Refutes allegation made by Advisor Imkong L Imchen
DIMAPUR, OCTOBER 27 (MExN): The NSCN (IM) on Friday came down heavily on the statements reportedly made by Advisor for Information & Public Relations and Soil & Water Conservation, Imkong L Imchen on October 24 that Nagas wanted political settlement but negotiators only wanted to prolong it.
The Advisor had also reportedly criticized the Framework Agreement 2015 signed between the Government of India and NSCN (IM) and alleged that after rounds of negotiations during the last eight years, “instead of bringing any solution all they do was complain…”
Taking strong exception to these remarks, the NSCN (IM) labeled Imchen as a “chameleon character,” “spineless” and an “opportunists,” who far from being a “principled” politician jumped into the BJP bandwagon after he was denied NNDP ticket and “started to show his true color by rubbing shoulder with NNPGs who have gained the notoriety for willingly accepting to function under the patronage system or spoils system as plotted by Government of India agency to counter weight the bona fide political leadership of NSCN (IM).”
In principle, NSCN (IM) is not against BJP or any other political party, the MIP release stated while explaining, “We are simply against political opportunists like Imkong who had joined the BJP party hunting for personal benefits and now spitting venom against NSCN negotiators. A time may come when he will discard the party once strong winds started blowing against BJP.”
The NSCN (IM), meanwhile, sought to clarify there is no pleasure gained for NSCN negotiators to prolong the Naga political settlement. “The delaying tactics of the government of India has become the bane of Indo-Naga political talks. This is something the world has been keenly observing,” it instead claimed.
On the core issue of flag and constitution, the NSCN (IM) questioned “whether Imkong has sold out his identity as a Naga after joining BJP and the right of the Naga people for flag and constitution.” It reiterated that the “NSCN negotiators have made the position very loud and clear and he must have the political maturity to acknowledge that the ball is in the court of GoI.”
Stating that no sane people who value the sanctity of Naga political issue and the identity of the Nagas as a people and as a nation would have the audacity to stand up and criticize the Framework Agreement, the NSCN (IM) maintained that at no point of time has it taken any step to deviate from the Framework Agreement as “bewilderingly alleged by Imkong.”
“It is unthinkable that NSCN will betray Naga people by going against the Framework Agreement wherein the sovereign identity of the Nagas is well protected,” it stated.
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