Dimapur, September 6 (MExN): The Isak-Muivah led NSCN/GPRN has stated that it was constrained to make its position clear on the ongoing “Naga Common Platform” while pointing out it “shall stay away from it”. “The NSCN/GPRN expresses its strong skepticism on the proposed Naga Common Platform and its objective and therefore, shall stay away from it”, stated a press note issued by the MIP. It pointed out that “past experiences” showed that “Naga people shall never surrender their birth right at the feet of any nation and no vested interest shall be allowed to make a mess in the Naga national issue”.
The NSCN (IM) also stated that the “association of Naga Hoho with the ongoing Naga Common Platform and its objective” was also viewed with serious concern by the NSCN (IM) while pointing out that the credibility of a social organization such as the Naga Hoho is at stake. It is pertinent to note that the Naga Hoho has approved the formation of ‘Naga Common Platform’. The decision was adopted in its federal assembly held at Kohima on September 2.
While accepting that every Naga has concern for an honorable political settlement with India and Burma, the MIP note stated that “likewise, every Naga has a different role to play in our struggle for political liberation according to what profession he/she choose”. According to the note, the problem arises ‘when people in different professions choose to play another’s role, such as in 1960 when the Nagaland People’s Convention (NPC) stepped out of its way and signed the 16-Point Agreement with India, which opened a new chapter of discord and bloodshed among the Nagas.’
“Nagas are undivided and unequivocal in our stand for the national liberation. Any settlement either with India or Burma at the cost of Naga national principles will not bring lasting peace to our land but trigger more bloodshed in our land,” the MIP note stated. It added that in 1975 the representatives of the Federal Government of Nagaland signed the Shillong Accord, “accepting the Indian Constitution and surrendered all arms brought, at the cost of great human sufferings and loss of lives, from the friendly foreign countries.” “People’s aspiration was betrayed and a vertical split took place in the Naga national movement and bloody confrontations ensued”, the MIP note stated.
