IM's 'home consultations' underway
Source: Hueiyen News Service / Newmai News Network

Dimapur, October 25 2012: The first consultative meeting of the NSCN-IM after the arrival of its Chairman Isak Chisi Swu and General Secretary Thuingaleng Muivah to Camp Hebron on October 18 was held today.

Participated by top ranking leaders of the army and the civil leaders of the outfit, the consultative meeting endorsed the August 14 stand of the outfit which says that before signing any agreement with New Delhi, the leaders of the outfit will come back to the Naga people for consultation.

Given this development, it is wondered whether Muivah and Swu are here now to consult the people before inking an agreement.

Is this to say NSCN-IM leaders will sign the settlement paper soon? This speculation, however, is yet to be confirmed.

Sources disclosed to Newmai News Network that today's consultative meeting was only for the NSCN-IM.

In the meeting, the 'house' unanimously opined that the solution sought by the NSCN-IM collective leadership is in the correct path and the 'house' endorsed the 'collective leadership' of the outfit on this count, the sources said.

Meanwhile, a separate source said that consultative meetings called the "home consultations" will begin soon involving NSCN-IM chairman Isak Swu and its general secretary Th Muivah with the Naga frontal bodies.

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.

Comment