The Naga Council and Naga Women Hoho Dimapur roundly condemn the act of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in laying down unacceptable conditions against the visit of NSCN leaders Isak Chishi Swu and Th. Muivah to Zuhneboto district which eventually forced the two leaders and their entourage to cancel their interaction with the people of Zuhneboto keeping in mind the dignified position of the Naga people vis-a-vis her Unique history.
Civil society notes with deep regret that though successive Prime Ministers’ of India including PM Manmohan Singh have expressed a keenness to solve the Indo-Naga imbroglio and much as the Naga people desire that normalcy should return to our land, policy makers in the MHA and the defence establishments have repeatedly thwarted the attempt under one pretext or the other, the latest being the laying down of conditions by MHA against the proposed visit of the Collective Leadership of NSCN (IM) to Zuhneboto which was designed to humiliate the organisation. The near-normalcy in our land is due to the efforts of FNR with the support of the Naga people and this is the desire of all Nagas-to live in peace honourably. At a time when the language is reconciliation, peace and harmony, deliberate and mischievous attempts by outside agencies to prolong the Naga conflict-within and without, is a negation of Gandian philososphy as well as the markings of a police state.
It is the appeal of Nagas to the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the entire political leadership of India that sincerity in approach and a political will is what is needed to solve a political problem. Naga people deserve to live in peace like the rest of India and to accomplish such, Indian Government should follow diplomatic and just means to solution rather than resort to covert and dirty tactics designed to protract the conflict.
NC and NWHD also appeals to NSCN (IM) not to take hasty decisions even though the act of MHA is condemnable. Ceasefire in Nagaland should be given a chance so as to give fruition to political solution acceptable to all Nagas.
1. Bangerloba, VP, Naga Council
2. Hukheli Sema, President, Naga Women Hoho Dimapur
3. Vikato Zhimomi, VP, NC (admn)
4. Mhalo Ngullie, NWHD
5. Jesenli Kez, NWHD
6. Kavili Chishi, NWHD
7. Ntsemo Ngullie, GS, NC
8. Joseph Shingnaisui, NC
9. Dietho Rhakho, NC
10. Joel Nillo Kath,NC
