
Morung Express News
September 14
DIMAPUR: The Naga Hoho, Tribal Leaders, Women Hoho, and Student Leaders today held a meeting at the Naga Council Office today. The meeting reviewed the resolution that was recently made with the collective leadership of NSCN- IM during the 5th consultative meeting at Bangkok.
Addressing to gathering Savi Legesie, President Naga Council, Dimapur highlighted some of the resolutions made during the consultative meeting. He said that the General Secretary of the NSCN-IM Th. Muivah had reiterated that they would stand true to the Nagas but without the masses’ cooperation, he said that they will not be able to realize the desired results.
During the recently concluded meeting at Bangkok, Th. Muivah was reported to have admitted the involvement of some of their cadres with various State leaders for political gain, for which he lamented. When asked by the members representing the Nagas about the taxation patterns that is presently enforced in Nagaland, the General Secretary assured that taxation would be streamlined and also that no tax was being levied on new entrepreneurs.
The President of Naga Hoho, Horangtse Sangtam at the meeting urged the Naga leaders to be firm in their stand.
He put forwarded challenged the leaders that if the Nagas can make a cease fire agreement with the Government of India then why should not an understanding among the Naga leaders of various political factions be reached at.
Adding to it, H.K. Zhimomi, Speaker of the Naga Hoho, appealed to all the Nagas to be patient and added that the issue (integration) was not a simple one but was the biggest- a political one.
The Naga Hoho clarified that they were not in favor of any particular under ground faction but the peace process to resolve the Naga political issue.