Dimapur: The Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) on Friday cautioned that “unguarded statements, mutual accusations, and public finger-pointing” on the Naga political issue can only further complicate and escalate the situation at this critical juncture.
It expressed serious concern over frequent statements and remarks made by various individuals and groups through the media on the issue.
In a statement issued by its media cell, the NSF, however, acknowledged the enthusiasm and genuine concerns of individuals and groups yearning for an early and honourable solution.
Some senior leaders of Nagaland, on Thursday, at a meeting at former Nagaland Chief Minister SC Jamir’s farmhouse in Chumoukedima, deliberated on the issue and called for its early resolution in the wake of the Framework Agreement with NSCN (I-M) on August 3, 2015, and the Agreed Position with the working committee of the Naga National Political Groups on November 17, 2017.
“At this crucial moment in our history, the need of the hour is unity—unity of purpose, unity of vision, and unity of the Naga people. If we continue to point fingers at one another instead of standing together, we risk deepening divisions and undermining the collective struggle that generations of the Nagas have carried forward with immense sacrifice,” the federation said.
According to the NSF, the Naga political issue is not confined to Nagaland alone, but is a historical and political question that encompasses all Nagas living beyond the “artificial and imposed territorial boundaries.”
Calling for sincerity and political will on the part of the Government of India to resolve the issue, it appealed to all Naga political groups to come together in unity, maturity, and mutual respect to hammer out a lasting and honourable settlement.
The federation also reiterated that even if any agreement were to come about with any group(s), without addressing the core issues of territorial integration and the political identity of the Naga homeland, it will continue to carry forth the movement until the collective aspiration of the Nagas to live under one political umbrella is realised.