DIMAPUR, JULY 22 (MExN): The NSCN (IM) has lashed back at Jamir saying that in the 63 years of Naga struggle, the Naga people have been bearing the cross of the freedom struggle having tasted enough of Jamir’s ‘perilous policy’ that is not in keeping with the people’s political struggle. While disclosing that the Indo-Naga peace process was in a precarous position, the NSCN (IM) stated that any move from any quarter had the potential to cause symptomatic infection in the settlement. In this context, they pointed out that for the interest of unifying the national psyche of Nagas, the “misadventure” of Jamir was best avoided but at the same time stated that there was no denying that the Goa Governor’s too many policies are in contravention of Naga political desire.
The NSCN (IM) though admitting that a political personality of Jamir’s standing could have been a great asset for Nagas, lamented that he had gone astray too early in his career. This, according to them, was amply demonstrated by his strong opposition to the then Prime Minister, Nehru who had expressed his desire to invalidate the 16 point agreement of 1960 after realizing the blunder committed by the Government of India. The NSCN (IM) said that no attempt should be made to create confusion and leave room for undermining the Naga cause and hence no two meanings of Sovereignty should be made to appear in this critical period of reckoning.
The NSCN (IM) also stated that the political credentials of any peron had to be scrutinized from close angle if he were to fit into the scheme of a political mediator between them and the Government of India. They reaffirmed that in the scale of Jamir’s standing in the eye of the NSCN (IM) would not prevail. “Ironically, Jamir’s temperament at taking potshot against NSCN has not been taken in lighter vein by the NSCN” the press communiqué from the NSCN (IM) quoted.
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