Appeal to all Naga National Workers to join Rally
Morung Express News
August 26
DIMAPUR: In its continued pursuance for unification of Naga areas, the Naga Hoho in a press communiqué issued by the Publicity Secretary to The Morung Express stated it is “our birthright to self-determine our own happiness and sadness at our own will.” While acknowledging the long standing struggle against “Indian and Burmese domination” to live freely as a nation has brought about suffering, it recognized the urgency to have peace.
Raising concerns and fears of an uncertain future, the communiqué recognized that “We are thrown into a situation where we have become very unsure of ourselves, very uncertain about our future, whether our homes will burn again, whether the modesty of our womenfolk will be violated again, whether we will be re-grouped again, whether our culture and histories will be distorted again, and whether incivility and killings will take place amongst our brothers and sisters again.” The communiqué said that there are “agencies that work tirelessly to divide the people and to instigate “our good age-old neighbours against our rights to live as a people.”
In an emotional tribute to past Naga leaders and while sharing its vision for the future, the communiqué affirmed that “We desire to live as free people, to protect our lands, to live together and to govern our own selves. This is not a new agenda. Our wise ancestors had managed our affairs with wisdom. Our great leaders who laid the foundation of Naga nationalism were great visionaries. We respect and cherish that greatness. Many of them had sacrificed so selflessly for our Naga nation. We adhere to the principles they laid down for us – we still will continue our fight to protect and defend what they stood for. The Nagas are not asking much – to live happily and prosperously, in dignity, in our own lands, is a universal birthright.”
The Naga Hoho informed that it’s proposed Rally on the 31st of August is a manifestation to “once again uphold our desire and Will to live as free people Together. It is our most urgent Desire that we have peace in our lands. For us peace also means that we live under the same political unit. We will not like to see individual lives and the Naga nation suffer because of territorial differences created and imposed upon us by external and subjugating forces.” In its most eager demonstration of reaching out to all, the Naga Hoho said “we appeal to each and every Naga and all the various Naga National Workers including all non-Naga indigenous inhabitants to come forward for the Rally. We want to spread this message strongly and univocally that we will not fail in our times, that we will not allow our children to live in shame tomorrow.”
The rally is scheduled to take place at 10:00am on 31st August at the Kohima Local ground.
