NSCN(I-M) leader asked to study Indian Constitution
By Puanthanh Gangmei
Guwahati, May 10 (TEN): National Socialist Council of Nagaland general secretary Thuingaleng Muivah has been asked to study the Indian Constitution which has necessary provisions to address their grievances placed before New Delhi.
Responding to the charges of the NSCN leader that the government of India was not sincere about the ongoing peace talks, highly-placed security sources told this newspaper: "The NSCN(I-M) leadership has been told categorically that the Indian Constitution has enough space to address their grievances."
An authoritative source in the home ministry said: "We are waiting for the NSCN(I-M) leader to complete his study on the Indian Constitution to restart the peace talks."
Meanwhile, ongoing factional clashes among the Naga groups in Nagaland has started taking an ugly turn, with the NSCN(I-M) fast losing its support base on the ground to the breakaway Unification Faction. The factional fights have been raging since April 15, killing more than 19 people so far.
It is likely to aggravate further with the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang) rejecting the reconciliation process initiated by a Naga church leader between the Naga warring groups. "We’ll not attend the meeting nor will be part of the reconciliation process," said Kughalu Mulatonu, a senior kilonser (minister) of the Khaplang faction. The meeting was initiated by Rev. Wati Aier, a prominent Naga clergyman who heads the Naga Reconciliation Forum, and was scheduled to be held at Chingmai in Thailand in the last week of May, the Khaplang group said in Dimapur.
The ceasefire between the NSCN (I-M) and the Centre completed 10 years and during this period, over 50 rounds of talks were held for finding an acceptable and honourable solution to the Naga political conflict.
The inordinate delay in the peace process has also changed the ground realities in Nagaland and now attempts are on to isolate NSCN(I-M) general secretary Thuingaleng Muivah among the Nagas of Nagaland. The breakaway unification faction and the Khaplang faction have joined hands against NSCN(I-M).
If independent observers are to be quoted here the unification faction has virtually taken over the control of majority of the areas in Nagaland. The failure of NSCN(I-M) on unifying the Naga-dominated areas of north-eastern states has given strength to the argument of the Khaplang faction that Mr Muivah is an outsider in Nagaland.
Though, Khaplang himself is from Burma, the outfit considers Mr Muivah and his people to be non-Nagas. It even asked Mr Muivah to leave Nagaland or face consequences for all his wrong doings to the Naga people.
Guwahati, May 10 (TEN): National Socialist Council of Nagaland general secretary Thuingaleng Muivah has been asked to study the Indian Constitution which has necessary provisions to address their grievances placed before New Delhi.
Responding to the charges of the NSCN leader that the government of India was not sincere about the ongoing peace talks, highly-placed security sources told this newspaper: "The NSCN(I-M) leadership has been told categorically that the Indian Constitution has enough space to address their grievances."
An authoritative source in the home ministry said: "We are waiting for the NSCN(I-M) leader to complete his study on the Indian Constitution to restart the peace talks."
Meanwhile, ongoing factional clashes among the Naga groups in Nagaland has started taking an ugly turn, with the NSCN(I-M) fast losing its support base on the ground to the breakaway Unification Faction. The factional fights have been raging since April 15, killing more than 19 people so far.
It is likely to aggravate further with the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang) rejecting the reconciliation process initiated by a Naga church leader between the Naga warring groups. "We’ll not attend the meeting nor will be part of the reconciliation process," said Kughalu Mulatonu, a senior kilonser (minister) of the Khaplang faction. The meeting was initiated by Rev. Wati Aier, a prominent Naga clergyman who heads the Naga Reconciliation Forum, and was scheduled to be held at Chingmai in Thailand in the last week of May, the Khaplang group said in Dimapur.
The ceasefire between the NSCN (I-M) and the Centre completed 10 years and during this period, over 50 rounds of talks were held for finding an acceptable and honourable solution to the Naga political conflict.
The inordinate delay in the peace process has also changed the ground realities in Nagaland and now attempts are on to isolate NSCN(I-M) general secretary Thuingaleng Muivah among the Nagas of Nagaland. The breakaway unification faction and the Khaplang faction have joined hands against NSCN(I-M).
If independent observers are to be quoted here the unification faction has virtually taken over the control of majority of the areas in Nagaland. The failure of NSCN(I-M) on unifying the Naga-dominated areas of north-eastern states has given strength to the argument of the Khaplang faction that Mr Muivah is an outsider in Nagaland.
Though, Khaplang himself is from Burma, the outfit considers Mr Muivah and his people to be non-Nagas. It even asked Mr Muivah to leave Nagaland or face consequences for all his wrong doings to the Naga people.
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