Naga Hoho urges Rahul Gandhi to facilitate for honourable Indo-Naga Political settlement

January 17, 2024 24 Views No Comment

Khuzama, January 17 (MExN): A delegation of Naga Hoho met Rahul Gandhi at the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra campsite at Khuzama ground in Nagaland on January 15.

The Naga Hoho delegation submitted a memorandum expressing grave concern over the peace process between the NSCN (IM) and the Government of India, while requesting the Congress leader and his party leadership to facilitate for an honourable Indo-Naga Political settlement.

The hoho implored to the congress leader to “facilitate with the government of the day and settle the Naga political issue by honouring the hard-earned agreement of the Framework Agreement of the 3rd August, 2015 for an honourable and acceptable political solution.”

The memorandum stated that “after several rounds of political talks, it resulted into the signing of Framework Agreement of 3rd August, 2015 and the recognition of the ‘Uniqueness’ of Naga History and Situation by the Government of India on the 11th June, 2002 in Amsterdam.” It also said, “in addition, the Government of India has also recognized the idea of “Sharing Sovereign Power” and “Co-existence of the Two Entities” which means Naga people will be entitled to have their own National Flag and Constitution.”

“However, unfortunately the Government of India, despite its commitment for early Political settlement seems to drag on without any logical conclusion,” it expressed.

“We are confident that strong political leadership can only find honourable solution which is acceptable to both India and the Naga people and bring about enduring peace in this strategic geographical location which is considered as a gateway to the South East Asian countries,” the hoho stated.

In the memorandum, the Naga Hoho alleged that “the modus operandi of the Government of India has been to use ‘delaying tactics’ as its strategy with no sincerity and political will. It has resorted to ‘divide and rule policy to split the rank and files of the leaders of the Naga political groups by constructing and implanting divisive narratives so as to exploit it for manufacturing consent to force its most deceptive piecemeal packages as solutions to the Nagas aspiration for self-determination.”

“Now that it has not worked thus far, the GOI seems to be thinking of reverting back to solutions through Military operations by exploiting the situations to its advantage. The situation in Naga areas is likely to deteriorate and descend into complete chaos and bloody conflicts once again if not resolved in time,” the Naga Hoho assumed.