Focus on Delhi for Naga solution

September 19, 2020 133 Views No Comment

RAVI, NNPGS TO MEET TODAY; NSCN (I-M) FIRM ON FLAG, CONSTITUTION

Staff Reporter DIMAPUR, SEP 18 (NPN) : Amidst speculations that the Centre and Naga Political Groups were likely to ink the final agreement to decades old Naga political issue anytime soon, the focus has now shifted towards the national capital, Delhi.

Government of India’s Representative and Interlocutor for Naga Peace Talks, R.N. Ravi is scheduled to leave for Delhi by next week.

Sources informed that a delegation of the Working Committee (WC) of the NNPGs was likely to leave for Delhi soon to meet the Central leaders.

Currently, NSCN (I-M) members led by its chairman, Q. Tuccu and general secretary Th. Muivah are camping in Delhi.

The NSCN (I-M) members led by its chief negotiator, Th. Muivah had been holding series of parleys with officials of the Intelligence Bureau headed by its director, Arvind Kumar on a daily basis. The peace talks are going on to resolve contentious issues like the NSCN (I-M)’s demand for a separate flag and a separate constitution, but no decision has been taken so far, an official told the PTI.

Meanwhile, a 7-member delegation led by the Naga Mothers’ Association left for Delhi on Friday. As per reports, the delegation which also includes representatives from the Naga Women’s Union Manipur, Naga women representatives from Assam and Arunachal Pradesh and also women members of the NPMHR was likely to call on the Prime Minister.

It was also learnt that the newly formed Political Affairs Mission (PAM) of the NPF may head to Delhi to meet Central leaders and others. PAM members had also sought an appointment to meet Ravi ahead of their visit to Delhi.

Ravi, NNPGs to meet today: Working Committee of the Naga National Political Groups and Government of India’s Representative and Interlocutor for Naga Peace Talks, R.N. Ravi, who is also the Governor of Nagaland, is scheduled to hold a meeting here on Saturday.

Highly placed sources said that Ravi and the NNPGs members will be meeting to deliberate on the competencies (all crucial matters discussed during negotiations).

It may be recalled that during the recent meeting held on September 10, Ravi and the Working Committee decided to reveal competencies to the people before inking the final agreement.

“Now that the process is at its final stage, the two negotiating parties feel that it is imperative that the competencies are shared with the people since they are the primary stakeholders of the Naga issue,” a source, privy to the meeting, had told Nagaland Post.

It may be mentioned that copies of what had been discussed between the Interlocutor and NNPGs were also handed over to elected members of Nagaland Legislative Assembly (both ruling and opposition parties), ex-parliamentarians, members of 14 Naga tribes of Nagaland, Nagaland GB Federation (NGBF), other Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), intellectuals and individuals.

NSCN (I-M) affirms on flag, constitution: A joint council meeting of NSCN (I-M) held at Council Headquarters (CHQ) Hebron on September 18, 2020 unanimously adopted the resolution to reiterate its stand that “the Naga national flag and Yehzabo (constitution) must form a part of the Indo-Naga political solution in order to qualify the Naga deal as honourable and acceptable.”

NSCN (I-M) through its MIP said the joint council meeting deliberated on the historical and political rights of the Naga people and “how the Indo-Naga political talks has reached this far.”

Further, the house also resolved that the Government of India and NSCN must seek a final agreement based on the “historic Framework Agreement” of the August 3, 2015.

In : Nagaland