Working Committee (WC) of six NNPGs currently negotiating with the Government of India (GoI) has taken a serious note of defection of national workers among NNPGs and held an emergency meeting in Delhi to discuss the issue.
In a statement later issued to the media, WC convener, N Kitovi Zhimomi, and four co- conveners, Wangtin Naga, Zhopra Vero, Kiumukum and Z Hozheto Chophy appealed to these “restless and unsettled” national workers to recommit and rededicate themselves to whichever NNPG they were affiliated and owe allegiance to.
It warned of empowering civil and military authorities of respective political groups to identify and deal with “unprincipled” members before they disturb, destabilise and destroy the unity and integrity of NNPGs and derail the ongoing political dialogue with GoI.
According to the statement, these were historic days for the Naga people and that nothing could be more dangerous than elements with ulterior motives who did not understand the meaning of Indo-Naga political solution.
Knowing well that there would be restless, selfish and immature individuals within NNPGs who would seek higher ranks and plump assignments through defection with little regard for the progress and status of the Indo-Naga political dialogue, the WC said it signed joint declarations on May 13, 2017, September 19, 2017, October 6, 2017 and reaffirmed the same in January this year upholding the principal of reconciliation and unity in letter and spirit so as not to entertain any defection among the NNPGs and also cautioning the defectors within the six NNPGs to rejoin the parent organisations at the earliest.
WC said that while much patience had been shown to these elements, the disturbing character and activities of a few national workers among NNPGs had been observed by it. They seemed to be deaf and blind to the situational reality in pursuit of individual benefits, it added.