Dimapur, May 3 (MExN): Taking strong cognizance of issues confronting the NSCN-IM today, Chairman Isak Chishi Swu is deeply concerned that indiscipline, selfishness and immorality have eaten into the very organization. To redress these regressions, Swu has sounded a herald for reforming the organization, which he said, is the need of the hour.
“A time has come for NSCN to inject fresh and innovative ideas into the civil and military wings. A reformed NSCN party equipped with result-oriented ideas in its military and civil set-up is the need of the hour” Swu said addressing the party meeting of the NSCN-IM at Camp Hebron held May 2-3. He challenged the gathering with questions of purpose and institutional accountability to the purpose itself: whether in the pursuit of the “national goal” the socio-political and economic upheavals ‘in our own backyards’ are being forgotten; whether the Naga nation is moving in the right direction; whether the NSCN is fulfilling the “promise” to the Naga people.
“Unless NSCN rises from the self-induced sleep, we shall be humiliated on account of our own weakness; our great struggle will be diminished and Naga history will be losing” he cautioned. Swu, while acknowledging the gathering as revolutionaries with enormous responsibilities, “but somehow burdened by indiscipline, selfishness, self-righteousness and immorality.” These elements, he lamented, “have eaten into the very foundation of our institution.”
The chairman queried whether the organizational entities of the NSCN-IM has abused power and authority granted to them “by heaven and the people.” ‘You may profess innocence,’ he pointed out, and loyalty towards your nation but for once why not look deep within you and acknowledge the presence of subtle hatred, envy, selfish, arrogance, avarice against your co-worker, not to mention the same against the civilian population.
“Your idea of self-enrichment is turning away many men and women who believe in the Naga struggle. Your lifestyles bereft of revolutionary ideals have shut down thousands of mouths from praying for the salvation of Nagalim. Do not turn your self into a parasite of Nagalim” he reproached.
Swu also challenged the gathering to “unmask yourselves and see who you really are in relation to your people and your nation.” He reminded that “we first tackle our hearts” and ponder on how patriotic the NSCN has been since the ceasefire agreement with the Government of India. “…integrity towards God, your history, your people, your community, your family and to yourself is the demand of the hour” he reminded the meeting.
He said that any issue viewed with clarity and vision shall be the organization’s strength and transparent and honest deliberation must be called without compromising on the national principle. “…we stand on the threshold of a new chapter for Nagalim. It is up to us to decide our own destiny. Let our commitment to the cause be a cherished testimony to the present and future generations” the chairman encouraged while acknowledging that the NSCN-IM shall constantly seek the wisdom of elders for a better understanding of the problems at hand. “We will continue to solicit the moral support of various countries and international organizations for self-determination” he added.
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