NSCN-IM chairman calls Nagas to stand by FA
Source: Chronicle News Service / Newmai News Network

Dimapur, May 16 2025: NSCN-IM chairman Q Tuccu has called upon the Nagas to standby the Framework Agreement (FA) that was signed between the Government of India and the NSCN-IM in New Delhi on August 3, 2015 .

The NSCN-IM chairman said this while delivering a speech at Camp Hebron during the commemoration of the Naga Plebiscite Day of 1951 .

"Let us take the pledge once again to stand by the FA that was based on the historic declaration of Naga Independence and Naga Plebiscite," Tuccu said.

The reason for commemorating the day is to recall Nagas' stand to define their political identity as a sovereign nation, he said, adding: "The historic decision of the Nagas to endorse the Naga Declaration of Independence was rooted in the Naga Club's submission of memorandum on January 10, 1929 to Simon Commission with resounding victory scoring overwhelming 99.9 per cent" .

He also said this is not just another occasion as brought about by history but a testament of the Naga people's sentiment linked with the historical and political rights of the Nagas that still echo in the heart of all living Nagas across the Nagalim.

"This reflects our resolute stand to keep alive the God given history to the Nagas.

Let us praise God for showing us the way to assert our democratic spirit and courage that is in keeping with the international law and human rights as indigenous peoples," Tuccu added.

The NSCN-IM leader then said the Indo-Naga history "has taught us bitter lessons as the Indian mind set of hegemony and suppression never shy away from betraying the Nagas time and again" .

Tuccu maintained, "As testified by history running over 75 years of Naga political movement, the Government of India desperately tried to force us into submission to their line of political ideology and constitution".

Nagas have stood the ground not to accept what is not right, culturally and politically and historically, Tuccu claimed.

"This forced them to betray the Nagas by presenting a made to look-like important political agreement with no intention to fulfil.

Naturally, trust became the victim as India stood up in defiance of truth.

This is the damning relation between the Nagas and India," Tuccu stated.

Nevertheless, the NSCN-IM leader said that the "betraying character of India only strengthened our strategic planning to take us forward with determination and dedication to stand up against what is not right for the Nagas".

The sanctity of sovereign rights of the Naga nation cannot be allowed to be defeated in the hands of the occupational forces, Tuccu said, adding: "This is what has guided the Naga political movement throughout Indo-Naga history".

The chairman said the Nine-Point Agreement or 16- Point Memorandum are craftily prepared as show pieces to play with the Naga political movement.

He said that today's situation that has seen much bloodshed and killings is the creation of an Indian agency using the treacherous Nagas under the payroll of the Indian government.

Tuccu called upon the Nagas by saying, "Let us give eternal glory to our pioneers of Naga freedom movement".

He stated that it is because of their visionary leadership that "we are here today, not selling out our sovereign right for a morsel of consolation to keep our mouths shut down and arms laid down".

He added by saying, "We shall never imagine such disastrous interactions with the Indian government in the name of Naga political solution".

"Today, so much is talked about the so-called 'common draft'.

We are no novice to the divisive politics planted by the Indian agency," he staffed.

This is no less a scheming policy to destroy the FA of August 3, 2015 by placing at the level of Agreed Position of November 17, 2017 drafted by RN Ravi, representing the Government of India and making the Working Committee of NNPGs to pen their signatures.

It is something not workable when NNPGs have compromised the historical and political rights of the Nagas and agreed to accept the Indian Constitution based on Naga politics, Tuccu added.

Anything that is deceitfully planned against the sanctity of the FA is not acceptable to the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN-IM), he stated.

The "historic" FA was signed, cognisant of the "Unique" history of the Nagas that reveals the truth of Naga Declaration of Independence and Naga plebiscite that reaffirmed the sovereign right of the Nagas to be an independent nation, Tuccu also said.

"There is no going back to betray ourselves like falling off the cliff as devilishly planned by the Government of India.

Too many times the Government of India has played with the Naga issue in the name of agreement after agreement.

Enough harm has been done to kill the right of the Nagas by creating many groups to counterweight the NSCN, the only authentic group that has firmly spearheaded the Naga political movement after the infamous Shillong Accord, " the chairman said.

He then appealed to the Nagas not to be confused on how the Naga political solution goes about in the midst of a pressing situation.

"Time and again we have made our stand very sharp and clear that the Naga political solution and the FA of August 3, 2015 cannot stay apart.

Any attempt to seek a solution by diluting the FA is not acceptable," Tuccu asserted.

The NSCN-IM leader also said, "We the living should leave no stone unturned to honour the truth of history.

We have announced before the world that Nagas stand for sovereign independent nation as declared on August 14, 1947 and reaffirmed by plebiscite with 99.9 per cent in favour of sovereign Naga nation" .

"This is our democratic rights and dignity.

If we fail to defend this historic decision it will do irreversible damage to our time honoured sanctity of Naga history," he cautioned.

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