Morung Express News
Dimapur|October 31
GPRN/NSCN, National Political Affairs Committee (NPAC), Convenor, Kughalu Mulatonu has said that the formal talks with the Government of India (GoI) is expected to start by March next. He disclosed this information to media persons on the sidelines of the 31st session of the Ato Area Sports Association at H. Khehoyi Village on Monday.
“Our (GPRN/NSCN) top leaders are lobbying in Delhi and the formal talks with GoI are expected to start before March next year for which we are doing our homework,” Mulatonu said.
Stating that the NPAC was consulting with the people on the issue, Mulatonu said the Committee has held 18 rounds of talks/consultations with various Naga tribal hohos including the Gorkha community who are indigenous inhabitants of the state of Nagaland. The NPAC is to meet the ENPO, NTC and CNTC in their next consultations with the civil societies of Nagas of Nagaland.
Mulatonu said that the NPAC was compelled to talk only about the Nagas of Nagaland and accordingly deal with the Naga civil societies of Nagaland since the NSCN (IM) and United Naga Council, Manipur has settled for Autonomous District Council for Nagas of Manipur while NSCN (K) has also settled for the Sagaing Division for the Nagas of Myanmar.
“We do not restrict anybody to talk about the Naga issue but we will not allow any stranger to decide the fate of Nagas of Nagaland. Without asking us (GPRN/NSCN), any settlement about Naga political issue will not be possible,” the NPAC Convenor asserted. He said that the Naga national movement first started with the objective of achieving sovereignty and that the talks with GoI would begin on this agenda. “
The talks will begin with the issue of sovereignty and let us see where it leads,” Mulatonu added.
Asked whether the GPRN/NSCN would separately hold talks with the GoI or hold combined talks including NNC/FGN (Zhopra Vero) since the two groups unified/merged in principle on July 15, 2010 at Monyakshu village, Mulatonu said the Co-Ordination Committee of the two groups would start working on it by November-December and see how to go about it. Nevertheless, he added that whether the talks are held separately or jointly, the agenda would remain the same.
NPAC member, Yimto Yimchunger said that the NSCN (IM) had held more than 100 rounds of talks with the GoI but without any fruitful result. He alleged that the NSCN (IM) was working towards solution only for the Nags of Manipur and that GPRN/NSCN would work for the Nagas of Nagaland.
