Dimapur, August 13 (MExN): Declaring that the Nagas become “an independent people” because of the political achievement by the NNC, “Gen (Retd)” I Panger Walling asserts to work harder for the people and their aspirations. “.. NNC is determined to work harder for the cause of the Naga sovereignty in the Homeland and abroad for the betterment of the Naga people as well as to save the political situation for the best interest of the Naga Nation in particular. God bless Nagaland. Long live the Naga Independence” stated walling in his ‘independence speech.’
The NNC president stated that the Government of India instead of giving due recognition sent her troops to Nagaland in 1954 and started destroying Naga villages, killing, torturing, raping women, grouping of villagers etc. “and finally occupied Nagaland.” “Since then, the war went on between the Naga Government and the Government of India and political talks started at Prime Ministerial level. But the Government of India unilaterally withdrew the cease-fire, in this matter of peace initiative between the Nagas and India also. Therefore, the Government of India can never be trusted in ceasefire and political dialogue for permanent peace and settlement of political issue” he stated.
According to Walling the “Naga political history will remain as it is forever” and “will be only a curse and doom for those who try to undo and change the political rights and history of Nagas which is made and done with thousands of precious lives of the Nagas.” He also advised Naga NGOs, sympathizers and well-wishers abroad to maintain neutrality as they are “social and neutral bodies.” For this reasons, civil society should be very “cautious, careful and tactful” in their dealing with the “human problem of sixty years of political conflict.” Walling hoped God would help and “control each one of us” to bring real blessing and permanent peace in the Naga homeland “instead of more curse and bloodshed.”
The NNC also appreciated all those “governments,” NGOs and leaders’ concerns and support for the Nagas. It also appealed to the Government of India and the Military Junta of Myanmar to step forward to settle the political problem for the sake of peace in the world and for “permanent peace and tranquility in the South East Asian Region in particular.” “The NNC will ever stand to welcome or support any nation or organization or leader who speak or write or work officially in support of genuine cause of the Naga political problem of sixty years of struggle for sovereignty” he assured. However, it was also made clear that the NNC will oppose factions, organization or NGOs “who compromise the very right of sovereignty of Nagaland.”
Further, he asserted that the ceasefire talks between the Government of India and the NSCN-IM has “miserably failed” and the latter has completely fallen into the trap of New Delhi’s indefinite cease-fire policy “without any objection.”
This is very unfortunate, Walling stated, “because this is a complete compromised” and “the Government of India will never solve the political problem with NSCN IM alone.”
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