Operationalize CF first: NSCN (K)
Longrangty Longchar
Dimapur | November 6
A flicker of hope is there for unification of the Naga “national workers” under one umbrella, considering the words of a senior NSCN (K) leader who asserted that the Naga undergrounds must repent and declare a ceasefire (among the Naga underground factions.)
Deputy Kilonser in the NSCN (K) Wangtin Konyak, speaking to The Morung Express, today asserted that a ceasefire among the Naga underground factions must precede any move for unification or reconciliation to come under one umbrella or platform. Airing his strong views, he said that unless a ceasefire exists among the Naga factions, then approaching each other on a congenial atmosphere would be very difficult and therefore affirmed that a ceasefire must be the beginning of the Naga unification.
When queried about the possibility of unification of the Naga groups under one umbrella, Wangtin expressed strong confidence that it is possible, subject to some conditions. He said that the Naga underground leaders must first ‘repent’ and give up the ‘avenging attitude towards one another’.
On being queried what he meant by the word ‘repent’, Wangtin said the Naga underground leaders must make a confession for any ‘mistake’ be it spiritual, political, social, or moral. He asserted that for unification to be realized, the present leaders must give up their positions in the underground Naga government and let the Naga people decide who will be the leader of the Naga people. He said that the present Naga underground leaders, when unified, would be fighting for leadership posts which presents an even graver situation for the Nagas. Therfore, Wangtin opined, the Naga public should be in a position to decide who will be the leader of the Naga underground movement.
In this regard, Wangtin said that Th. Muivah, the General Secretary of NSCN (IM), is not the leader of the Nagas. He said that Muivah might be ‘the leader of the NSCN (IM), but not the leader of the Naga people’.
However, the Deputy Kilonser of NSCN (K) put a condition that it will never have unification with any organization, which has dropped the ‘sovereignty issue’ from the Naga political talks or movement. Wangtin said that Muivah has dropped the sovereignty issue during his interview with some prominent news media like the NE Sun and the BBC.
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