Kohima, June 16 (MExN): The Naga Rising (TNR) today urged for the revival of the ‘Naga Concordant’ signed on August 26, 2011, which, as per the TNR had “resolved to work towards the formation of one Naga National Government.
The Naga Rising (TNR) today called for the revival of the ‘Naga Concordant’ signed on August 26, 2011, which, according to TNR, had " had “resolved to work towards the formation of one Naga National Government.”
The Naga Concordant signed by Isak Chishi Swu, Th Muivah, Gen (Retd) Khole Konyak, Kitovi Zhimomi, Brig (Retd) S Singnya and Zhopra Vero aligns with strong sentiment of the Naga public for ‘One Govt One Tax,’ it stated.
Importantly, it would also allow for the convergence of the parallel talks and help in facilitating the signing of a single agreement, the TNR added, in statement issued the occasion of the 15th Anniversary of the Covenant of Reconciliation (CoR), observed on June 13, 2024.
Meanwhile, the TNR expressed gratitude to the Forum for Naga Reconciliation (FNR) for the tireless effort to end killings and bloodshed among “warring Naga armed groups” and acknowledged the Forum’s immense contribution towards peacebuilding “during those dark and difficult times when the Naga community was faced with ‘chaos and destruction.”
It further remembered the vision and the courage demonstrated by the signatories of the CoR in choosing the path of reconciliation.
However, the TNR noted that promise and potential of Naga reconciliation has not been fully realized.
“Who should take the blame for this failure and can we rectify it? We urge every Naga, especially the FNR and the Naga Political Groups (NPGs), to sincerely reflect over this issue so that we can move forward,” it added.
The TNR also noted that Nagas are currently in a precarious situation where the ceasefire has created an eco-system of breeding more division and confusion.
Unless Nagas stand together in one voice, we should not expect an honourable solution as it suits the Govt of India to useour divisions to control us, it added.
Accordingly, the TNR placed its ‘considered view’ that the time has come to go beyond reconciliation and shift focus to power-sharing.
There is an urgent need to build a new narrative from reconciliation to formation of a single national government, it stated.
Hence, it batted for reviving the Naga Concordant and works towards formation of one Naga National Government.
Time is running out and people are impatient and frustrated with the reconciliation process as it appears to have reached a roadblock, unable to break new ground, it cautioned.
Building on what is already in place would require taking some bold decisions, the TNR noted.
“More public engagement and transparency will be key in developing the new approach for the much-needed mandate and support base, which, in turn, will build public pressure in executing the action plan,” it added.
