The group stated that the Naga nationalist movement was ignited and sustained by village heads and said the sacrifices of Hoshepu of Sümi country, Phor village of Pochury country and Huker village of Yimkhiung country remained part of the collective memory of the people.
"The bloodshed of Hoshepu of Sumi country, the Phor Village of Pochury country and the Huker Village of Yimkhiung country has yet to dry in the collective memory of the people. Nagaland politicians must therefore desist from projecting distorted narratives of Naga Nationalism before the outside world," the statement from GPRN/NSCN (U) said.
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The statement says:
The GPRN/NSN (U), under the leadership of President, Gen. (retd.) MB. Neokpao Konyak and Ato Kilonser Inno Alezo Venuh, through its Ministry of Information & Publicity (MIP), hereby unequivocally denounces and strongly censures the statement recently made by the Minister, Roads and Bridges, Inno G. Kaito Aye, during the general conference of the Sumi Kukami Hoho (SKH) convened at Zunheboto.
In his address, the Minister reportedly urged hereditary village chiefs and traditional leaders to dissociate themselves from the Naga underground.
The unwarranted statement by the hon’ble Minister, Inno G. Kaito Aye upon the Naga Customary Institution of Village Chiefs is wholly irrational, unjustified and bereft of any historical or moral foundation. Such actions strike directly against the spirit and ethos of Naga Nationalism.
"It must not be forgotten that the flame of the Naga Nationalism Movement was ignited and steadfastly sustained by the village heads. The bloodshed of Hoshepu of Sumi country, the Phor Village of Pochury country and the Huker Village of Yimkhiung country has yet to dry in the collective memory of the people.
Nagaland politicians must therefore desist from projecting distorted narratives of Naga Nationalism before the outside world.
Village Chieftainship is not an extension of any underground organisation, rather, village chiefs remain the custodians of Naga political aspirations and the guardians of the democratic traditions embedded within the Naga customary institutions.
The unwarranted intervention of Inno Aye further demonstrates that certain ministers in Nagaland have reduced themselves to functioning as “segregated stovepipes”, intend upon sowing discord and creating unnecessary distraction within the collective cohesion of the Naga National Movement.
The Chief Minister and his Council of Ministers would do well to revisit the officially declared policy positions of their own government.
"It may be recalled that, in February 2021, during the inaugural sitting of the seventh session of the 13th Nagaland Legislative Assembly, the then Interlocutor and Governor, R.N. Ravi, made a policy declaration concerning the Naga Peace Talks.
He had unequivocally stated that the “early resolution” of the protracted Naga political issue remained the central focus of the Government and that, “with the negotiation having concluded, there is now a need to consolidate the substantive gains achieved thus far and to move expeditiously towards the final settlement”," the statement said.
The recent remarks made by Hon’ble Chief Minister, Neiphiu Rio during an interview with a private TV channel have exposed serious policy inconsistencies within his government regarding the entire Naga political process.
"His repeated insistence on designating a Union Minister of State for Home Affairs as an interlocutor stands in direct contradiction to the officially declared position of his own government constitutes a gross violation of the commitment earlier made to the people.
Following the conclusion of negotiation, there remains no necessity for any interlocutor, as all matters within the Preamble have already been mutually agreed upon
Immediately upon the conclusion of negotiation, every aspect of the Naga Peace Talks and the details of the understanding reached were duly briefed before the Council of Ministers and the Legislators of Nagaland, being the visible limb of the Government of India within the state, cannot feign ignorance on such sensitive
matters, at a time when all Naga Nationalist Groups are endeavouring collectively towards a consensual and honourable political solution in the agreement with the Government of India, any attempt to create confusion or contradictory narratives would only undermine the larger aspiration for unity and an enduring settlement.
"If elected leaders are unable to discharge its committed responsibility as impartial facilitators, they must, at the very least, refrain from becoming impediments that may jeopardise the prospects of an early political settlement."
"Hon’ble Minister, G. Kaito Aye has, through his statement, exposed the weakness and helplessness of the state political structure, the statement issued by the Minister and echoed by the Hon’ble Chief Minister further reveal a deliberate attempt to destabilise the Naga National Movement and to unnecessarily delay the political resolution process.
"Furthermore, the term “underground” constitutes a derogatory mis-characterisation of Naga dignity and should appropriately be replaced with ‘Naga Nationalists” or ‘Naga Nationalist Political Groups”, particularly now that formal political processes are firmly in place."
Issued by:
Ministry of Information & Publicity
GPRN/NSCN (Unification)
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