DIMAPUR, SEPTEMBER 12 (MExN): The NSCN (IM) today stated it is “critically important” for the Government of India to “reaffirm its position and commitment on the Framework Agreement.”
A press release from the MIP of the NSCN (IM) said that the Government of India and NSCN have come a long way negotiating for the Naga solution that is honorable and acceptable to both the parties. “No matter how complex, there is no running away. Both the parties must go deep into the crux of the problem with mutual respect and commitment,” it stressed.
The NSCN (IM) meanwhile expressed concern at what it termed as “the deceitful dealing of the Government of India in signing ceasefire agreement after ceasefire agreement with its surrogate factions.”
“Such a double dealing of the Government of India only generates doubt on India’s sincere commitment. The Naga political issue is not something to be displayed in this deceptive manner before the world. The issue is one and there will be one solution,” it stated.
The NSCN (IM) said it would be a wrong step for the Government of India to complicate the Naga issue “by taking pleasure in going for many agreements under false pretext which bears no political meaning towards the Naga solution. No amount of agreements will bring solution if it is not issue-based.”
It further stated that talking for solution is “meaningless and wastage of time if it is not with the mandated organization that holds the trump card.”
It further said that the world is also taking cognizance of the political wisdom of the political leaders of India who are steering the political talks with the leadership of the National Socialist Council of Nagalim, “the one and only authentic political organization of the Naga people which have agreed to start the political dialogue on the basis of mutually agreed points- talk at the highest level, without any conditions and in third countries.”
It maintained that the Framework Agreement “reflects the unique history of the Nagas, sovereignty of the people and shared sovereignty of the two entities. Significantly, the agreement put the hope of the two people on a high level for a durable solution and peace in the land.”
The NSCN (IM) added that the Government of India “may even stoop low to twist its words but one can never twist history to dilute the God’s given Naga political issue.”
Terming the Government of India’s handling of the Naga issue as “deceptive,” the NSCN (IM) questioned “will the Government of India enter into agreements with other people also on Naga political issue in the name of stakeholders?”
“In this world of political conflict, solution is to be materialized through the work of people’s mandated organization or government, and never in the hands of the collaborators. History clearly says that collaborators have no room in it,” it stated.
The NSCN (IM) affirmed that both the parties have much to gain from the Framework Agreement. “We shall therefore, take the stand to stick to it in any eventuality,” it said.
