GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF NAGALIM
Ministry of Information and Publicity
PRESS STATEMENT
CHq Hebron, the 10th July, 2022
The state of affairs on the on-going Indo-Naga political talks as seen today is a matter of regret as rogue elements are pushing around with the blessing of the Government of India (GoI) targeting the destruction of the Framework Agreement. Nowhere in the world had we witnessed such an un-ethical political maneuver. Destructive forces are being sponsored by the very power engaged with the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN) to bring Naga political solution since the talk began in 1997 after signing the historic Second Indo-Naga Ceasefire. The elements of perfidy, deceit, duplicity, double dealings and treachery had been planted by the Government of India’s Intelligence agencies in the same manner when the state of Nagaland was created under the 16 Points Agreement. This time round the GoI is desperately trying to push through a new edited version of 16 Points Agreement at the cost of betraying the Framework Agreement signed with the NSCN on the 3rd August, 2015.
Interestingly, when the NNPGs Convener Kitovi travelled to Arunachal Pradesh to meet the Nagas of Tirap, Longding and Changlang, he was escorted by the Assam Rifles. Ironically, some Naga CSOs were put in such a condition that they were made to declare support to the Agreed Position but under duress. And the main reason found out was that TCL (Tirap, Changlang and Longding districts) organization is headed by a close relative of Tikhak, the so called Ato Kilonser of NSCN (R) of NNPGs. This was followed by another meeting in Guwahati called by AK Mishra.
The confused bonafide Arunachal Pradesh Naga leaders wants to know the reality of the actual status of the Indo-Naga political talks and requested Hebron to update them the actual position. Accordingly, a meeting was called at Hebron on the 29th June, 2022.
However, some heavyweight political leaders, village chiefs council, GB Council, Naga Hoho (Arunachal Pradesh unit), Arunachal Naga Students Federation and some people could only turn up at their own risk. These Naga CSOs who could come to Hebron told us in a very clear vision that they are for a genuine Naga political solution and not otherwise.
Others who could not come were dejected and conveyed to us that Arunachal Pradesh administration, police and Assam Rifles warned and stopped them from proceeding to Hebron.
Such a conduct engineered by the GoI is more a nuisance than a catastrophe but it can be avoided if sincerity and democratic transparency are not stored in cold storage. Such a manner of undermining the Naga political issue by resorting to the highly demeaning manner is the most annoying thing that keeps coming up at crucial stage of the Naga political process. NSCN and Naga people will not accept toxic divisive policy to repeat the past blunder.
MIP, NSCN/GPRN