DIMAPUR, NOVEMBER 23 (MExN): The Working Committee (WC), Naga National Political Groups (NNPG) today called upon the Naga people to realign with pragmatic, practical political realities vis-a-vis long term socio-economic restructuring by understanding complex geo-political nature of South East Asia. WC, NNPGs and the Naga people have understood the reality of our time, a press release from the media cell of the Working Committee stated
Meanwhile criticizing the stand of the NSCN (IM) with regard to a solution to the Naga political issue, the WC stated: “Let NSCN (IM) leaders continue their struggle but the rest of the Nagas must accept what is acceptable, practical and honourable at a present time.” “It is unwise to allow few men with despotic agendas and narrative to hold the Naga people at ransom,” it stated.
Reflecting on more than eighty years of the Indo-Naga conflict, the WC NNPG said that “the struggle is for restoration of Naga political right, history and identity.” Political negotiations, it stated, “did not begin with the sole agenda to achieve flag or constitution.” “The nature of political agreement will decide how GoI will honour Naga Flag and other symbolic elements. On this the NNPGs critically analysed and negotiated with the GOI interlocutor after numerous consultative meetings with all Naga tribes and intellectual groups,” it informed.
It further observed that “long before GoI extended official invitation to WC, NNPGs, the ground was ripe with numerous conclaves with Apex Naga bodies in Nagaland, Manipur, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh briefing neighbouring communities for confidence building measures.”
The WC, NNPGs expressed confidence that Nagas would exercise their sovereign and legitimate rights that would not be in conflict with India but rather coexist with India which honours, respects and recognises Naga history and identity. “Therein lies the soul of Naga flag and constitution,” it stated.
