Dimapur, July 29 (MExN): The Naga Hoho has charged the Governor of Nagaland, who is also the Interlocutor to the Indo-Naga Peace Talks, of functioning in an “autocratic manner” without any regard and respect for what has been achieved so far. In a representation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 28, the Naga Hoho President H K Zhimomi and General Secretary K Elu Ndang expressed concerns over “unfavourable and unexpected developments” in the state, stating that “no tangible solution is emerging nor is there any progress in the political talk” even after five years of signing the Framework Agreement.
“With the appointment of RN Ravi as the Governor, it was hoped to expedite the peace process. Instead, he is breaking the hard-earned trust and faith of the people and rendering the 23 years of negotiation meaningless by smearing the Naga history and also the political groups with whom the GoI is engaged in a negotiation,” it alleged.
It also said that state government employees are also mandatorily made to self declare their relationships with member of the Naga political groups and expressed concern that “this will lead to profiling the employees and also criminalizing the organizations and the members of these organizations.”
"Peaceful settlement cannot be achieved with an interlocutor without empathy and without understanding our people, our history and our aspiration,” it conveyed, while adding that a leader who can “translate the Indo-Naga negotiation into an honourable solution" was the need of the hour.
“We continue to trust in your leadership and we urge you to look into the matters placed before you as a priority. With your personal and political commitment, we believe that the solution is not far away,” the letter stated.
