Settlement of Naga Issue: Hoho runs into Khaplang wall
Source: Hueiyen News Service / NNN

Dimapur, October 23 2012: Naga frontal organisations mainly the Naga Hoho has been working hard so that the various Naga militant groups come to a meeting point before the would-be Naga settlement is inked.

However, as of now, the NSCN faction headed by S.S.Khaplang seems to be the most distanced group to the endeavour of the Naga civil societies.

A well placed source from the Naga Hoho informed Newmai News Network tonight that for quite some time now that they are working to find an accommodative strategy where all the groups can come to a meeting point.

"But we are yet to achieve that," the source confessed.

On the other hand, NSCN-K kilonser (minister) Wangtin Naga who is in charge of public relations and NGOs told Newmai News Network that there can never be a meeting point between the NSCN-IM and the NSCN-K. "How can we come to a meeting point?," Wangtin Naga asks while adding, "I have told the government of India that the so called solution reported to be achieved soon is never going to be a Naga solution but the NSCN-IM solution." The NSCN-K leader reasons that the talks have been going on for the last 15 years and no one knows on what matter the two parties are talking.

Meanwhile, NSCN-IM leaders Th Muivah and Isak Swu are now in Nagaland and in the coming days they will start the "home consultations" with the Naga civil societies.

However, based on the speculations, things may start unfurling soon pertaining to the talks with New Delhi as Muivah and Swu meet the Naga frontal organisations.

On October 18, Th Muivah had told the waiting media persons at Dimapur airport that "the ball is now in the court of the government of India" .

He had also commented on that day that "about the solution, we cannot say, but it is sure that the progress is there and of course, the government of India is also more serious and we are hopeful that something honourable will be achieved" .

It can be noted here that the ambience to the ongoing Naga peace talks have been sounded on urgency tone, thanks to the Joint Legislature Forum (JLF) floated by the 60 MLAs of Nagaland to press for the expedition of the 15 years long dialogue.

The recent comment of Sushil Kumar Shinde about the settlement of the problem by March 2013 has even charged up the atmosphere.

Fueled by all these developments, civil society organisations in Manipur are closely monitoring the issue.

From time to time, organisations like United Committee Manipur (UCM) and All Manipur United Clubs Organisation (AMUCO) are reminding the government not to do anything that is detrimental to the territorial integrity of Manipur.

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