Dimapur, December 18 (MExN): Pointing out that various approaches to end bloodshed under the emblem of ‘Nagaland for Christ’ in the spirit of ‘forgive and forget’ has failed due to one pretext or the other, the NSCN, Unification group, has stated that Nagas ‘obstinacy’ has ruled out any ‘unification point’ and questioned whether Nagas could afford “to continue fratricidal killing and remain in revolutionary turmoil without an end”. Expressing its stand that “everything should have an ending”, a press note issued by its “Publicity Cell, Unification Camp,” Vihokhu stated that Nagas should also unite in some way or the other to end the bloody feud.
The NSCN (Unification) stated that Nagas have suffered enough for decades due to their inability to ‘forgive and forget’ and to embrace each other and pointed out that it was “high time to embark towards amalgamation of all Nagas in which ever manner or opportunity”. “Our inflexible philosophies or principles should not lead us to further disintegration and self defeat”, it stated adding that further bloodsheds should not be “endowed to future generations anymore”. It called for allowing ‘conscience and wisdom’ to guide the Nagas to avert further self-annihilation. It urged that Nagas should march ahead with the slogan of peace and reconciliation and salvage “our freedom from alien dominance”.
On the “ongoing Naga people’s unification process”, the NSCN (U) stated that “varied views and opinions” had been expressed, some “constructive and supportive” and others remained “skeptical and negatively inclined”. Affirming the recent peace initiative, initially undertaken by the Western Sumi Hoho, the NSCN (U) stated that this was as a result of the clarion call given by the Nagaland GBs and DBs Joint Forum and that it was supported by the Naga Hoho and various civil societies, NGOs and peace loving ‘Naga national workers from different camps.’
It however regretted that the ongoing unification process had been misconstrued on tribal lines by certain section but that on the contrary, the unification move “began with the objective to end fratricidal killings amongst the Nagas encompassing the entire Naga-inhabited country”. “By disseminating distrusts, doubts or suspicions the Naga peoples should not be kept at the altar of fratricides and division”, it stated pointing out that without unity, solution to the protracted Indo-Naga and Burma-Naga political imbroglio will remain far-fetched.
While pointing out that the Naga people’s aspirations remains that of a ‘common goal’, it regretted that “skepticism and distrust has floundered” and that the Naga people’s political movement has been bogged down in the quagmire of divisions, isms and suspicions, thus inflicting deep wounds hitherto”. The NSCN Unification Camp stated that this ‘affliction’ has taken its toll thereby “relegating the Nagas political aspiration and deviating focus towards realistic inclinations”. Pointing out that various civil societies, NGOs, Churches, leaders have sacrificed their tireless efforts to unite different groups, it stated that “killing has been condemned and denounced through out the Naga tribal regions”.
