Indo-NSCN (IM) Peace Deal::: We are hopeful of settlement, but hard to say when: Muivah : 21st apr13 ~ E-Pao! Headlines

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Indo-NSCN (IM) Peace Deal::: We are hopeful of settlement, but hard to say when: Muivah
Source: Hueiyen News Service / Newmai News Network

Dimapur, April 20 2013 : Amid the prolonging of muteness maintained by NSCN-IM on the Indo-Naga peace talks and the Naga peoples' anxiety as to what might have happened with the much hype Naga political settlement, NSCN-IM leaders Thuingaleng Muivah and Isak Chisi Swu have finally broke the silence and spoken on the issue today.

In an exclusive interview with Witoubou, editor of Newmai News Network at Camp Hebron, off Dimapur this afternoon, both Thuingaleng Muivah and Isak Chisi Swu said that at this juncture they are not in the position to pronounce the time frame when the Naga political settlement can be brought about.

Both the NSCN-IM leaders, however, maintained that the government of India is serious enough to have the Naga political solution at the earliest.

"What we want is solution to the Naga political issue.

And what the government of India wants is the solution to the Naga political issue.

So, given this point of situation we are hopeful of the settlement.

However, it is hard to say when," said NSCN-IM general secretary Thuingaleng Muivah.

(From L to R) Muivah, Chisi Swu & Witoubou at Camp Hebron

On being asked if they have any plan to meet Naga National Council (NNC) president Adinno Phizo, the daughter of legendary A.Z.Phizo when she arrives in Nagaland in the next few days, Th Muivah said," Since her political stand is not clear to us there is no point meeting her" .

Currently, both Muivah and Swu are intensively engaging with the Naga civil organisations, individuals and well wishers.

Mentionably, late last year, speculations had climaxed to the zenith that the protracted Naga political problem was about to be settled in a few months time.

The speculations were even fueled by the comment of Union Home minister Sushilkumar Shinde, who had said that "settlement" to the Naga issue would be brought about by March, 2013 or before the Nagaland assembly elections.

That situation was even buttered by the concerted show put up by the now-unheard Joint Legislature Forum (JLF) formed by the 60 MLAs of the Nagaland legislative assembly of the previous tenure to push for the early settlement of the Naga political problem.

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