Warts of Naga malady pointed out

Dimapur : Killings, extortion, mutual distrust and self-righteousness and arrogance of the Naga underground factions are some of the impediments responsible for today’s ‘fragmented’ Naga family, according to a group calling itself the “Naga national workers people support group”. Apart from deepening the divided Naga house, the said anti-people activities are also responsible for the Government of India and international communities refusing to take the Naga issue seriously.

A note explaining the reasons for the deep divisions characterizing the Naga ‘political groups’ was received here from the “Naga national workers people support group”. The group made clear that fratricide, “high handed extortion”, intimidation, “rampant defection” mutual distrust and self-righteousness and arrogance of the Naga underground factions are all anti-people activities. “They have a telling effect on the national character of our people and on the integrity of our national leaders,” the group strongly reminded. Unless the factions stop “wallowing in the above activities and attitudes” it will amount to personal aggrandizement and deviate from the “national” objectives, the “Naga national workers people support group” cautioned.
The group highlighted the reasons.

Under ‘mutual distrust’, the group said ‘mutual slandering’ has continued for very long in the Naga society today it has become almost impossible to break out from “our own tribal cocoons…”. Again, fratricidal bloodshed continues for either right or wrong reasons all in the name of “national freedom struggle” and has rendered the value of human life “so cheap”, the group reminded.  

The group had these words to say: “It is we who have divided our own house; it is we who have refused to be reconciled; it is we who have refused to be forgiving; it is we who have refused to be accommodative; it is we who have refused to listen to the voice of the people for whom we are supposed to be working for…let us face the fact, call spade a spade…” The group added to its reminder: “No amount of international campaign will help our situation when we cannot build up position of strength at home”.

Further, the group said various Naga apex bodies like the Naga Hoho, the ENPO, NPMHR, NSF, NMA, ENSF, UNC and ANSAM among many others including the Forum for Naga Reconciliation currently, have been working for the Nagas’ cause. “We the Naga national workers’ support group believe in the final mobility of making for a shared humanity for the sake of the Naga people who have suffered enough for the cause of the Naga nation; we do not take any pleasure in forming another group but for a facilitation of a viable direction for the Naga cause,” it stated. “Your weakness is not our strength. But we believe in the importance of building up the internal strength of the Naga people,” the Naga national workers support group added.