Dimapur, December 3 (MExN): The Naga Students Union Delhi (NSUD) has informed that in view of the impending political solution even after more than 60 rounds of talks since 1997, it plans to organise a peaceful protest rally to express its dissatisfaction with the Government of India for “shilly-shallying” the political peace process. This peaceful protest rally will march from Mandi House to Parliament Street on Tuesday, December 4 at 1.30 pm, informed Thejasenuo Meyase, president of NSUD and Yaronsho Ngalung, media incharge.
The NSUD wants the Government of India to spell out its political decision in clear terms on the genuine aspiration of the Naga people. In this regard, the NSUD strongly urged the GoI to take matured political steps that will help implement the core aspiration of the Nagas to preserve and nurture their unique political identity, and that, “un-turning the GoI’s recognition of unique history and situation of Nagas on July 11, 2002, in Amsterdam into a reality is a political sham”.
The NSUD also pointed out that the Nagas’ aspiration for their politico-cultural and territorial oneness in the North Eastern region is a sine qua non towards transforming the conflict, and that, NSUD wants the GoI to get rid of its old and traditional method of managing the conflict through adhoc measures devoid of political content and meaning.
The NSUD wants the GoI to overcome “its incorrect understanding and narrow perception of the conflict as merely internal or domestic issue in nature” and that the GoI should be aware that such traditional mechanism has never helped in transforming the Indo-Naga politico-military conflict. As such it urged Delhi to have a more holistic approach that takes into consideration the external relevance which it stated needs to be contextualized.
The NSUD states that the sincerity as claimed by the GoI has a big question mark given the fact that nothing concrete result is being seen even after 10 years of peace talks. The NSUD therefore urged the GoI to be more sincere and honest while keeping in mind the Nagas’ aspiration. The NSUD informed that it was organising this peaceful protest rally to strengthen fostering positive transformation of the conflict informed of principles of human rights, dignity, freedom, liberty, equality, natural justice and democracy.
