Dimapur, March 3 (MExN): The NSCN (IM) on Wednesday said that the Indo-Naga political talk teams are back on the table and that the “talk is progressing.” The group said that the Framework Agreement (FA) signed on August 3, 2015, has been brought back to life to remove any misinterpretation and hasten the signing of the Naga solution agreement.
In a statement issued through its MIP, the NSCN (IM) also censured Nagaland Governor RN Ravi who holds the dual role as the Centre’s Interlocutor for the Indo Naga Peace Talks. It said that Ravi’s “reckless statement” in the state Assembly session that the Naga political talks have concluded had created “unnecessary confusion.”
“It is needless to say that in many points his statements and conclusions reflected his role as Nagaland Governor and not as Interlocutor. It is a matter of regret that his role as interlocutor is nothing less than disparaging and dismal,” the MIP statement read.
The NSCN (IM) further stated that the status of the Indo-Naga political talks, as confirmed in the last Parliamentary Session by the Union Government, “is in advance stage.”
“This is the ground reality of the Indo-Naga political talk and NSCN talk team is leaving no stone unturned to safeguard the political identity of the Naga people,” it added.
It said that the Interlocutor’s “misleading statement” which contradicted with the Government of India was “unfortunate,” as the sensitive Indo-Naga political negotiations have been going on for more than two decades. “In the matter of Naga political issue he should be cautious of every single word he uttered lest his credibility is damned,” it added.
The Indo-Naga political talk, it said, is being handled by both the parties to take the Naga people and the Government of India to the point that is honorable and acceptable.
“This is the official understanding and the only way to conclude the talk. NSCN, therefore, under no circumstances will fail the Naga people and will never sign any agreement that is short of the mutual standard as agreed upon,” it added.
