Shillong, Sept 18: The Congress has asked the Centre to show "honest political will" in solving the insurgency problem in the Northeast by bringing all extremist groups to the negotiation table. While entering into ceasefire agreements with insurgent groups, the Centre should clearly "chalk out practical ground rules which should be strictly adhered to by all parties in letter and spirit so that ceasefire prevails in the real sense", the party said in a resolution passed at the conclusion of the two-day North East Congress Coordination Committee (NECCC) meeting here yesterday.
It cautioned the government that no insurgent outfits should be allowed to take advantage of "political patronage" as a result of any ceasefire agreement with the Centre and further their "expansionist policies".
The emergence of NSCN(IM) as an umbrella organisation was giving "fresh impetus and encouragement" to different extremist groups in the region, it alleged.
"This was an early warning signal of the clock being put back ... The Centre and other national parties should desist from the dangers of creating Frankensteins," it said.
Taking a dig at the BJP, the NECCC said that the party for "short term political gains" had aligned with "secessionist organisations" to ensure defeat of Congress in Nagaland and topple the democratically-elected Mukut Mithi government in Arunachal Pradesh.
"A national political party indulging in such shortsighted moves sent wrong signal to the people and also encouraged secessionist elements. This was more alarming when China disputed Arunachal's integrity with India," it said. Bureau Report