Morung Express News
Dimapur | January 17
THE KONYAK Union has strongly condemned the secret proposal reportedly submitted by some faction to the Government of India for settlement of the Naga political issue. In a press communiqué issued by Tingnei and Naowang, President and General Secretary respectively of the KU, it was pointed out that Konyaks “are the mother of the Naga political movement” as it was in Konyak soil that the movement was conceived.
“No one can deny the contribution of the Konyaks towards the national movement and formation of their socialist government was successful only because of the broad shoulder of the Konyaks”, the KU stated and added that “almost all the national leaders were the special guests of the Konyaks who took their political shape only in Konyak soil”. As such, the KU stated that any political solution could be achieved only with the participation of the Konyaks.
Expressing regret over the secret draft proposal, the KU stated that the proposal ‘strives to make the Konyaks second class citizens’. Further pointing out that Statehood for Nagaland was recognized only because of Tuensang district, the KU lamented that Tuensang and Mon which had been placed under special provision was “cheated by advanced tribes”.
