The ongoing Peace Accord speaks of an honourable settlement of the Naga issue to which the present Government of India is a party. The pertinent question therefore arises what constitutes the basis for such an honourable settlement. Here one has to recollect the fact that the past Government of India had already offered such honourable settlement to the Naga National Council by promising to return all the Naga traditional and historical territories that belong to the Nagas and to amalgamate all the Naga inhabited areas under one administrative unit as per Point No. 6 of 9 Points Agreement of 1947. It is well known fact that due to the failure of the past Government of India of not fulfilling its written commitment resulted in the ongoing Naga-India conflict today.
The past Government of India instead of acknowledging its own failure inducted Armed Forces into the peaceful Naga Hills with a view to subjugate the Nagas by force on the mere excuse of maintaining Law and order As a result of which hundreds of Naga villages were burnt down to ashes, thousands of Nagas were killed, women raped and many died due to starvation and diseases from wilderness. Even the present Government of India is completely silent on the atrocities committed by its Armed Forces and have failed to compensate the loss suffered by the ordinary innocent Naga villagers. The untrustworthiness of the Government of India is clearly seen even today in the opposition to the extension of the Disturbed Area Act and the continuation of the Armed Forces Special Power Act (AFSPA) of 1958 within Nagaland.
In view of the above, it is our request to the Honourable Prime Minister is to initiate the return of all the Naga territories and amalgamation of all the Naga inhabited areas under one administrative unit as promised by the Government of India in 1947. Short of such an honourable settlement, the Nagas will be compelled to demand justice in the highest court of the country and the world as well.
TL Angami, Dimapur
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