Naga Rights Cannot be Hijacked: Khole Konyak
Source: Hueiyen News Service / Agencies

Kohima, August 14 2015 : Nagas have suffered enough due to mistrust and disunity, controversies and conspiracies, stated "Gen (Retd)" Khole Konyak, President of GPRN/NSCN, in his speech on the 69th Naga Independence Day.

"The political scenario in the past 10 years or less has changed dramatically where we find that the essence and principles of Naga political movement has merely featured in the forefront, with the people and leaders less concerned about it, which has misguided the confidence and political rights of the Nagas," the leader stated to his "countrymen" .

Noting that Nagas have suffered enough because of mistrust and disunity thereby creating a sense of hatred and insecurity among ourselves, Konyak said that problems still remain unsolved.

"Integration or disintegration, greater or smaller Nagaland has never been an agenda of Naga freedom movement.

Our aims and objectives have always been to get recognition of our political rights and its domain areas, which the Indian Government has agreed verbally," he maintained.

Konyak welcomed the signing of an accord between the NSCN (IM) and Government of India.

He however said, "any solution that may arrive for our brothers in Manipur or NSCN (IM) will be gracefully supported and acknowledged by the GPRN/NSCN.

In return, I would also wish that they understand the minds of Nagas living in Nagaland in their process to redesign their future" .

He said it would be a "great achievement if we could pave way at this given situation by bringing up common agenda to see that all Nagas are contented." The GPRN/NSCN, he affirmed always welcomes right thinking Nagas to "express your dreams and aspirations of a free and contented Nagaland." The Naga people's right to govern themselves, he stated, "cannot be hijacked in the form of an accord because at the end of the day, it will be the people who are going to have a final say in deciding their future" .

He further assured the Naga people that "no final political settlement will take place with the Government of India without taking the opinion and consent of my people" .

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