Dimapur, July 10 (MExN): Reacting to the recent development within the Yung Aung-led NSCN (K), a top social organisation leader from the Eastern Konyak (Myanmar) today stated that the public want to see unity among Naga leaders and peaceful atmosphere.
“No one can bring back… the past sacrifices and contribution offered by both National worker and public, however, public wants to see unity among Naga leaders and bring peace and development…,” opined K Akham Honwang, General Secretary, Konyak Union (Myanmar) in a statement.
The General Secretary further listed some of the reasons for what he termed as the problematic environment to establish new groups within the Naga Political Groups (NPGs).
He contended that innocent lives have been sacrificing for “Naga independence without basis” since the 1950s and the innocent public is “fed-up.”
Every village is doing special duty as society, volunteer and ‘Rana Peyu’ on rotation system apart from village council leader providing food, camp and transportation services, he maintained,
The public also faces the brunt of joint operation against the Naga National Movement, Burma Army and Indian military while Naga factional clashes create further challenges, Honwang said.
Despite offering free of cost for the Naga political issue, these actions are not recognised as sacrifices for the common Nagas, he further lamented.
Witnessing all these developments, the public are now in “confusion,” as well as sad and fearful, he noted.
Most of the leaders focus on their own convenience and position on wealth power, he said, while asking them to instead focus on being there for the common people and stand for borderless unity.
He further regretted that most Naga National leaders do not respect each other and try to form their own groups to become top leaders and criticize one another on social media.
He further pointed to a “backslide of the sovereign movement” with defections and formation of “factions” becoming daily news.
“Factional leaders are debating and insulting one another like wanted enemy. Old and experienced persons have passed and the replaced chairs are being used for their own footing giving up the past struggle for the Naga cause,” he added.
Honwang also claimed that even cadres “plan to form own groups not only leaders.” When cadres run to other group/faction, penalty is imposed on that cadre's village. This is the root for the formation of new ‘factions’, he said.
Accordingly, he noted that though no one can bring back past sacrifices and contributions offered by both National workers and public, the latter wants to see unity among Naga leaders and bring peace and development worthy of innocent people's life.
