GRPN/NSCN has come out with a clarification on the March 9 consultative meeting held at the Police Complex Chumukedima between the Parliamentary Working Committee (PWC) of the Nagaland Joint Legislator’s Forum on Naga Political Issue comprising of legislators led by NLA speaker Chotisuh Sazo with leaders of six Naga Political Groups (NPGs). MIP said the meeting had been convened by the NLA speaker Chotisuh Sazo.
MIP of GPRN/NSCN said the meeting honestly and fruitfully deliberated on the past political events, present negative political trend and future consequences “ in the event of a coercive policy towards Nagas of Nagaland to accept the unacceptable accord” were shared among the state legislators (PWC) and the leaders of six NPGs.
However, MIP said the next day, on March 10, media reports carried the speech of the state chief minister in which he conveyed the idea that the NPGs had “more or less been sensitized to accept the 3rd August 2015 Accord”. On this, a clarification was needed it said.
MIP said NLA speaker Chotisuh spoke on the historical background of Naga history and political struggle in his opening remark; while the chief minister T.R. Zeliang, briefed members on the need to come together and build a future of peace and prosperity.
MIP said Zeliang admitted that he had not seen the contents of the Accord signed between the government of India and NSCN (I-M) on August 3,2015 “yet in good faith and hope, he was hundred percent sure of achieving solution” and asked NPG leaders “not to miss the bus this time around”.
In his speech, GPRN/NSCN ato kilonser N. Kitovi Zhimomi, “lamented that PWC had shamed not only themselves but entire Nagas when Congress president declared that she does not know the contents of the accord and therefore, would not offer a blank cheque to the 3rd August Accord between the GoI and NSCN (I-M)”.
MIP said this implied, that the Parliamentary Working Committee visiting delegation who sought support from her “had not even the faintest idea what the accord was” and also meant that PWC was simply doing things hoping to win the next election but giving “very little thoughts to the future of Nagaland”. MIP said the “possible destruction of Nagaland mean nothing to them”.
Responding to chief minister T.R. Zeliang, MIP said Kitovi Zhimomi asked him if he was convinced of solution this time in the light of numerous claims and expression of readiness by legislators to step aside for Naga political solution. If so, Kitovi told Zeliang that the best and practical step would be to dissolve the present legislative assembly immediately for a peaceful transition to take place.
By doing that, Kitovi said it would demonstrate the “honesty and integrity of the legislators” and would also be a “pre-political solution necessity and requirement” which the chief minister “must act now”.
Further, MIP said NPG leaders also told PWC that if integration and sovereignty did not figure, then it was not right for “an outsider to talk on behalf of Nagas of Nagaland” and also questioned PWC as to how they could talk about inclusiveness without consulting the stakeholders and not taking people of Nagaland into confidence and without any positive action initiated anywhere towards it.
MIP said Nagaland home minister Y. Patton “was honest to admit, that the journey to Delhi to garner support to the 3rd August Agreement, without consulting the Naga Political Groups was a mistake.” MIP said Patton said while improving the lives and status of Nagas of other areas was not wrong while what was there fore Nagas of Nagaland was “very important”.