Hoho unhappy with Ravi as interlocutor for peace talks
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Dimapur, August 11, 2014:
Naga Hoho has expressed its displeasure over the appointment of RN Ravi, a retired Special Director of IB as the Centre's new Interlocutor for political negotiations with Naga underground groups.
The apex Naga civil body said "while yearning for peace in our land, the Naga Hoho is seething with multiple questions and tension over the appointment of RN Ravi, a retired Special Director of IB as the Centre's new Interlocutor for political negotiations with Naga underground groups".
The Naga Hoho said it feels that at this point of time Nagaland needs a neutral Interlocutor without any prejudices.
His (RN Ravi's) recent article 'Nagaland: decent into chaos' which was capitulated in a section of Hindu paper on January 23, 2014 has clearly affirmed his bent of mind and his preset notions of different Naga underground groups, Naga Hoho said, adding that it strongly feels that such a person will never strive to bring political settlement, rather sacrifice the hard earned ongoing peace process by using its mighty Indian forces which has always been advocated by different Indian Intelligence.
In this backdrop, the Naga Hoho fervently appeals to the Government of India and its leaders to seriously ponder on this matter and appoint another Interlocutor who does not possess military or IB background and care for the Naga people in particular and the people of North East in general.
The Naga Hoho then said that the Naga people have happily accepted the signing of cease-fire between the Government of India and different Naga underground groups and further appreciated the Government of India and its leaders for realizing the futility of the military way of solution.
The Government of India has also recognized the Indo-Naga political problem 'a political issue' and not 'law and order' problem, it added.
"Despite various steps taken mutually by both Government of India and Naga political groups through political dialogue, Government of India has wasted the last seventeen years without bringing any tangible solution to the protracted Indo-Naga political problem," the Naga Hoho rued.