ANSAM cautions Naga legislators
Source: The Sangai Express / Newmai News Network
Imphal, August 16 2023:
The All Naga Students' Association, Manipur (ANSAM) said it was "flabbergasted" to come across the signatures of 8 Naga legislators in the representation submitted to the Prime Minister of India along with other MLAs at this "crucial juncture" .
In a statement, the ANSAM said, "We, as a representative of a collective young Naga people, express our concern and resentment over the untimely move made by them [legislators] negating the position of Nagas who do not support one group against the other during this prevailing situation" .
The Naga student body said it was "indeed unfortunate" to witness an untimely move from "our representatives", while the whole "Naga populace" in the State of Manipur are unequivocally demanding the Prime Minister by organizing Naga people's rallies to exercise political will to resolve the "protracted Indo-Naga political issue" based on the "historic" Framework Agreement signed on August 3, 2015, to usher the peaceful co-existence between the two "sovereign peoples, Nagas and India" .
Naga representatives are expected not to be affiliated to any group "sans Naga interest", said ANSAM cautioning the legislators against indulging in "trifling matters" and reminding them of their "responsibilities as Nagas" .
In the light of securing "ourselves and our ancestral land" in the midst of all threats and uncertainty, Nagas cannot afford to be divided.
Every decision should be taken after thorough deliberations and without bias, ANSAM said.
The Naga student body then appealed to all the Naga leaders not to take divergent approaches and instead strive together in collective footing with utmost coordination and cooperation to "fence ourselves from external threat and achieve our desired goal" .