Speech of Mr. Kiumukam Yimchunger

My Dear Brethren, On this auspicious occasion of the 69th Anniversary of our Naga Independence. I greet each and everyone of you in the name of our Lord and saviour Jesus Christ in whom we trust for deliverance. First of all I salute and pay homage to the pioneers and martyrs who sacrificed everything they have for the liberation of Nagaland from foreign’s heavy yoke. The far sighted Naga leaders since the formation of Naga Club in 1918 and Naga National Council in 1946 and throughout the times of struggle imbibed the aspiration for the unification of all the Naga people across the frontier. They are the tallest of leaders because,had it not been for the great vision and tremendous sacrifices made by our past leaders. We won’t be where and what we are today. Brethren, in the course of struggle for sovereignty and on pursuit of Independence, several memorandums has been submitted and several pacts and agreements signed or doctored, but could not bear fruit. Because our people and Naga National Council stood and stick to total sovereignty. Let us retrospect the past trails and hardship endured and faced by past Naga National Workers and imposed upon by the colonial Indian power over the Nagas from 1950s to till 1980s .the Indian army equipped with many colonial and draconian laws directed its aggression to annihilate the entire Nagas which can be compared with Hitler’s NAZI German, uprooting the Nagas by grouping the villagers,tortures,rapes and massacres and destroying crops and burning down of villages besides killings of thousands of people both men and women even the children,an undisputable case of genocides,all for the cause of Naga sovereignty. Even after enduring all these inhuman atrocities some past leaders entered into traps set by the Indian leaders and signed the infamous Shillong Accord of 11th November 1975,without the consent of the Naga people and the Naga National Council (NNC) and this created the rift among the fellow National Workers and leaders. Thus the darkest boomerang of the fractions and factions in as much as the accord was not acceptable to the Naga people. Brethren, I along with fellow comrades condemned the accord and formed our true legacy of Naga National Council (Non-Accord) and thereafter Government of the Democratic Republic of Nagaland. Dear Comrades,as stated above,can we now compromise those sacrifices for the shared sovereignty? Or an autonomous status? Are we fighting for total sovereignty or a semi sovereignty? So then Can the Nagas proclaims the 14th August 1947 declaration of Independence be now to a null and void? Or disclaim the 16th May 1951, Naga plebiscite in which 99.9% Nagas gave their thumb impression for total sovereignty? Naga nation was there even before Indian was born on 15th August 1947,and Democratic Republic system of Governance was practicing from time immemorial. But Indians adopted their Republic only in the year 1950. Brethren,we the God’s chosen Nagas should not belittle ourselves that we have not enough land,population or unworthy,we have our uniqueness in every way.We have enough land,our traditions,our customs,and civilisation since India was created.Many talented and brave leaders have sacrificed their life,taken time and wealth for the liberation of Nagaland and with this the Govt.of the Democratic Republic of Nagaland.So the NNC/GDRN(Non-Accord) shall continuously pursue what our pioneer had dreamed for the Nagas.For the powers and chairs are temporary but the nationhood is not,and the size or the stature of the leadership is measured by the people only. Last not the least,Nagas have produced multiple intellectuals,scholars,think tanks,orator ,writers and multiple rich people and above all many statesmans .Now we have these question to ponder that what will be the best for the people whether to continue to march bearing legacy of the sovereignty that sowed deeply by the bygone leaders or to live under the bondage of other. My dear Naga national workers irrespective of particular groups or factions,I appeal to work together and raise up our heads and stand firm for our common goals,as a saying goes,”Yesterday is not ours to recover,but tomorrow is ours either to win or lose.”May Almighty bless you all.

Kuknalim.

Through MIP NNC/GDRN (Non-Accord)