DIMAPUR, APRIL 8 (MExN): Responding to the reported statement made at Mokokchung by NSCN (IM) Emissary V.S Atem that “the Shillong Accord or 16-point agreement was a failure”, which had appeared in Nagaland dailies on April 7, FGN Assistant Secretary Thihu Khamo in a press release pointed out the Atem was going around Nagaland for campaign to get support from the Naga people for “Greater Nagaland” or integration within the Indian Union.
“This is not a new chapter but demanding for the implementation of 16-point agreement, clause 13”, the FGN stated.
Mentioning that the Nagas under the leadership of NNC/FGN rejected the 16-point agreement 46 years ago and continued to fight against what it called the aggressor India, in defence for the sovereignty of Nagaland, the FGN stated that the NSCN (IM) leaders should not expect that the Nagas will change their mind after 46 years and extend to support the implementation of 16-point agreement in this 21st century.
“Therefore, Mr Atem’s campaign for greater Nagaland or integration of some Naga areas under the Indian Union is only a tamasha (bogus) campaign. Because, as he said “The Shillong Accord or 16-point agreement was a failure, a solution for integration will also be a failure”, the FGN stated.
