DIMAPUR, JULY 31 (MExN): The Forum for Naga Reconciliation (FNR) has stated that with regard to the talk of an “imminent settlement to our long protracted political history”, “no Naga must dismiss the arduous task it has taken to reach this state”. “It is easy to criticize but hard to build. Let us wait to hear from the leaders who are at the negotiating table with the GOI”, stated a press note issued by the FNR under the theme ‘A time to pause and resonate’.
Stating that Nagas have to be “realistic at this point in history”, the FNR pointed out that “we cannot afford our dream to be washed away in the vast ocean of idealism”. “Realization of our rights cannot be attributed by others. It is up to the Nagas to make a nation in all its fronts --from roads to electricity, from civic sense to honesty, from discipline to work ethic, from commitment to accomplishment. We must not be afraid to take the first giant step towards Naga nation building”, the FNR stated.
The FNR also maintained that all Nagas, East or West, North or South, “have an investment in the future of our nation building” and that “each is entitled to work and enjoy and contribute to the Naga heritage”. The FNR also stated that there can be only “One Naga political solution.” FNR also urged all Nagas to be “bearers of constructive realism and not to be overwhelmed by parochial perceptions nor by over-arching enthusiasm”.
