NSCN (IM) calls on Naga political groups to end factional clashes, warning that internal conflict is drowning the voice of the Naga people.
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DIMAPUR — The NSCN (IM) on Tuesday called on Naga political groups to end factional fighting and vendetta, warning that internal clashes were eroding unity and diverting public attention from the core Naga political issue.
In a press release issued by its Ministry of Information and Publicity, the NSCN (IM) said the Naga political movement was a people-based movement sustained by public support, but the “voice of the Naga people is getting lost” amid factional conflicts among groups operating under the NSCN nomenclature.
Stating that factionalism was weakening the movement, the group said such internal fighting served the interests of what it termed “aggressor governments” and helped advance divisive strategies allegedly pursued by India and Myanmar.
The NSCN (IM) said it was “heartening” to note the recent statement by the Lahe-based Naga Students’ Organisation expressing concern over attacks and counter-attacks between the NSCN (Yung Aung) and NSCN (Ang Mai), describing it as an “urgent voice” of the people to arrest the deteriorating situation.
The group alleged that the policy of India and Myanmar was to encourage factionalism within the Naga political movement to prevent a united front, and claimed that sensationalism surrounding factional clashes had shifted public focus away from the main political issue.
Calling the current situation “deeply unethical” and harmful, the NSCN (IM) said internal conflicts marked by vendetta, betrayal and violence were prioritising personal or factional interests over the public good.
It urged all Naga political groups, irrespective of affiliation, to listen to the voice of the people and end factional fighting, warning that failure to do so could invite condemnation from history.