Dimapur, Nov. 22 (EMN): The Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee stated on Wednesday that solution to the Naga political issue will come only when an answer to the plebiscite of 1951 is found with the participation of all concerned.
“GOIs decision for inclusiveness of all stakeholders in the negotiations is an opportunity. Ceasefire and talks with began with the offer to “talk with no conditions”. All stake holders should feel free to talk and there should be no condition whatsoever. People want early solution but solution will be only when an answer to the Plebiscite is found with the participation of all stakeholders, ” stated the president of the NPCC K Therie.
He also stated that the NPCC do ‘appreciat’e the progress made in the peace efforts and believes in the policyof non-violence to resolve the political problem.
“It was NPCC who pleaded Rajiv Gandhi to offer talks without pre-conditions and he offered talks without pre-conditions on 19th May 1991 in the Dimapur Local Ground. It was P.V. Narasimharo, the then P.M. of India who landed at Dimapur Stadium to fulfil the olive branch offer and as PM, he offered talks with no conditions on 26th Feb 1996 at Dimapur Stadium.”
While appreciating the government for willingness to initiate dialogue with all stakeholders, the NPCC also urged the NNC/FGN led by Adino Phizo and the NSCN(K) to participate in the dialogue.
The NPCC also took a jibe at their rivals by stating that political leaders should not ‘mislead’ the Nagas by saying that the talks is in the “right direction for the last 20 years; it is coming soon; perhaps will be announced on Republic Day, 15th August, before Christmas and so on”.
“We don’t want to call you cheater or liar. If you don’t know, be honest to the people.”
He also viewed that the government has no “sufficient grounds to defer election” and that it will not create “unsustainable precedence.”
