Towards One Voice: A Call for Naga Unity and Common Purpose
Towards One Voice: A Call for Naga Unity and Common Purpose
On 14th May 2025, at 11:00 AM, the people of Nagaland will witness a historic gathering at Agri Expo, Dimapur. Titled “Common Platform for Resolving Indo-Naga Political Issue.
On 14th May 2025, at 11:00 AM, the people of Nagaland will
witness a historic gathering at Agri Expo, Dimapur. Titled “Common Platform for
Resolving Indo-Naga Political Issue,” this initiative is organised by the
Nagaland GB Federation Peace Committee in collaboration with key tribal and
civil organisations. Its purpose is clear and timely: to bring all Naga
factions under one umbrella, and to build upon the Framework Agreement and
Agreed Position. This is not just another programme. This is a pivotal chance
to reclaim our future.
Unless we learn to come together, build together, and fight
together for the cause that the pioneers of the Naga freedom movement stood
for, we are heading nowhere. This programme must be more than a meeting. It
must be a movement.
In the early years of our political struggle, the Nagas were
united. Bound by a shared desire for self-determination and dignity, we spoke
with one voice. The Naga National Council (NNC) was formed through collective
decision-making and widespread support. Despite colonial and post-colonial
attempts to divide us, the early freedom fighters rose above tribal
affiliations. Their sacrifices were not for their tribes, but for all Nagas.
We remember when villages gave shelter to freedom fighters
regardless of where they came from. Elders led prayers and mothers fed the
young freedom fighters in the jungles. We remember when our people chose
hardship over submission—because they believed in the cause, and they believed
in each other.
That unity made the Indian government take us seriously. That
unity gave birth to ceasefires, to peace talks, and ultimately to the Framework
Agreement of 2015.
But where are we now?
Today, we are splintered into too many factions. Each
faction claims to represent the “Naga cause,” but the ground reality tells another
story. Leaders who once claimed to fight for us now live in luxury, building
estates and amassing wealth—all in the name of nationalism. The “taxes” we are
coerced to pay go not toward the collective struggle but to personal empires.
We, the people, are tired. We no longer support this
fragmented leadership. No one wants to fund endless divisions. No one wants to
send their children to fight under unclear motives. We are disillusioned, not
with the cause, but with those who have hijacked it.
This endless formation of groups is not strength. It is a
weakness. And India, and the world, can see it. When we are divided, we are
easily dismissed. When we are unified, we are a force to be reckoned with.
The May 14th event is an opportunity to rebuild what we lost.
This is a call to every Naga political group—set aside your egos and sit under
one roof. Come to the table with humility, not with weapons or conditions.
Come, not to defend your faction, but to defend our future.
This initiative is not coming from political elites. It is
being carried by the people—by the Nagaland Tribes Council, the Senior Citizens
Association, the Forum for Naga Reconciliation, the Naga Council, the
Ex-Parliamentarian Association, traders, elders, and even voices from Arunachal
and Assam. These are the voices of ordinary citizens who have nothing to gain
but peace.
Let this event mark the beginning of a new chapter—one where
the framework of peace is not left hanging, where agreed positions are not just
words but actions, and where India is compelled to engage meaningfully because
we have finally found our one voice.
Let their voices be heard by the stubborn leaders of NPGs.
Do you understand what “Unity” will achieve?
A unified front will:
• Restore
the legitimacy of the Naga movement.
• Force
India to recognise that the Nagas are not fragmented interest groups, but one
people.
• Create
space for real economic and political progress.
• Heal
inter-tribal wounds and prepare the ground for lasting peace.
Are you listening, leaders of NPGs?
Let us be clear: this platform is not about the past; it is
about the future. We must honour our pioneers—not merely by remembering their
names, but by reviving their spirit of unity. We must rise as one people, or we
will fall as separate groups, forgotten and broken.
To the leaders of every faction: the people are watching.
The world is watching. Your legacy will not be defined by your rank or your
title, but by your courage to choose unity over pride. I, for one, don’t take
pride in you.
Let 14th May 2025 be remembered—not as another date in a
long list of meetings, but as the day the Nagas chose to walk together again.
