A mass public rally for early settlement of the Indo Naga political issue was held today, here at Supermarket, Dimapur, organized by the recently formed Nagaland Peoples Action Committee (NPAC).
During the rally, NPAC in a representation written to the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, appealed to demonstrate political will to deliver what it had promised to the Naga people without any further delay and the August 5, 2022, public rally is a firm signal to the Government of India that the “people of Nagaland will welcome the political solution and uphold it under any circumstances”.
The NPAC highlighted that although it has been 25 years since the political negotiations began, the unending political process has adversely affected the lives of each individual in the state of Nagaland and the unresolved political issue has heralded unimaginable cycle of corruption at all levels and has taken a huge toll on the entire system of governance.
It also viewed that without a political settlement the future of thousands of Naga youths will be at stake and as such, the “economic wellbeing” of every Naga family has completely collapsed in the absence of equitable Welfare formula and the ultimate victim of this were the educated unemployed youths whose future are now ruined.
“Government projects are siphoned off brazenly through percentage cuts and shares. Private businesses are grossly extorted by armed groups. Without a political settlement. we foresee thousands of futureless fresh, youthful, highly qualified angry men and women taking up guns to challenge those stifling their growth and progress”.
It said, these were just few instances of how the citizens of Nagaland have been subjected to unbearable consequences due to the inordinate delay in resolving the Naga political issue.
Further, NPAC reminded the Prime Minister that when the Civil Societies and all political parties including the BJP unequivocally demanded for solution before election in the year 2018, it said, the BJP had breached the trust of the people and had filed their nominations with a slogan “Election for Solution”, against the will and wishes of the people.
Meanwhile, extending support to the public mass rally, business establishments in Kohima, Dimapur, Mokokchung, Phek, Zunheboto and Shamator had down their shutters today, for two hours from 10am-12pm.
