Dimapur, June 12 : The NSCN has said that it will not allow banned organisation to challenge and confront the activities that concern national interest and that Naga people cannot be fooled around by the catchy name of “One government One tax” without understanding the dynamics involved.
MIP-NSCN/GPRN in a statement said, “The repeated challenge posed by the banned ACAUT in the realm of nationalist government and administration has reached the point of re-examining together with the Naga people as to how could an agent of “divide and kill the Naga nationalist movement” be given space of tolerance and why not befitting actions against them should not be initiated.”
Referring to media report carried on June 12, the NSCN said that the ‘banned’ ACAUT has gone to the extent of employing and giving assignment to the VDB of Wokha district remarkably by giving a seven day dateline.
“Besides they have started giving direction of what to do and what not to do to the Naga public by threatening to use the apparatus of their creator to those failing to comply with their directives. Since when does the Naga public become the “subject’ of this nuisance called ACAUT? How can they flaunt such audacity without any compunction and arrogance in Naga territory? The so-called ACAUT should be made to shed it(sic) true colour no matter what it takes to do so. NSCN will not allow Naga public to be taken for granted while masquerading around like champion of anti-corruption.”
“It started with a handful of prejudiced persons whose vested interest where contradictory to the nationalist agenda. They were patronised and secretly funded by the apparatus of Indian bureaucrats and retired Indian army generals who are hell bent to disturb the progress of Indo-Naga peace talks. Instance can be mentioned when NSCN rebuked ACAUT in the year 2013 in its initial stage through the media; the first person to defend was Maj. Gen. (Retd) N. George the former Chairman of CFMG who was infamously made to rest. What do we make out of this? The mama cat that jumped out of its closet to protect the moment her besotted child find itself attacked?”
The NSCN said, in the history of Naga nationalism and her movement for self-determination, no Naga organisation or party has ever mobilized Naga public support to reject the “absolute sovereign rights” of the nationalist government to impose and collect taxation.
“Yet today, taking advantage of the precarious political situation of flourishing factions, the temptation to fish in the troubled water at the service of their master who took pleasure in destabilizing Naga political movement has become too obnoxious to bear.”
Recounting the Birtish era, the NSCN said, “Naga people in the past have stood head-on against the mighty British colonialist, refusing to pay them tax and to the government of India as well. It also has boycotted Indian election as Nagas refused to identify with India and her election system. Till today, heeding the wishes and aspirations of Naga people and the seriousness of the current Indo-Naga peace talks, all the Naga MLAs irrespective of party affiliations has taken a unanimous decision to step down and pave way for the negotiated settlement to take place when such time comes despite the Oath of allegiance they have taken under the constitution of India. Such crucial statesmanship will go down in the annals of Naga political history as an important chapter. It also inspires and rejuvenates the Naga political struggle and such spirit strengthened the bond of camaraderie and proved that despite the difference in our ways of concern to the core of Naga issue the common objective stays the same.”
The statement said, “Yet, Naga people are tested of our commitment and patience of these long years of struggle were the burden of sacrifice and contribution has knocked the door of every Naga household. The inimical forces prying everywhere shedding crocodile’s tears pretending to sympathise the tax payers have in their heart no genuine sympathy but restlessness to create gap between the nationalist organization and Naga public. They are committed to do what their master created them for! Those innocent Nagas who have joined such band should reconsider because the sweet laden objective they have articulated are nothing but to bury the glorious struggle and sacrifices of our people into a mere history and also to undermine the ultimate political aspiration which is closing nearer and nearer each passing day.”
