“Failure to bring political settlement through various Agreements/Accords in the past and signing of another ceasefire Agreement in 1997 speaks volumes towards searching for settlement above 16 Point Agreement”.
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Naga Hoho on Tuesday asserted that Naga sovereignty was the only problem ever since the beginning of Naga political movement and the physical integration of Naga homeland has been the core issue post 16 Point Agreement.
The government of India and Naga political negotiators has been trying their level best to find out the best option by understanding each other’s difficulties. However, it is unfortunate that some sections of our own people are simply following the stand of the Government of India which lacks “pragmatic solutions”, Naga Hoho said in a release.
“What is the use of having a political negotiation if we are to stand by the oppressor?”
Stating that there are sections of people who believe that the Indo-Naga political negotiation has been concluded on October 31, 2019 and the ownership of land is above the Naga political problem, Naga Hoho maintained that it was “ridiculous”.
As there is not a single absolute mandated Naga organisation at the moment, it is illogical to denounce each other based on vested and regional interest leaving aside the larger Naga issues, the apex body of the subtribes of Naga said in the release, which it said was constrained to make its standpoint on Indo-Naga political issues and conflicting outlook of Naga society.
Reacting to the statement by former Nagaland governor SC Jamir, who was recently conferred Padma Bhushan, Naga Hoho maintained that Prime Minister Narendra Modi never in his speech on August 3, 2015 mentioned or welcomed the decision of “the underground to join the mainstream of Indian polity” and it is never a reason why the Government of India and PM Modi described the Framework Agreement as “historic”.
“The Naga Hoho is mandated to pursue and mediate for unity among various diametrical Naga political groups and early Indo-Naga Political settlement. Hence, any political solutions sans inclusive of Naga ancestral land and its people are not acceptable to the Nagas. This has been endorsed by the Naga leaders from different tribes before the emergence of new organisations in recent times”.
Stating that it was unfortunate that there are some groups of people who claim to represent some sections of the society and have been continuously spitting venom against the Naga Hoho, the apex body asserted that one must realise that the Nagas struggle for self-determination for more than 70 years is for a “common homeland under one administration and not based on the artificial boundaries demarcated by British-India and Burma”.
“Failure to bring political settlement through various Agreement/Accord in the past and signing of another ceasefire Agreement in 1997 speaks volumes towards searching for settlement above 16 Point Agreement”.
While maintaining that various agencies have been and will continue to further divide the Naga society unless the Naga people stand on the truth of our history, the Naga Hoho asserted that It will be a disaster if the present generation forfeit the struggle of Naga patriots “who sacrificed and shed their blood for a free Naga land for just mere packages and commitments by the Government of India”.
“The Naga people must play the role of facilitator and strengthen the negotiators rather than destroying the hard earned Peace process. Regrettably many Naga pseudo intellectuals and leaders of today are trying hard to destabilise the peace process without understanding the intrinsic value and the dynamics of political negotiations”.
During the darkest period of our Naga history where killings became the norm of the day, the Naga elders and intellectuals realizing the need for a collective effort to usher in peace and a voice for unified Naga Homeland without borders, came together and gave birth to Naga Hoho. Till today, the Naga Hoho stands firmly on the foundation of Naga political and historical rights for self-determination and recognition of Naga homeland, it added.