DIMAPUR, AUGUST 3 (MExN): The Liberal Democratic Party of Nagaland (LDPN) has criticized the NSCN (IM) for continually leaving at bay, the Nagas of Nagaland, while determining the entire political agenda of Nagaland without consulting the people on what is to be provided under their Framework Agreement.
In a representation addressed to the Nagaland Governor PB Acharya, LDPN press bureau also reminded that even though the NSCN (IM) may be one of the prominent Naga Political Group who has managed to establish “cordial dialogue” with the centre, there are also others, who all stand firm in their own method of resolution for a better Naga solution.
The representation claimed that it repeatedly appealed the NSCN (IM) to consult with the people regarding the contents of the Framework and to compromise on reasonable ground. “It is with utter disappointment the Nagas have been kept in the dark regarding their own political future,” the LDPN lamented.
Maintaining that the Indian Constitution itself uphold and safeguard the democratic rights of the people, the LDPN however stated that the “current reflection of the methods used between the Center and one NPG, seems to somehow deprive the citizens of what is rightfully theirs.”
It has therefore urged the Nagaland Governor taddress the issue regarding the sentiments of the Nagas — “that we are not against the Center nor the NSCN (IM); we only seek that we’d be also made known of what is to be implemented upon us, so that we would compromise on it; definitely, and conclude it under fair tides.”
“If the Center fails to contemplate this simple natural sentiment of the Nagas of Nagaland, then it would also be awkward on our part to ignore the rest of the NPGs and the people, for which we may be compelled to seek for a higher platform to address our grievances,” the representation further read.
