Rev. Dr. V.K. Nuh
Behold, I have set the land before you go in and posses the land which the Lord swore unto your father, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob to give into them and to their seed after them. Deuteronomy 1:8
“Go and take, it is yours” what a marvelous promise. God could have allowed them to enter the promise land with shorter way only 7 days journey from Egypt to Canaan. But he knows that such a young nation will not be able to stand their own feet. Therefore He took them around 40 years in the desert, they disobeyed God and thereby they suffered and were often defeated. And yet they adopted new ways of life to march forward to the promise land. At last they reached the border in the bank of Jordan a few miles from the promise land. Now they united and surrender the whole thing to the mighty hand of God. They conquered all strong hold kingdoms and destroyed them and posses the promise land.
For centuries no foreigner ruler subjected Naga people except British conquered some part of Naga Hills and rules for 70 years. When time come British decided to give up her Empire. Thus Simon Commission comes to Kohima to know the opinion of Naga. A few Naga educated people come together under Naga Club, and gave representation to Simon Commission by saying, “Leave us alone as before to determined as ancient time.” Thereby, British Parliament declared 1935 “Excluded Area”
Then right after II World War NNC (Naga National Council) was formed at Wokha 1945: then NNC Leader led by A.Z. Phizo, met Mahatma Gandhi Father of Nation at Bhangi saying Naga will not join India union, Gandhi said, I do not believe force union. If you do want to join India union, you are free to decide. Therefore NNC hosted Naga National Flag on 14th August 1947 one day ahead of India and send cable to U.N.O. office: Naga became Independent.
As history repeat, the Naga independent on 14/8/2016 all Naga political groups celebrated 70 years of their sovereignty. Identify themselves as National workers with one accord. Naga general p8blic rejoice with them, I believe no Naga oppose this celebration. Because it is historical fact about political aspiration.
The Israelite believed that God had bound to them with the tie that can never be broken they always think that the covenant had obligated God to protect them and they believe that they were fully discharge by covenant obligation by outward performance of religion. They believe the day of the Lord was now signaling the beginning of the golden age. No matter how difficult the situation would become, they believe God would never forsake them, when Israelite put their trust in God they became powerful, when they trusted themselves they becomes any other human being. This is how God revealed His way through the Israelite, We have learn enough lesson from Israelite, how slow they were to learn despite many unusual miracle have taken place. They often disobey and against the will of God. The result was follow by punishment.
In the same way how often Naga people rebel the covenant of God We have made political covenant on 16th May 1951 to be sovereign nation with 99.99 % but forsaken the covenant and brought 16 point agreement of Nagaland State, we have adopted safe guard security of the Nation on 28th May 1959. But Revolutionary government of Council Republic of people was formed on 1/8/1965. Again on 11 November 1975 Shillong accord was signed by in the name of underground when Federal Government was ruling.
Again National Socialist Council of Nagalim was formed on 31/1/1980; and divided again. Today we have 8 factions taxing from people to run their government.
12 time General Election Nagaland Assembly and successive governments spent Billion of Rupees to purchase vote by hook and crooked, there corruption all level rooted.
And yet we are not consumed by the anger of God. His marvelous love still endure and helping our journey towards to progress.
As look back 70 years political journey of the Nagas, it is difficult to imaging, how the great Lord preserved His people till up today. Now we realized that time have come to unite as a nations we have seen many unprecedented historical developing. When A.Z . Phizo died in London his dead body was brought to Kohima, ancient Naga people throng to his funeral service gave honour as father of the national leader, when Isak Chishi Swu died, from Delhi his dead body was brought his dead body to Dimapur we all united and honour him as national leader. They were many top leader were buried with great honour as National Leaders.
Those who were born after 1970, the new generation will not believe how their father and mother were suffered, the whole Nagaland situation turned into night mare most of the Villages were burned to ashes; thousand people torture to death; people who were in the village were sent to consecration camp the most uncivilized war against Naga who were happened, ten and thousand people were dead for the cause Naga freedom. The prices were paid from the blood and tears and sweat for the cost of freedom. Those who were send to Allee Cammand forces were sent foreign land, to get training from East Pakistan, Burma, China, they walked thousand kilometers and come home with full equip of their defense many were died in foreign land and they proclaim their messages to the people.
The Naga people love peace, but they cannot afford to let their land be occupied by sheer military force of aggression, as long the invading forces would be there that long the Naga are bound to fight.
The cost of freedom is costly affairs no Naga should take it easy. Now time have that Naga should unite as a nation and enter the Promise land. It is not our choice but this is the purpose of God and the Promise of God.
Let us be thankful to the leaders who are still fighting for the future of Naga people. At the same let us not forget people who stood and fell in the battle for the cause Naga Sovereignty. No one has right to claim lion share because even smallest village and weakest section of people sacrifice their own share 70 years span of time. Therefore Naga political final political settlement must be honorable and acceptable to all political groups and all section of the people.
David Ben Curion then the Prime Minister of Israel remark 50th Israel Independent message said “A homeland is not given or gotten as a gift it is not aquired by privilege or political contract; it is not brought gold or held by force. No it is made with sweat of brow it is the historic creation and collective enterprises of a people, the fruit of its labour bodily, spiritual, and moral over span of generation”.
