There can be no different voices on Naga solution: Rio

Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu Rio on Tuesday said that there cannot be different views and speculations on the Naga political solution, which has been lingering for over 25 years.
The state government through its Core Committee on Naga Political Issue is talking to different Naga political groups and civil societies to be united for a solution to the vexed issue, he said.
“We are talking to everybody and my point of view is that as facilitators we cannot voice anything… We have to see that they (negotiating parties) come to an understanding. We are working hard,” Rio said in reply to media queries on the expectations of a solution before the February 2023 state poll.
“There cannot be different voices and speculations about the desire for an early solution to the Naga Political Issue,” he said.
Asked about the Core Committee’s meeting with NSCN(IM) leaders at Chumoukedima on May 28, Rio said “We have told our advisers that they should continue negotiations with the Government of India for a solution to the issue”.
He said that all the Core Committee members will meet some of the Naga leaders for further discussions.
Government spokesperson and cabinet minister Neiba Kronu, who was present, said that the meeting would be held on June 2 in Dimapur.
SCAN plea to make FA public
NPN: Senior Citizens’ Association of Nagaland(SCAN) maintained that since Nagas want to know the content of the “competency clauses” in the Framework Agreement, and urged upon the Governor of Nagaland to intervene and “educate and inform the people about their coming fate”.
In a representation addressed to the governor of Nagaland, the SCAN president Dr. Khanlo Magh and general secretary Dr.R. Rose Chakhesang stated that while the negotiation is going on, people were made to understand that the “Framework Agreement” is just a road map “rather a broad-based of sort for reaching a final agreement.”
SCAN said that every Naga was enthusiastic about the “likely settlement” and expected it to be “an acceptable, honourable and a win-win one for all.”
However, the association said that “hardly anyone one of us” know the content of the “competency clauses” in the agreement.
The senior citizens maintained that nothing should be settled without the knowledge of the people. “As it is for our future, the coming generation may question us as to why we did not raise our voice when at stake,” SCAN stated.