Dimapur, December 4 (MExN): The Naga Students Union Delhi (NSUD) today organized a peaceful protest march to express its dissatisfaction with the Government of India (GoI) for its indecision with regard to the Naga peace process. This protest rally from Mandi House to Parliament Street saw hundreds of Nagas and Indians marching shouting slogans “Long live Naga people! Long live Naga Movement!”
The gathering witnessed a play appropriately titled “We are no more free” portraying the long supression of the Naga people by the Indian State making known that “taking the Nagas into confidence and allowing them to inherit what is rightfully theirs will only free the conscience of the Indian democracy”. The rally ended with the affirmation that the “beat of resistance will never stop”.
Among the list of speakers were Nandita Haksar, a prominent Human Rights Lawyer, Mani Charanamei, Member of Parliament, Outer Manipur, Dr. Venkatesh from Lok Raj Sangathan, Shankar Gopalkrishnan from Campaign for Survival and Dignity, Chaya from Purogami Mahila Sangathan, Dawa from Affected City of Teesta, Lalremlian Neitham from Hmar Students’ Association, Saurabh Bhattacharjee from the other media, Ritupan from Democratic Students’ Union, Moses from Forum for people Right. ‘Guru’ Rueben Mashangva enthralled the crowd with his instrument playing a piece for Peace and Justice. Thejasenuo the President of NSUD read out the demands from the memorandum the same which was submitted to the Prime Ministers Office (PMO).
It may be mentioned that the NSUD wants the Government of India to spell out its political decision in clear terms on the genuine aspiration of the Naga people. The NSUD also expressed concern that the sincerity as claimed by the GoI had put a big question mark as nothing concrete could be seen even after 10 years of peace talks.
