Haflong, August 24 (MExN): The Rengma-Zeliangrong Joint Council, Assam representing the Rengma and the Zeliangrong people living in Assam has expressed concern on the Indo-Naga political issues and its current stance.
The Council, in a statement appended by Pauheu Newme, Convenor; Kenilo Rengma, Co-convenor; Thuangan Rongmei, General Secretary; and Galakbe Newme, Secretary, urged the Government of India and Naga talk-team to resume the talk for practical and durable settlement of the long-protracted Naga political issues.
It stated that since the talk preparatory ceasefire agreement made 25 years ago in 1997, to August 3, 2015, many rounds of talk have been staged to structure a framework of solution. Thus, the Framework Agreement (FA) for final settling of the Indo-Naga political issues was made with consensus acceptance by both the parties in the presence of Narendra Modi, PM of India.
Accordingly, the progress of the talk on the competency status within the framework was gaining till the time another Agreed Position with the NNPGs took shaped and derailed the former. The political development turned turmoil and the talk halted to this day, the joint council observed.
Keeping in view of the Framework Agreement, the joint council urged both the GoI and Naga talk team to resume and set the progress at momentum for early and inclusive solution that is durable and cordial a principle. “Aware and concern that a delay further may create disfavour circumstances on both the sides which may invite a gross violation of human rights only to expose the ugly face of shame and embracement of both parties before the world,” it stated.
“Despite of difficulties and differences, however great or challenging the deal may be both the parties should take an equal resolution to resume the talk with the competency clause established within the Framework till the final settlement is hammer out,” it appealed.
