Though premature, R N Ravi should smile. His observation on extortion is now being talked easily and effortlessly.
No political campaign or naming of candidates in Nagaland till December by UDA
NDPP says it may "expel any leader" who talks about party nominees
New Delhi
Life and times have evolved pretty fast last week. Peace talks are still on track notwithstanding tough stance from New Delhi.
We are already in the midst of evolution of a new terminology -- "post-Solution Nagaland".
Next seven to ten days appear to be most crucial as the NNPG delegation is expected in the capital.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi may be keen to pay a respectful homage to Mahatma Gandhi on his birthday on Oct 2.
A series of meetings took place last week between peace emissary A K Mishra, a former IB top gun, and the NSCN-IM delegation led by V S Atem.
The powerful NNPG convener N. Kitovi Zhimomi will be now leading his team to Delhi. At their Saturday (Sept 24) afternoon meeting with the NSCN-IM, the Naga Hoho too has reportedly urged the ultra group to start works for an "early solution".
That there is little option in the face of strong public opinion is another matter.
The UDA partners NDPP, BJP and NPF have decided to "suspend" all political activities till December/Christmas season.
"We will have no election related bytes and secret leaks for media. It will be dry season for some of you till
Christmas," a key UDA leader told this journalist adding a decision to this effect was taken at the UDA coordination
committee meeting at Kohima on Sept 19.
Sources also maintained the NDPP will "expel any leader" who talks about party candidates and such
matters till December. This is definitely a spicy nugget for some who jokingly say, "That way Neiphiu Rio should
be expelled because he announced three candidates in Dimapur region".
"Something positive is happening...I am personally happy," said another leader adding also in a lighter
vein, "politically, some people may be upset".
Sources claimed Governor Jagdish Mukhi, who is holding the additional charge of Nagaland besides
Assam, is expected in Kohima in the coming week.
"If BJP and Alliance (meaning NDPP of Neiphiu Rio) do not file nomination, we shall not file nominations.
We want implementation of solution under President’s Rule," says Nagaland pradesh Congress chief K.
Therie.
In simple sense, there is a growing realisation that Naga people's voice for an early solution and New Delhi taking a firm stance have combined together to strengthen an argument that in a democracy people's wishes ought to be respected. For Modi, an election promise is a solemn pledge and not a subject to be "blown out of proportion" as was circulated by some elements.
The moment of truth is now at the doorsteps. It's Peace and mutual harmony. It's the springboard to development and happiness.
All eyes remain fixed on the hourglass. Try figure out the meaning of 'hourglass' on net and the web would
say - You can be categorised as a 'hourglass shaped' if you have a well-balanced body.
The spin doctors and 'not-to-report-media management' gurus can opt for leave.
Though premature, R N Ravi should smile.
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Making sense of 'Plebiscite' politics but why now?
(Paradox and Naga Solution : Let the cobbler be around my house. Let me sympathise with him also during every Diwali or Christmas. But his son should not become a doctor. This symbolises our debate on Solution. In such a situation, who will mend my shoes?
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New Delhi
The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything
Dialogue is the first stop on the road to reconciliation, resignation and sacrifices are next. While the first started in 1997 and is still continuing, the second stage is not going to come soon.
A group of people have no real interest in resolving the vexed Naga issue. They fall into different categories - Nagas and non-Nagas, politicians and Babus and social workers and some in Delhi and others in the backyards of money-spinner city Dimapur and Kohima.
The assembly session is over and even during the meeting with NNPG at Dimapur on Sept 23, the Core Committee stalwarts did not want any reference on their resignation.
The Facilitator now wants to play Stakeholder. Power hunger is a small phrase and it's not only about one or two individuals.
The debate on boycott of elections ala 1998 is a deliberate misguided game. Now, the first step should
be the resignation of MLAs.
At least fix a honourable day for honourable people. Talk to a veteran regionalist,
and the senior citizen would lament - even my son would not listen to me. A middle class melodrama.
The Core Committee wisemen and G-60 facilitators are now on lookout for a life after Solution.That's fine !
'Nagaland Page' Link
But they also want a life in the same old corridors of power or in the new scheme of things vis-a-vis interim
arrangements. This is a complaint coming in mildly. Is this true ?
Absolute power not only corrupts absolutely, it creates a mindset in the protagonists that once we are here; we will be here permanently.
And if we are not there; we know how to blame others. Narendra Modi is bad, Amit Shah can be called a tyrant
and the BJP a Hindutva engine.
Meanwhile, the Naga civil society leadership lost an opportunity to put any pressure on BJP chief J P Nadda at least for resignation for his 12 MLAs. In the words of B L Santhosh, seven of them including the Twitter-celebrity chief of the Nagaland BJP is not safe. So 'sacrifice' is a seasonal bird for neighbours and distant cousins.
Resignation is not my cup of tea !
Like other populist leaders, the present movers and shakers, who should have resigned at least on Sept 17 when NSCN-IM
and NNPG issued a joint accordant, have a unique mindset.
But they are not alone. If 60 of them are on one side, 600 others want to see all institutions/systems subservient to their whims.
"We are also stakeholders," came the parrot type utterances of some who are otherwise power brokers and who might
not have glorified corruption, but sought to look the other way. Some even entertained 'tax collections'.
It took a gentleman called Jagdish Mukhi's order to put a total stop to all extortion counters.
The refrain being 'how can I resign, when he has not'. There are other players too. All of a sudden the leadership
of various powerful bodies like Angami Public Organisation, Sumi Hoho and Ao Sneden are now 'strategic'
and as the saying goes, are keeping their fingers crossed. What will they do ? Well, we in the media
asking this question is tolerable; but even they are asking! The names of these organisations figure only
as innocuous examples.
There are plenty others.
And answers are coming from the NDPP ! Do not get carried away.
Some of them are not getting carried away and hence one ticket here and another ticket there
will not be a bad idea.
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Election time coinciding with the 'Solution season' actually makes a fantastic combo offer for the propaganda season.
So, some smart guys are pushing a line - the Solution is likely to help 'only one tribe....misa misi etc etc'. There is reference to the Plebiscite of 1951. Among 20 MLAs, there is buzz around Frontier Nagaland.
There were proposals for rallies in central Nagaland a few months back, but all that has been pushed to the second
fiddle.
Confusion is a virtue for bargain kings.
The bigger question is can one or two netas only push for this new game which is based on an old trick.
Let's lip service Solution etc etc, pray in the backyards that Solution should never come.
Such games have been played many times in the past as well. But no lesson learnt.
A Societal failure would be camouflaged in and as Nagaism, regionalism and even the developmental
agenda of a nationalist Prime Minister.
Let the cobbler be around my house. Let me sympathise with him also during every Diwali or Christmas. But his son
should not become a doctor. This symbolises our debate on Solution. In such a situation, who will mend my shoes?
Status quo is the human race's comfortable love story. Revolution and Sacrifice are focus areas for neighbours' kids.
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