Naga Hoho against 'imposed settlement' Naga integration banner raised, again

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GUWAHATI, Oct 14 : Naga Hoho, the apex tribal body of the Nagas, said any Accord that does not honour the "legitimate rights" of integration, separate flag and separate constitution for the Nagas is not acceptable.
"It is also affirmed once again that any Accord that does not honour the Nagas' legitimate rights for integration, separate Naga flag and constitution is neither honourable nor acceptable to the Nagas who have shed much precious blood and tears for this long cherished Naga dream," the Naga Hoho statement said.
After the NSCN (I-M) said New Delhi was going back on on its commitments after 22 years of "intensive negotiations" for solving the protracted Naga political problem, Naga Hoho, in a statement, said when the core issues are yet to be resolved, any "imposed settlement" is not acceptable. The NSCN (I-M) had said, "Naga National flag is the symbol of the recognized Naga entity. It is the covenant of God with the Naga people and the commitment of the Naga people to God. The constitution of the Nagas is the book form of the recognized sovereignty and mutually agreed competencies".
On Thursday, NSCN (I-M)'s talks with New Delhi were reported to be "inconclusive" over the outfit's demand for separate flag and constitution for the Nagas. While the government was represented by National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and Nagaland Governor- cum-Interlocutor RN Ravi, the collective leadership of NSCN (IM) was led by its general secretary Thuingaleng Muivah.
The Centre and NSCN(I-M) had signed the "Framework Agreement" on August 3, 2015, to pave the way for a solution to the Naga political problem.
"The Government of India's three-month deadline to solve the vexed Indo-Naga political imbroglio in the form of an imposed settlement is unacceptable to the Nagas when the core issues which have landed the decades old political peace process into a deadlock are yet to be resolved amicably. If Government of India decides to impose its 'take it or leave it' or "carrot and stick" policies on the Nagas, the approach will only vitiate the existing peaceful environment and negate all the sincere efforts put in by both Indian and Naga leaders during the last many years in the quest for a lasting honourable solution," the Naga Hoho said in a statement.
The apex Naga tribal body appealed to all Naga negotiating parties to find common ground and accommodate one another for an "inclusive, acceptable and honourable settlement" of the Naga political problem.