NSCN (I-M) president Q. Tuccu has reiterated that, “the Indo-Naga political solution without Naga flag and constitution is not conclusive and that will create a room for future headache” against the backdrop of the signing of the Framework Agreement on August 3,2015 between the government of India’s Interlocutor R.N. Ravi and NSCN(I-M) leaders late Isak Chishi Swu and Th .Muivah, in the presence of prime minister Narendra Modi , home minister Rajnath Singh and Indian army chief Gen. Dalbir Singh Suhag and a host of NSCN(I-M) leaders
In a statement, Tuccu said he was compelled to clarify the position of the ongoing talks to all against speculations about “deadlock of negotiations, mudslinging game and rumor war” and urged people to be “aware of rumor mongers and opportunists.”
Tuccu reiterated that in keeping with the principle of democracy and sovereignty, the government of India recognized “ the sovereignty of the Nagas” and held that “sovereignty of the Nagas is with the Naga people.” Tuccu maintained that “Nagas and the Indians will not be totally separated” but that they would “live together on the basis of the principle of co-existence of two entities with shared sovereignty.”
He however stressed that it did not mean Nagas and Indians would become one entity. He said as government of India recognized that Nagas are owners of their land and its resources “beneath and above the land” and also “clearly stated that integration of the divided Naga territories is the legitimate right of the Nagas and that it will be materialized through democratic process.”
He also reiterated that by virtue of the Framework Agreement, “Nagas will coexist with the Union of India as two entities” and likened it as different kinds of flowers blooming together. He said Nagas are opposed to any forced union and at no point of time have Nagas “agreed to live within the Union of India” which has also been acknowledged all Interlocutors.