Former governor and chief minister Dr.S.C.Jamir has stressed on the prime importance of visionary leadership among Nagas to take them out of their present morass created by social and political situations.
In a statement, Dr Jamir maintained that it was imperative “to restore the broken fabric of governance at all levels” by entrusting the most able and qualified people to man the various administration.
According to Dr.Jamir, Nagaland is currently wracked by a polity convulsed by divisions on tribal lines and “self seeking elements trying to block a permanent political solution for the Nagas” on one hand and on the other, “ a government unmindful of people’s aspirations but busy only with self aggrandisement.”
Dr.Jamir identified the “elements”, who have systematically and insidiously subverted the “entire system of governance in the state to further their heinous and selfish designs.”
He said to make “matters worse, the ruling establishment has totally abdicated its constitutional authority and made itself puppets in the hands of outfits, underground bosses.”
Dr.Jamir said in a democracy, it is the mandated government as the constitutional authority and also legitimate entity vested with mandate to exercise lawful authority for maintenance of law and order.
He said people of Nagaland were aghast at the fragmentation of both underground and overground organisations into multiple factions having divergent outlook and agenda.
According to Jamir, “there is no way to peace, peace is the way” as society gets bogged down in conflict adding, “the sooner we realise this the better for us.”
To create a new beginning, forgiveness was needed as it “is the fragrance of the violet released as the foot crushes it”. He called to let bygone be bygone and also total overhauling of the system of governance.
Dr Jamir also stressed on the need for peace and “a temple of tolerance” as there has been too many bloodshed, rendering many children as orphans and parents having lost sons and daughters, in the struggle for a separate homeland.
He asked if Nagas claim to belong to the same family, then “why should we quarrel among ourselves?”
