Dimapur, April 18 (MExN): Unity is imperative for a common future which is essential for a dignified existence as a people. And the key towards attaining the goal is by denouncing all forms of violence and in unity, the NSCN-IM states.
According to a note issued by “Jt. secretary” of NSCN-IM MIP, Ghukato Assumi, Nagas should awaken to the sensitivity of the conflict and begin taking initiatives to integrate “emotionally, culturally and geographically.” Otherwise would mean doom “in our shallow and narrow minds,” he stated. “As violence begets violence which will not lead to the desired goals, we should reconcile and reason to enforce meaningful peace, fraternity and brotherhood” the NSCN-IM stated reminding that it is not external but internal elements manipulated by antagonists for crushing the people which is destroying “our hopes and aspirations.”
The NSCN-IM reminded that much suffering has been witnessed through the policy of ‘divide and rule’ adopted by India to subdue the Naga peoples’ aspirations for self-determination. “But has India or the Nagas gained anything out of the more than fifty years of conflict?” the note queried stating that thousands of innocent Indians serving in the Indian Army have lost their lives or have been maimed in the process of their forced occupation of “Nagalim.” Likewise, thousands of Nagas have been killed, maimed and tortured, women molested and raped, churches desecrated and defiled and human rights violations continue unabated, it added.
“There is no other option but to transcend the past and the present, thus extricating communalism, parochialism and regionalism and to face the reality of the future. Being aware of the predicaments but continuing to succumb to divisive elements of suppression will ultimately prove to be our common nemesis” the NSCN-IM warned. “We have to shed away hatred, hostility, suspicion and bitterness and embrace peaceful co-existence. A safe environment should be ushered in for confidence and trust-building. It is time we renounce the course of negativity and uptake commitment of straight honest negotiations through dialogue” it asserted.
