WHEREAS, at the Consultative Meet of the Nagaland Legislators' Forum with the Parliamentarians and Ex-Parliamentarians held on the 7th December, 2017 at Kohima, a resolution was passed urging the Nagaland Legislative Assembly to pass a separate resolution on similar lines for "solution before election" during the current session of the House:
WHEREAS this House appreciates the various measures taken by the Government of India in regard to early solution of the protracted Naga political issue, especially the Framework Agreement dated 3' August, 2015 between the Government of India and the NSCN (IM) as well as the further written Agreement dated 27th November, 2017 between the Government of India and the Working Group of the six Naga National Political Groups:
WHEREAS the various stake holders are sincerely and seriously engaging their minds to the core details of the Naga political issue in order to arrive at an early solution:
WHEREAS this House is of the utmost view that solution to the Naga Political Issue cannot afford any more delay and thereby interminably deny the Nagas their democratic right to self-determination and other concomitant rights and vestments:
AND NOW THEREFORE the 12th Nagaland Legislative Assembly assembled on this 15th day of December, 2017 during the 19th session, hereby, -
(i) urges upon the Government of India to take emergent and extraordinary steps to usher in an honourable and acceptable solution to the Naga Political Issue well before the General Elections to the 13th Nagaland Legislative Assembly slated in March, 2018;
(ii) urges upon the Election Commission of India not to announce the General Elections to the 13th Nagaland Legislative Assembly until the Government of India arrives at an honourable and acceptable solution to the Naga Political Issue in order to enable all Nagas to enjoy their due democratic and other rights and function as a more empowered electorate during the elections that may be ;.41gic.1 after the solution;
(iii) calls upon Civil Societies, Tribal Hohos, Church and other organizations concerned, to cooperate with the vision of the State Government in this regard; and
(iv) calls upon all political parties and Independent candidates to implement the demand for "solution before election" in the field, whenever necessary, so that utmost unity is displayed before the Government of India and the Election Commission of India.
Dr. Imtiwapang Aier
Speaker
