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Ball in GoI’s court, says state Janata Dal United on Naga political issue

State Janata Dal United (JD-U) has pointed out that the ball of solving the Naga political issue was no longer with Naga National Political Groups (NNPGs) or NSCN (I-M) as the NNPGs had time and again clearly stated that the talks had concluded and they were awaiting Centre’s invitation to ink a final agreement.

As far as NSCN (I-M) was concern, JD(U) said it was a well known fact that without the recognition of its flag and constitution, there would be no solution. 

Given the situation, State JD(U) through its publicity wing said asserted there was no obscurity about the state of Naga political issue and the ball was obviously in the court of the government of India. 

In such a scenario, the party said there was no point for the newly-formed UDA to loiter in and around Nagaland with a supposed intention of white-washing themselves of living up to their stand by meeting different Naga national groups.

JD (U) asked the newly-formed United Democratic Alliance (UDA) to move out of Nagaland and convince not only Government of India, but also other political parties about the unique nature of Naga political issue.

The party suggested that the alliance must be ready to take to the streets to register their resentment, if Centre did not resolve the issue honourably. 

“If Arvind Kejriwal, as a chief minister of Delhi, along with his cabinet colleagues could stage a dharna at the residence of lieutenant governor of Delhi for the cause of Union Territory of Delhi, the Naga political issue is much bigger than what Kejriwal had stood for,” the release reasoned. 

According to JD (U), it must be a lesson for UDA to emulate such striving steadfastness if it really meant what it stated in the frequent statements in the name of opposition-less government. Although formation of UDA was historic yet, the party pointed out that posterity would judge if the historic action actually lived up to its purpose.

 

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