‘We admit our own failures’: The Naga Rising

Wishes RPP success in merger, pledges to uphold justice and transparency

Dimapur, July 14 (MExN): The Naga Rising (TNR), the parent body that initiated the formation of the Rising People’s Party (RPP), issued a formal statement on July 14 acknowledging the merger of RPP with the Naga People’s Front (NPF), while admitting its own “limitations” in sustaining the political outfit.

In a public statement issued here, TNR accepted its failure to provide adequate guidance and resources to RPP, which was formed as an “‘alternative’ to work towards the long felt need to bring definite transformation in Nagaland.”

The party was initially formed under the aegis of TNR, with a few members led by Joel Naga delegated to shoulder the responsibility of building the party as “an independent entity but organically linked to the parent body, TNR.”

“We admit our own failures,” TNR stated, citing “resource constraints” and “limitations” that prevented it from fulfilling its responsibility to help the party. 

It noted that when the merger proposal was brought to the notice of TNR, as the parent body, it suggested RPP leaders to “explore all means to keep the party alive.” However, TNR said it believes that the “compulsions of the current situation and politics” left the RPP with no option but to go ahead with the merger. “We feel sorry that it had to be this way,” the statement added.

Acknowledging the “selfless service and sacrifice” of the RPP rank and file, TNR said the party tried what it could but was unable to sustain itself. “We wish them success in their new endeavor and that they remain steadfast in fighting the ills in the system detrimental to our wellbeing,” it added. 

Reaffirming its commitment to its original vision statement and the purpose, TNR reiterated its pledge to establish “a political paradigm that defines power with morality, a social order that upholds justice for all and equality before law, a civic governance that is based on accountability and transparency and a citizenry that is aware of its rights and respects its obligations.”

The TNR reassured the younger generation that these ideals would continue to guide the organisation.