During the last 50 (fifty) years struggle with the Indian Army, the Nagas had signed the first cease fire with the GoI in 1964 and it ended in 1967 without any tangible result being found between the two entities. Then the infamous Shillong Accord was singed in 1975 between the GoI and the NNC. And after condemning this accord the Nagas continued to fight with bloodshed with the Indian army under the aegis of the NSCN then they have come to an understanding with the GoI and signed the ongoing Indo-Naga Ceasefire in 1997. Since then this ongoing ceasefire has lasted for 9 (nine) years without much result being achieved till date. For defending their rights, land and the people, many brave Nagas have sacrificed their precious lives on this sacred altar. Many known and unknown Nagas heroes have shed their lives and blood not only in their homeland, even in the foreign soils too. In the process many of our people have been tortured, killed even our women and girls being raped and molested by the Indian Army. There have been spectacular gross violations of human rights perpetrated by the Indian Army upon the innocent Nagas throughout the length and breadth of Nagalim, many of them remained alive as living witnesses till date.
We feel it is high time for both the Gal and the Nagas to have better understanding to bringing an honourable & meaningful solution to this protracted demands of the Nagas. Now is the time for both the common Naga people and their elected representatives to work together to strengthen the Indo-Naga peace process towards a meaningful solution. There is no rhyme or reason for the elected Naga people representatives (specially from Manipur) to play hide and seek game rather spell out the aspiration of the people i.e. unification of all Naga inhabited areas under one political roof. And there will be no compromise to this common aspiration so the Government of Manipur should also understand these legitimate rights of the Nagas.
It is also our appeal to all Naga brothers and factions to join hands in this ongoing peace process and to strengthen it so that an honourable solution is being worked out between the two entities at an early date. We also would like to apprise the Indian Government and Authorities that Nagas would never accept any kind of solution without unification of its contiguous areas of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, and Manipur. Unification of its territories would be the precondition to the final solution of the ongoing Indo-Naga peace process. GoI should also come out with an open mind and polities towards this end.
It is our humble appeal to all Naga brothers and sisters irrespective of factions to join hands together by forgetting our past deeds against each other rather we all must work together for bringing about an honourable solution for which cause many have suffered and sacrificed together. Further we also appeal the leaders of NSCN (K) to rescind their recent dictate of issuing quit notice to the Tangkhul Community in the State of Nagaland in the larger interest of the Naga public. Here we would like to quote John F. Kennedy, the then President of the United States of America, he said. “Our task now is not to fix the blame for the past, but to fix the course for the future”.
Therefore, let us volunteer ourselves to work as the messenger of peace and pave the way for bringing about better understanding among ourselves and our neighbours. So that we all can contribute our mite and might in building a better society in the days to come for ourselves and that of our posterities to come.
KUKNALlM
Ashinpou Gangmei
Social Worker, Nungba
M-9862027118
Athuan Abonmai
Social Worker, Tamei
M-9436086457
