Dimapur, December 12 (MExN): The NSCN (IM) has stated that an issue like Naga unification with its magnitude cannot be done in a haphazard manner and that the issue itself requires a strong foundation. “The undeniable fact that there is an undercurrent of resentment towards the new move on unification is not without a solid validity based on impropriety and travesty of trust. When somebody in NSCN authority dared to go for an audacious plan on Naga unification giving a sanctimonious impression, it naturally become an overbearing proposal that is bound to face disqualification when placed before the Nagas for the mandatory stamp of approval and acceptance. Anything short of national scrutiny will only invite NSCN/GPRN interpretation in accordance with its avowed principle”, stated a press note issued by the MIP.
The NSCN (IM) stated that the “pragmatic approach in the context of the ongoing Indo-Naga political talks cannot be taken apart in any move towards Naga unification” and that “any Naga civil society keen enough to bring Naga unification should exercise this propriety and be in the right place if it has the single target of Naga unity and reconciliation”. It also stated that “timing of unity effort may be right and this right timing could have been initiated and processed in the manner that carries the weight of national sanctity”.
Pointing out that “under the situation where the government of India is not showing any sense of political expediency in handling the Indo-Naga issue”, the NSCN (IM) stated that “it would be invidious for the Nagas to make any adventurous attempt on Naga unification without following a well-meaning system”. The NSCN (IM) also stated that since it is the “overriding desire for Naga unity being the priority agenda of every single Naga individual and society, transparency and respect for certain protocol that binds GPRN could have make a big difference in the eye of the Naga people who yearns for unity and peace”.
The NSCN (IM) stated that sending a wrong signal to India through “our highly disorganized approach is to be considered a very disturbing episode in the Nagas’ search for unity” and that “such overbearing approach in the name of Naga unification is best forgotten lest it create more confusing and disunity”.
Pointing out to what it termed as “in the hurry to serve individual interest”, the NSCN (IM) stated that its Chairman Isak Chishi Swu’s name had been used unceremoniously without considering his well established personality as a Naga leader who has stood the test of time under the pressure of heavy crisis. “This is unfortunate and this reflects something to do with communal prejudice and communal antagonism which is far from what the unification team projected”, it stated.
“Lack of political wisdom in the craze for some individual interests gives the so-called unification team a blind eye that anything of the magnitude of Naga national interests should be projected through the front door and not from the back. Nagas’ sense of judgment should not have been underrated in such manner. Let us not stigmatize ourselves in the name of Naga unification. Let us not give room to government of India to further delay the Indo-Naga peace process and let us not create room for antagonism among ourselves. But let us be magnanimous enough to bring Naga unification base on correct principle that should find reflection by being debate at national level”, it stated.
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