Dimapur, Dec. 16 (EMN): The Naga Peoples’ Front’s (NPF) Legislature Party has expressed frustration at the ‘unreasonable delay’ for a solution to the Naga political issue even as Naga leaders are ‘passing away one after another while expecting solution to the Naga issue during their lifetime.’
The opposition issued a press release on Sunday informing about a number of statements that the party said to have taken during a meeting on Dec. 15 in the residence of its leader TR Zeliang.
The NPF has asked the government of India to ‘bring the issue to its logical conclusion before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.’
‘The NPF Legislature Party expresses anguish and frustration over the unreasonable delay for a negotiated Naga political solution. It is almost a year since the election to the 13th Nagaland Legislative Assembly was conducted with the slogan ‘election for solution’ by the BJP party and yet the silence over the issue of Naga political settlement is deafening,’ the press release stated.
‘The leaders and pioneers of the Naga movement are passing away one after another while expecting solution to the Naga issue during their lifetime. For how long would the government of India drag the issue and delay in granting an amicable and honourable solution? Therefore, the NPF Legislature Party fervently appeals to the government of India and all Naga nationalist groups to arrive at an amicable settlement at the earliest for permanent peace.’
Further, the party urged the government of India to ‘welcome NSCN-K representative(s) for signing a ceasefire agreement to join the dialogue at the earliest.’
In other matters, the NPF mourns the demise of “gen.(retd)” Khole Konyak, vice-president of the NSCN/GPRN, who passed away on Dec 12 at New Delhi. The NPF expressed condolences to the bereaved family members and to the rank and file of the organisation.
