Reacting to the recent assembly resolution for ‘one solution’ of Naga political issue, the Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) president, K Therie, Friday said that “one solution is not possible” and maintained that proposition made by the state government was, therefore, “vague and self-contradictory”.
Addressing a presser at Congress Bhavan here Friday afternoon, Therie said since that NPCC did not agree with the recent assembly resolution asking for “One Solution” since the legislators themselves have ruled out the issue of integration. “Without integration how is the government planning to have one solution for all the indigenous Naga inhabitants of Assam, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh and Myanmar?” Therie asked. He also said that since governor RN Ravi has clarified that there was nothing more to discuss in regard to the “Indo-Naga” issue, the Government of India should be reasonable to the Naga people and implement whatever agreement has been made so far.
Therie said NPCC has resolved to appeal the Centre and State governments to implement the solution since Nagaland governor has said that talks on the issue have been concluded.
“When every Naga is yearning for peace why is the solution still not implemented because there is no more reason for it to be kept pending,” NPCC chief further queried.
He alleged that the government has become “anti-people” by yearning to prolong the talks through their demand of one solution.
Therie pointed out that except for Adinno Phizo’s group, every group had been included in the peace talks held in the last 24 years.
While the details of the framework agreement were yet to be worked out, Therie said all the necessary details have been worked out in the agreed position. Therefore, he said that no one can claim that they have been excluded in the talks.
Further, Therie said that on August 18, 2015 during his visit to Dubai, Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi had lauded the Framework Agreement saying the Nagaland political issue had been resolved.
Also, he said that in September 2020, the Centre had informed that talks would be concluded by October 31 and solution would be implemented.
NPCC president, therefore, asked “how many times is the Centre going to bluff and betray the Nagas, we are the public and also faithful citizens who do not deserve to be betray like this.”
Therie, who casts aspersion on the credibility of EVM, urged all the political parties in the State including the government to consider Article 328 of the Indian constitution and make laws in the State assembly accordingly so as to reintroduce the usage of ballot papers in the assembly elections and local bodies. He claimed that people have lost faith in the Electronic Voting Machines (EVM).
He said other States in the country like Maharashtra were also contemplating using ballot paper since it was also under the provision of state list. Claiming that as per a RTI reply, two companies had manufactured 38 lakh EVMs out of which only 19 lakh were in the possession of Election Commission of India (ECI), Therie asked “where are the remaining 19 lakh EVMs?”
During parliamentary elections, he claimed that some EVMs were found on a school bus and premises, private vehicles and at the residence of some political leaders. “These are all evidences that EVMs have been misused,” Therie said.
On the SARFAESI Act issue, Therie said that state government should implement it since the Act did not overlap with any of the provisions under Article 371A if the said act is read along with the Nagaland Land Revenue and Regulation Act of 2002.
Earlier during the day, NPCC had an extended executive committee meeting during which several resolutions were adopted on issues like mission to “Save Democracy and Save India”; to urge Centre to implement Naga political solution; to move the State government to pass Bill to reintroduce ballot paper for elections; to urge the State Assembly to facilitate loans from Banks and other Financial Institutions by reading SARFAESI Act 2002 with Nagaland Land and Revenue Regulatory Act 2002 ect.