NNC (Parent Body) clarifies

Dimapur, July 29 (MExN): The NNC (Parent Body) today maintained that the press statement issued by one CY Lotha on July 24 & 25 using its name is “dubious and without any sangtity (sic).”  

It clarified in a press release that Toshi Walling, CEC member, NNC (Parent Body) was unanimously chosen to replace V Nagi, General Secretary, as the co-convener of Working Committee (WC), NNPGs on June 6, 2018.  

The Central Executive Council (CEC) meeting held in Dimapur gave its consent and approval for the same and President NNC (Parent body) Z Royim Yimchunger ordered the change, it added. “The change was necessitated not for any political reason because V Nagi is a signatory of Agreed Position between GOI and WC, NNPGs, which in essence captured the spirit of Naga plebiscite of 1951. Nagi was recalled because of fundamental flaw in his personality and character as a leader,” the NNC (Parent Body) claimed.  

It further alleged that when the first report of “volatile temper” of Nagi as co-convener reached the National workers back home, President Z Royim and senior leaders requested WC to allow him to continue to represent NNC (Parent Body) as co-convener. “The next round of negotiations were fixed but V Nagi, General Secretary NNC (parent body), who was still the co-convener, neither joined WC members in New Delhi nor participated in the political dialogue,” the release added.  

In the interest of the Nagas in general and the NNC National workers in particular, it said, the President in consultation with CEC members unanimously endorsed Toshi Walling and Liangkebo Zeliang to represent NNC (Parent Body) as co-convener and member respectively in the ongoing political negotiation with the GOI.  

Asserting that NNC (Parent Body) is a political institution of the Naga and not a private property, it urged that at this stage leaders and followers must understand that finding solution to Naga problem is more important than any leader or “few misguided men.”