The government of India proposed PAN NAGA HOHO, a cultural institution which embraces the Nagas of all Naga areas. It will deal with the culture, custom and tradition, literature, social and interest of the Nagas, which was mutually agreed, said Q Tuccu.
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National Socialist Council of Nagalim or NSCN (I-M) Yaruiwo Q Tuccu stated that one of the “central points” of the Naga movement has been the “integration of all Naga territories under one political roof”.
He said that after series of talks between the Government of India and NSCN, it was “mutually agreed that the integration of all the Naga areas is the ‘legitimate right of the Nagas’ and that in keeping with the principle it will be finalized through political process at the earliest as mutually agreed upon”.
Q Tuccu made the statement while delivering his speech on the 7th commemoration of the Framework Agreement signed on August 3, 2015 between the government of India and the NSCN (I-M).
During his speech at the Council Headquarters, Hebron, the Yaruiwo said that the Framework Agreement recognizes the unique history of the Naga independence and its unique situation by the Government of India. “By unique history, it means the Nagas have never been a part of the Union of India. By unique situation, it means it is political, not law and order problem of India. We say sovereignty is our inherent right and that the Nagas are a sovereign people. However, it must be recognized by other nation-states”, he said.
Q Tuccu also accused the “interlocutors of the Government of India” of making the Naga flag and constitution” an issue. “It is known to all that the flag and the constitution are component parts of the recognised sovereignty and unique history. We truly say we are Nagas, not Indians, but the Government of India did not respect the Naga national identity. The Nagas must be a recognized entity. The Naga national entity is now recognized by the Government of India”, he said.
“The politics of integration of all Naga territories under one political roof has been one of the central points of the movement. After series of talks between the Government of India and NSCN, it was mutually agreed that the integration of all the Naga areas is the ‘legitimate right of the Nagas’ and that in keeping with the principle it will be finalized through political process at the earliest as mutually agreed upon”, said the Yaruiwo.
He further stated that “as agreed upon political institutions will be instituted in the Naga areas in the so-called states of Manipur, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh in addition to the present Nagaland state, which will be transitional to the final goal. The government of India proposed PAN NAGA HOHO, a cultural institution which embraces the Nagas of all Naga areas. It will deal with the culture, custom and tradition, literature, social and interest of the Nagas, which was mutually agreed”.
“We believe this Framework Agreement which says, ‘It will provide for an enduring inclusive new relationship of peaceful coexistence of the two entities’ will be certainly a bridge between the two peoples, not a wall; it will also be the strong tower they have been looking for. This Framework Agreement nullifies the colonial culture of ‘forced marriage and forced Union’, and this agreement will bring the two confronting peoples closer than ever before. The two negotiating parties agreed that this is the meeting point of the Nagas and the Indians”, said Q Tuccu.