New Delhi: Amid reports that the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) along with the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) are working closely to find a final solution to the decades-long Indo-Naga peace talks, the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) on Thursday reiterated that any solution based on "collaborators" will only have the way for a bigger disaster.
"Let it be known that these same people are used and created as a third force/party by the Government of India to defend her interests against the right of the Nagas. We, however, put on record that any solution based on collaborators will only have the way for a bigger disaster. The NSCN is well aware of the forces working hand in glove to engineer re-edited 16 points agreement (2015 Framework Agreement)," the outfit said in a statement sent to ETV Bharat.
The NSCN was referring to the Naga National Political Groups (NNPG), a conglomerate of other Naga armed groups. During the framework agreement signed in 2015 with NSCN, the central government opted to bring other Naga armed groups under the aegis of NNPG. "Let it also be known that even before the negotiation started they have already surrendered and accepted the Indian Constitution without any hesitation. This is against what our great freedom fighters have died for...It would simply be a glittering morsel which will turn bitter later to repeat the blunder of the Indo-Naga history," the group said. It further said that NSCN can't be a party to NNPGs solution.
It is worth mentioning that the demand for a separate flag and a constitution has been the key hindrance before a final settlement of the ongoing talks. The group was referring to a recent statement issued by NNPG where it stated that there was no protest during or after the function (2015 Framework Agreement) and as days turned into weeks, months and years, absurd interpretation of FA is being shoved down the throat of Nagas but there is just one truth. The people have seen and heard enough.