BJP led National Democratic Alliance should be squarely blamed for any fallout, says AICC member KV Pusa
KOHIMA, SEPTEMBER 3 (MExN): Accusing the BJP led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) goverment of being insincere and paying lip service towards the Naga peace process, the Congress today said it should be “squarely blamed for any fallout.”
With the NSCN (IM) reportedly “sticking to its demand for Naga integration” when the peace process is at a “crucial stage,” All India Congress Committee (AICC) member K V Pusa, in a press release said in the event of the fallout, the Centre should be held responsible for not being “sincere to resolve the protracted political issue.” Pusa said the Centre was delivering only lip service on the Naga peace process and that there can be fallout if an honourable solution is not hammered out at the earliest as demanded by the people.
The former PCC president also asserted that Congress was committed to resolving the Naga issue and therefore had initiated the peace process with the NSCN (IM). He however regretted that NDA government was only delivering lip service and undermining the Naga political issue.
He claimed that successive Congress Prime Ministers had met the NSCN (IM) leaders demonstrating their sincerity to resolve the issue and a ministerial team on Naga issue was also constituted by the congress government.
Stating that the “Framework Agreement” was high on rhetoric but has not yielded any result, the Congress leader said the NDA government, which had promised early solution upon its signing last year has “vanished into thin air.”
Further asserting that Naga integration has been the long demand of the people but has became the major hurdle towards resolving Naga issue, Pusa asked the Centre to begin talks with the chief ministers of the neighbouring states while adding that only through talk issues can be resolved.
Pusa also criticized the Centre for imposing Disturb Area Act (DAA) under Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act in the state when a “peace process is underway to solve the political problem.” He said such action shows insincerity and non-committal to the peace process.
Calling for its immediate repeal, he pointed out that such draconian measures cannot resolve the Naga political problem. “The unity of the country can be materialised only when citizens are treated equally. All draconian laws should be revoked from the country.”
Pusa also urged all sections of people to remain united to give impetus to the peace process while pointing out that disunity in the state would prolong the issue.
