Our Correspondent
Kohima | June 15
Ura Academy president Dr. Shurhozelie Liezietsu today pointed out that a memorandum was submitted to the Government of India in 2004 for the inclusion of Tenyidie in the 8th scheduled. The TCU has actively pursued it. However, he said, that of late “we’re very lacking in various aspects.” Dr. Shurhozelie, also Minister for Urban Development, was speaking at the presidential council meeting of the Tenyimi Peoples’ Organization (TPO) here in Kohima.
Highlighting the importance and benefit of the inclusion of Tenyidie in the 8th scheduled, Dr. Liezietsu said that it will not only benefit the academic field but for the younger academic generations as well. He urged upon the Tenyimi community to write in Tenyidie as their mother tongue in the census 2011. ‘We don’t loss anything if we write Tenyidie as our mother tongue,’ the minister explained.
Dr Shurhozelie stressed on the importance of language. He said that the Tenyimi should discuss the merits and de-merits of it. Highlighting the history of the development of Tenyidie, he pointed out that there was misconception in the past that Tenyidie was the “language” of the Angami and among the Angami, the “language” of Kohima only. He clarified the misconception that if one studies the languages of the world every one of them originates from a place.
Later, the presidential council meeting of the TPO deliberated at length the continuing problem of land encroachment inside Ntangki National Park. They opposed any encroachment into the park and reiterated its earlier resolutions to preserve its. Further, the meeting viewed the stay order issued by the High Court in favor of the encroachers as highly irregular as ‘the land owner was not a party or taken into consideration’.
The encroacher has not obtained any prior permission either from the government or from the land owner Beisumpui, the meet said.
Naga Hoho president Keviletuo who was also present in meeting expressed strong opposition to any encroachment inside the Ntangki National Park. He urged the need to protect and preserve it for the future generations. He pointed out that the Naga civil society including the Naga Hoho and ENPO had earlier resolved to protect and preserve the Ntangki National Park.
Representative of the various TPO constituent units present at the occasion also actively took part in the discussion.
