Naga Hoho decries stand of BJP leader

Newmai News Network
DIMAPUR, Jun 12: Naga Hoho said on Saturday that despite commitments by successive Prime Ministers of India assuring for a long lasting political solution to the protracted Indo-Naga political problem beyond past agreements, peace and tranquillity seems to elude the Nagas till today due to various reasons from within and without.
"What stands witness today is some influential Naga leaders who refused to accept the realities of the Naga people's political movement but harped to toe the line of the oppressors," said Naga Hoho in a statement.
According to Naga Hoho, on June 10, 2021, Temjenimna Along, president of BJP, Nagaland state unit, in an interview with North East Live TV channel had categorically stated that "we know that any solution that would come should be under the constitution of India and it should be under the Indian union. So anything that is good for the Naga people under the constitution of India should be pursued and should be done with'". Naga Hoho said that this comment of the BJP leader had totally negated the uniqueness of Naga political history which is unacceptable to the Naga people. The Naga body also said that the Nagaland BJP president  "has literally ignored the existence of Naga nationhood and her political rights and further undermined thousands of precious lives who have fallen in the hands of occupationist only exhibits his ignorance about his own identity". Naga Hoho also said that the BJP leader further eroded the leaders of different Naga political groups both past and present and the Naga intellectuals as if they are all stooges. "Why were there armed conflicts all over Naga areas? Why are there peace talks for the last more than 23 years even after creation of statehood through the 16 Point Agreement? Is it the Naga people's struggle for more than 70 years to be under the Constitution of India?," Naga Hoho asked.
While the Naga Hoho condemned and denounced the statement of Along, it welcomed the formation of the Core Committee on Naga Political Issue by the Nagaland state government under the convenorship of the Chief Minister provided they are committed to resolve the Naga political problem with the best interest and sincerity. "We hope that through the intervention of the Core Committee, it will be able to break the stalemate between the Government of India and political negotiators and to bring unity among different Naga Political Groups," it also said, adding, "It is our sincere believe that the Naga society would be restored and see a new dawn once the sixty elected members convince the people in their respective constituencies to stand together as one people towards bringing Indo-Naga political problem to a logical conclusion".