'Piling home work' constrains extended break for Swu, Muivah
Source: The Sangai Express / Newmai News Network

Dimapur, January 12 2013 : The Christmas vacation of NSCN-IM chairman Isak Chisi Swu and the outfit's general secretary Thuingaleng Muivah in Nagaland has been extended indefinitely owing to the mounting 'home works' .

Well placed sources said both Mr Swu and Mr Muivah were to leave for New Delhi today but as the 'unexpected home works' have piled up they have no other option but to postpone their plan.

Meanwhile, with the elections to the Nagaland Legislative Assembly slated for February 23, the Nagas who have been hoping for a 'Naga political settlement' before the Assembly elections are now on guessing mode.

However, it has been speculated that signing of agreement between the two parties (NSCN-IM and New Delhi) is not far away.

The NSCN-IM leaders when queried in this regard are tight-lipped saying it is very hard to say the tentative time when they will sign the agreement paper.

In the last few months speculations have been rife that the Indo-Naga settlement is just round the corner.

Given this situation, Newmai News Network with an intention to clear the air of confusion, had asked NSCN-IM general secretary Thuingaleng Muivah sometime back regarding the likely date of the signing of agreement but the latter too did not divulge the precise timing of inking the settlement document.

On the other hand, reports said that by the end of this month or early February "some fresh news" on the Indo-Naga peace talks is expected.

What could that "fresh news" be, is not certain at the moment.

Time and again, Th Muivah has been telling that the dialogue course has been quite encouraging.

It is worthwhile to mention that late last year, Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde had commented that the settlement pertaining to Naga political issue would be brought about by March this year.

This comment has fueled the speculations among the people.

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