The present Nagas context route to freedom one of the most convolution and futile attempt in the history of any freedom struggle. The genuine struggles and sacrifices made in the route to liberate for decades has diminished with the present context political differences wisdom approach to the struggle. One blood, one family divided in pursue of a common goal is an absolute mockery fruitless endeavour and a self-destruct. I acknowledge the priceless sacrifices made by our brave warriors for our people cause and such is the fundamental necessity to cherish the goal and freed from foreign invaders. But looking at the present scenarios’ does it worth sacrificing? Who benefits from political divisions within Nagas? The political faction agendas to eliminate the opponent to zero level shows no aspiration to common cause and does not stand/represent the Nagas. The questions which I want to pose here is, why within Naga community a battle field to reach a common political aspiration? Why all these unrest chaos taking place within the Naga community? What freedom are we fighting within? Who will benefit from it? Every political party involved must know that misleading Naga people or destroying the rivalry opponents will not give them the true ground in Nagaland/ Naga community. A leader whose wisdom wishes to lead the people with division, segregation and elimination shall not succeed and will fall like every tyrant ruler eventually.
A leader living in the past grudges wisdom within the house is a true incapable leader and cannot deliver the much aspired needed political solution to the Nagas. Every political faction struggles is acknowledgeable but meaningless without the basic foundation and are just a menace to the advancement of society. All true aspirants patriotic Naga should not offer room to orient parasites within who wish to deepen the division by killing own brothers to accomplish their sick objectives. Also every Naga should realize that when you dig the grave of your own brother with envy/evil intention you will fall in that very grave too.
Restoration of the one spirit freedom fight foundation laid by our forefathers to strengthen and revitalize rebuild our approach to freedom is vital. The struggles and sacrifices made in the journey to freedom have cost much but yet to fight the real enemy in the realistic freedom fight. The much waited talked about freedom for decades cannot be realized without a real fight with the real enemy. It is astonishing and imprudent on the part of political faction fighting over a government a country that does not exist. The use of coercive force among brothers with envy, resentments, egoistic not to lose face in-spite of knowing the drawbacks and consequences to reach a common goal has breed endless conflict and resulted only eternal rivalry within that solve nothing.
Naga people can be the strongest people when they think and learned what unites them in spite of grudges and differences and forgets what divides them. Naga people can do the impossible and prove it to the world. Nagas are very tough and hard-working people. The adversaries are pushing hard the Nagas back until failed. The Nagas enemies are working very hard to nullify Nagas integrity, and if that happens, it will be the end of the Nagas.
Reconciling and uniting all political faction of Nagas, only way to realized development, peace, harmony and the dreams. Be a leader that people chant your legacy perpetually not a leader that people trample on you and forgotten because of your arrogant. The Nagas should retrospect what have they achieved since the inception of statehood in 1963 other than digging the bitter shillong accord time and again, resentment of rival groups, self truth proclamation, and killing own blood brothers. The weary generation may soon disown and cease support if any political organisations who doesn’t work for the greater interest of Nagas. Nagas of all corners from different geographical boundaries look up Nagaland as a father figure. Live up to it.
John Rengma
Phentsero village, Rengma hills, Assam.
PO. Silonijan, PS Bokajan.
rengmajohn@yahoo.co.uk
