DIMAPUR, JUNE 24 (MExN): Members belonging to the NPMHR Delhi Unit addressing themselves as ‘members of NPMHR, Delhi Unit in the interest of the public’ have issued a press communiqué pointing out that the decision to keep the NPMHR, Delhi Unit, in abeyance was undemocratic in nature and bias in action and that it was “still not convinced as to why Delhi Unit should have been kept in abeyance in the first place”.
Stating that it wanted to put on record their decision taken on June 23, the statement pointed out that the decision was necessitated in the wake of ‘democratic deficit being face by the members of NPMHR, Delhi Unit.
“The honourable members have agreed to come out in the public domain for the interest of the members of the NPMHR in particular and the Naga people in general”, the communiqué stated.
The members stated that in the General Assembly of the NPMHR on May 6, 2006, they had clearly pointed out in the GA proceedings for ‘serious consideration of all the interest, opinions, views, sentiments etc in good spirit, once the committee has been formed to resolve and constitute a new team for Delhi Unit. “However, it is learnt that favouritism has been obvious in constituting a new team for Delhi Unit. Moreover, not all the members have been informed of who are those persons in the new team”, the communiqué addressed to the NPMHR Secretary General stated.
As such the members considered this as a deliberate attempt to suppress the right to information of all members.
The communiqué also termed as immature and unbecoming of some of the members of Delhi Unit had a meeting without informing all its members on June 17, 2006 when the Naga Students’ Union, Delhi was in the middle of hectic preparation for the June 20th Rally for Peace and Justice. “The motive behind calling the meeting was objectionable in the sense that the initiators for the June 17 meeting knew to themselves very well that most of the honourable members were actively assisting and helping the NSUD for making the rally a successful one”, it informed.
As such the communiqué stated that the manner in which the meeting has been called is not only undemocratic but also has high potential of vitiating the NPMHR itself. “This sinister way has led us to a condition where to place trust on the new team will not be an easy task for the honourable members. The communiqué stated that it did not recognise the action plans chalked out by five members on 17 June meeting where majority (8-10 in numbers) of the members had not participated in the decision making.
It was also pointed out that members decided that all the units of NPMHR must not work hand in glove with any civil society which does not subscribe to the similar principle of the NPMHR. “In this historic moment, the honourable members have serious doubt on the sincerity of those active members of the NPMHR who are having deep linkage with The Other Media and other Indian NGOs to work for the Naga cause.”
While stating that having solidarity with all civil societies is important and necessary for the NPMHR, however, it cautioned that it would be a ‘profundity of destruction’ to the people’s movement for their right to self-determination, if, an active member of the NPMHR is always in line with “the puppeteers”.
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