Dimapur, June 10 (MExN): The Nagaland Congress has criticized the Naga People’s Front (NPF) not to confuse state government subject with the Naga political issue or talk as if the former can bring ‘Naga solution.’ In regard of this ‘mixing’ and ‘confusion’, the media cell of the Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) issued a statement today challenging the NPF to a ‘healthy debate’ on the Naga political issue rather than fighting in the Media.
“The NPF can’t cover the Home minister’s failure on law and order front (a state subject) with Naga political issue (a political subject),” the NPCC reminded. The Congress pointed out to the regionalist party that neither the NPF nor the Congress or any other state political party can bring ‘independence for Nagas’ for the simple reason that they cannot opine or talk freely.
“Fact of the matter is that, whether NPF or Congress, no state political party will bring independence for Nagas because they can’t talk outside the box. At the most, they may bring solution that can’t even be called political solution. It is only the political groups who can talk outside the box provided the other party agrees.
So, the NPF should stop talking as if they are going to bring independence.”
The Congress made clear that the opposition would expectedly train its guns on the Home Minister ‘who was most vocal on the issue’. “He invited it. There was no question of singling out anybody. The debate has to be brought to a logical conclusion. The NPCC challenges the NPF to a healthy political debate at philosophical and ideological levels to give new dimension and impetus to the Naga political issue and not for cheap paper wars,” the NPCC stated.
“The chief minister’s statement that the ‘elections are over’ proved beyond doubt that they had raised the Naga political issue during the election just for electoral gain,” the NPCC explained.
The Congress also said it takes ‘full responsibility for the statehood’, credit or blame. “But who would have taken the responsibility for total annihilation at that point of time; the NPF? Wasn’t it the Naga Peoples’ Convention (NPC) that salvaged the Nagas from total annihilation? Mind you, worse of the worst, if Nagas have to go back to the jungles, it will be the NPF who will first try to run away to foreign countries with their corrupt money.”
The NPCC advised the NPF – “It is not Naga custom and tradition to curse a tree and enjoy its fruits. It is an abomination. If the NPF think that statehood is a disgrace, they should stop enjoying its fruits and wait for what they believe will bear fruit for them.”
The opposition then reminded the NPF that whether NPF or Congress, no state political party “will bring independence for Nagas”. The reason is that they cannot talk freely. “They can’t talk outside the box. At the most, they may bring solution that can’t even be called political solution. It is only the political groups who can talk outside the box provided the other party agrees. So, the NPF should stop talking as if they are going to bring independence.”
“Has the NPF mutated to underground political party? It appears that by spreading its two cock wings to Manipur, the NPF has started to think it is outside the purview of the Constitution of India.”
On the issue of affiliation, the Congress responded with a question – “If NBSE affiliation was granted as demanded by NSF, whether the consent of the ENSF was taken or not because we all know that NSF does not cover ENSF’s jurisdiction? If ENSF was not consulted, the affiliation was undoubtedly against the interest of the Nagas of Nagaland, especially the eastern Nagaland.”
“The NPF can’t cover the Home minister’s failure on law and order front (a state subject) with Naga political issue (a political subject),” the NPCC reminded. The Congress pointed out to the regionalist party that neither the NPF nor the Congress or any other state political party can bring ‘independence for Nagas’ for the simple reason that they cannot opine or talk freely.
“Fact of the matter is that, whether NPF or Congress, no state political party will bring independence for Nagas because they can’t talk outside the box. At the most, they may bring solution that can’t even be called political solution. It is only the political groups who can talk outside the box provided the other party agrees.
So, the NPF should stop talking as if they are going to bring independence.”
The Congress made clear that the opposition would expectedly train its guns on the Home Minister ‘who was most vocal on the issue’. “He invited it. There was no question of singling out anybody. The debate has to be brought to a logical conclusion. The NPCC challenges the NPF to a healthy political debate at philosophical and ideological levels to give new dimension and impetus to the Naga political issue and not for cheap paper wars,” the NPCC stated.
“The chief minister’s statement that the ‘elections are over’ proved beyond doubt that they had raised the Naga political issue during the election just for electoral gain,” the NPCC explained.
The Congress also said it takes ‘full responsibility for the statehood’, credit or blame. “But who would have taken the responsibility for total annihilation at that point of time; the NPF? Wasn’t it the Naga Peoples’ Convention (NPC) that salvaged the Nagas from total annihilation? Mind you, worse of the worst, if Nagas have to go back to the jungles, it will be the NPF who will first try to run away to foreign countries with their corrupt money.”
The NPCC advised the NPF – “It is not Naga custom and tradition to curse a tree and enjoy its fruits. It is an abomination. If the NPF think that statehood is a disgrace, they should stop enjoying its fruits and wait for what they believe will bear fruit for them.”
The opposition then reminded the NPF that whether NPF or Congress, no state political party “will bring independence for Nagas”. The reason is that they cannot talk freely. “They can’t talk outside the box. At the most, they may bring solution that can’t even be called political solution. It is only the political groups who can talk outside the box provided the other party agrees. So, the NPF should stop talking as if they are going to bring independence.”
“Has the NPF mutated to underground political party? It appears that by spreading its two cock wings to Manipur, the NPF has started to think it is outside the purview of the Constitution of India.”
On the issue of affiliation, the Congress responded with a question – “If NBSE affiliation was granted as demanded by NSF, whether the consent of the ENSF was taken or not because we all know that NSF does not cover ENSF’s jurisdiction? If ENSF was not consulted, the affiliation was undoubtedly against the interest of the Nagas of Nagaland, especially the eastern Nagaland.”
