Kohima: Political agreement by any group
with the Centre to resolve the protracted Naga problem without
the consent of the people would "only lead to more bloodshed
among Nagas", the NSCN-K has said.
"An agreement entered by any group with the government
of India to resolve the vexed political conflict without the
consent of Naga people would only result in more bloodshed and
fratricidal killings," NSCN-K 'chairman' S S Khaplang said
yesterday.
In a speech read out at a function near Dimapur,
Khaplang insisted that Nagas cannot afford to be victims of
another Shillong Accord of 1975 (which led to formation of
NSCN and subsequent turmoil leaving deaths and destruction).
"Shillong Accord did not only become a thorn to the
Naga political struggle but also led to bloodbath," Khaplang
asserted in his speech read out at the celebration of the
group's "30th republic day" at its Khehoi designated camp
near Dimapur.
He acknowledged the role of Forum for Naga
Re-conciliation (FNR) and other Naga civil society groups in
carrying forward the campaign for peace, unity and
reconciliation among Naga underground groups.
Appreciating the "responsibility" of NSCN-IM
'chairman' Isak Chishi Swu for signing the "covenant of
Reconciliation" last year at Chiang Mai in Thailand, Khaplang
also acknowledged the "commitment" of the joint working group
(JWG) of the three underground groups - NNC/FGN and two
factions of NSCN - to carry forward the task of Naga
reconciliation and unity.
NSCN-K general secretary Kitovi Zhimomi had also
exuded confidence that the reconciliation effort of the FNR
would bear fruits sooner or later.
Speaking to newsmen on the sidelines of the
celebration, Kitovi had yesterday said FNR was tirelessly
working on its campaign, "Journey of Common Hope" to bring
about understanding, peace and re-conciliation among the
deeply divided Naga underground groups and called upon the
people to fully back the initiative.
PTI
First Published: Monday, March 22, 2010, 23:05