few groups backed by some public leaders with vested, parochial interests as it will only result in more conflicts and bloodshed among the Nagas.


It also appealed to all the Naga negotiating parties to find common grounds, accommodate one another in the larger interests of the whole Naga family and put in concerted efforts to arrive at an inclusive, acceptable and honourable settlement with the GoI.


The Naga Hoho reminded of the words of former MP and Naga revolutionary leader R Suisa, “the Nagas are politically obtuse; they do not understand the right thing at the right time. They are not united at the right time for the right cause. If such situation prevails in Naga Land, the Nagas will fight among themselves to finish themselves.”