Chakhesang-Sumi Brotherhood : There has to be a bigger purpose
New Delhi feels clamour for early Solution is gaining ground
New Delhi/Pfutsero
Sufferings, Struggles and Dreams are great social equalizers. Who knows this better than Chakhesangs and Sumis (Semas) ?
Thus the Pfutsero meet - 29th Celebration of Brotherhood on Tuesday, Nov 26, made a lot of sense. And there should be a bigger purpose too.
In New Delhi too, people concerned have taken note of the same. As the function commenced, a key community leader Theja Therieh set the ball rolling - "God has brought us together for a purpose and we will glorify His name together".
And as the mega meeting ended - one resolution line pledged - "to expand our brotherhood horizon beyond the brotherly tribes and work for the common aspirations of like-minded people".
This aimed for a larger unity within the geography of Nagaland state and also beyond.
Actually this pledge touched humanism.
Theja in his opening remarks also said - "Twenty nine years is a generation and therefore, this generation must create a legacy for the next generation to ameliorate. We need to expand our scope and horizon transcending brotherhood and reaching out beyond Chakhesang and Sumis for a higher goal".
He also said - "Today, we have more than 18,000 government employees from our Sumi Community and more than 8,000 government employees from the Chakhesang Community. Together we have 27% of the state employees.
We want to encourage our government employees particularly the Gazetted Officers to collectively and cohesively strategize our approaches in consonance with the policies of the state to harvest optimum benefit".
Among others Phek legislator and NPF Küzholüzo Azo Nienu echoed similar sentiment when he said, "The Ties that connect us must be stronger than the differences that try to divide us. True brotherhood calls us to look beyond our individual interests and think of collective goodness.
"It also asks us to embrace one another in our moments of joy and sorrow and also to stand together in times of challenges".
For their part, New Delhi analysts are also on the job trying to get a feel of the happenings on ground.
There are reasons for that. Chakhesangs share a border with Naga communities in Manipur and Semas have been close to communities in Manipur for decades.
So the agencies would like to chew things from their own perspectives.
There is already an influential school of thought in Delhi - which is pushing the line -- that Time has come to 'segregate the problems' of Nagaland state and Naga areas in other states.
This is not dividing the Nagas but to prepare Nagas better to face reality, they argue.
One insider says - now stakeholders realise that Nagas of Assam, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh will have to chart their political future independent of other debatable issues.
Legislator Azo says: "Today the whole system is corrupt. The Govt is corrupt... We legislators are corrupt .... Even I agree churches are also corrupted. Everybody is living for himself.
But .... today God has brought us together to save Naga brotherhood and bring an end to the long protracted Naga political issue".
New Delhi mandarins do appreciate the fact that clamour for an early Solution is gaining ground perhaps faster than expected by many. And the intensity is high.
President of CPO Vezuhu Keyho and Sumi Hoho Vihuto Asumi and PWD Minister G Kaito Aye also spoke.
Mr Kaito also expressed concern about corruption menace and he diagnosed that if society does not change its approaches - the dividends of developmental works will not reach the targeted people.
If electoral expenses continue, the one who win cannot do anything and the one who lost cannot recover for along time. Development is not possible, he pointed out.
In fact, sources from the venue said the Minister was given five minutes to speak, but he went on beyond half an hour.
Notably, he said Brotherhood is bigger than any association and federation and this experiment should go beyond communities and work for a larger good.
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