Naga civil bodies have asked the leaders of the Naga resistance movement to drop talks with the Indian government if the peace agreement talks are leading nowhere.
Naga civil bodies have asked the leaders of the Naga resistance movement to drop talks with the Indian government if the peace agreement talks are leading nowhere.
On the day of the 72nd anniversary of the beginning of the Naga movement, celebrated by the Naga resistance movement leaders and the NSCN as the Naga Independence Day, civil bodies held a gathering in Delhi and said that perhaps it is time for a relook in the matter in case the agreement is heading nowhere. Present in the meet, under the umbrella wing of the Naga Peoples Movement for Human Rights (NPMHR), were members of the Naga hohos, along with All Naga Students Association Manipur (ANSAM), United Naga Council (UNC), Naga Women’s Union (NWU), Naga Students Union (NSU) and Naga Students Federation (NSF).
Naga Hoho president P Chuba Ozukum said that the Indian government’s interlocutor RN Ravi had told them to wait since 2015 when the Framework Agreement was signed, citing that with Congress governments in the neighbouring states, the time is not right. “But now that they have installed BJP governments in all these states, why the delay. If there is no intent, then India’s negotiators can head back to New Delhi,” said Ozukum.
Among the Naga resistance leaders that live in Delhi are NSCN (IM) general secretary Th Muivah and NSCN-IM's former army chief, Lt Gen VS Atem.
The move is largely seen as a pressure tactic on the Centre, as they had asked the Naga bodies to opt for “election for solution” ahead of the Naga Assembly elections when there was a call for the signing of the agreement for elections to take place. Members of the Naga bodies said that months have lapsed after the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) government came to power to the Naga Assembly in February this year.
UNC leader Gaidon Kamei told DNA that behind the shadows the leaders and the government are currently working around a few issues, which when resolved, will lead to the Peace Agreement. “There needs to be a relook from the time the previous Agreements have been signed, and I’m confident that the leaders and Indian government are working on that,” said Kamei. He added that while he’s confident that the BJP might want to work out a solution ahead of 2019 elections, but what remains at stake for the BJP -- two Lok Sabha seats -- is insignificant.
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