Eastern Naga National Workers Association (ENNWA) of national workers from Eastern Nagaland working in different Naga political organizations mainly under Naga National Political Groups (NNPGs) have expressed solidarity with ENPO “on any form of solution for economic and social upliftment of the region which have been neglected for more than sixty years in all fronts.”
In a press note, ENNWA president Y Wangtin Naga and general secretary Ritsa said the association, being part of Eastern Nagaland, strongly support any developmental solution to relief ENPO’s plight, unless it infringes on the Naga political issue.
“The Naga political issue involved more than seven decades with thousand and thousand of lives and billions worth of properties, which cannot be easily compromised under any condition unless an acceptable and honourable solution is arrived at between GoI-Nagas,” the signatories said.
ENNWA said that realising the futility of military engagement, the Naga National Political Groups (NNPGS/WC) entered into political dialogue with government of India in 2018 after signing of ‘Agreed Position’ on November 17, 2017.
Though NNPGs have completed its political engagement with the Centre, ENNWA said it was yet to sign a final agreement. It also said that most of NNPGs approach were realistic and pragmatic but have not abandoned the historical and political rights of the Nagas.
ENNWA said that once NNPGs and the Centre sign the final agreement, major part of pending issues would be resolved and Eastern Nagaland would share major part of it.
Since the present issue of the ENPO was more of economic in nature, ENNWA said it stood by it. They further said that even after a solution is arrived at, the latter (ENPO) should “yoke together with other Nagaland tribes for a long cherished Naga Solution.”
