Dimapur, July 31 (EMN): The Zeliangrong Baudi (Assam Manipur and Nagaland) today stated 'the Zeliangrong people's position'
It stated that Zeliangrong Baudi is the apex body of the Zeliangrong people representing the Zeliangrong people in various Naga platforms, a release received here this evening appended by the AZSU Vice president, Z Hulangbou, the Asst. Gen. Secy. of ZYF G Gaiganglung and Gen. Secy. of Zb - AMN, Gainithoi Gonmei stated.
"...the NSCN/GPRN (IM) claimed that the separate tribe recognition granted to Zeme, Liangmi and Rongmei was based on the request of the three apex bodies for about ten years are complete lies and also an attempt to cover up their wrongdoing for there is no apex body other than the Zeliangrong Baudi that represented the Zeliangrong people in alll the Naga platforms which is well known by the NSCN/GPRN (IM)", the release stated.
It questioned whether the NSCN (IM)'s 'arbitrary decision of March 23 2018' trifurcated the Zeliangrong people into three separate tribes interference into the internal affairs of the Zeliangrong family, the release questioned "why the NSCN/GPRN (IM) did not consulted the leaders of the Zeliangrong Civil Organizations on such sensitive identity issue prior to the so called separate tribe recognition? Why did the NSCN/GPRN (IM) which claimed to uphold the uniqueness of the Naga history distorted the Naga history when it come to Zeliang tribe?"
"Zeliangrong tribe has unique history of its own therefore, any political groups distorted the unique history of the Zliangrong people is not acceptable," the release stated.
"Regarding the reconciliation of the ZUF, is it not the bounden responsibility of the Zeliangrong Civil organization to play the role of facilitator to reconcile between the members of the ZUF so that peaceful atmosphere prevails for safety and security of the people which is similar to the role played by the Forum for Naga Reconciliation (FNR) initiating between the various Naga political groups to reconcile? Is it reconciliation role justifiable to consider as anti national and criminal activities?," the release stated.
Memorandum basing on the strength of the Zeliangrong people's consultative meeting resolution regarding 'the tribe trifurcation giving dateline to revoke the 23 March 2018' Tatar Hoho decision to separate tribe trifurcation was submitted to Vice-president, NSCN/GPRN (IM) "but failed to honour the voice of the Zeliangrong people".
"In the situation the NSCN/GPRN (IM) convened meeting on 11th and 18th May 2018. The situation has created an atmosphere which is not conducive to attend the meeting hold at Hebron and Dimapur."
The release stated, "it is also to clarify that the leaders of the Zeliangrong Civil Organization was conveyed by one of the senior most functionary and collective leadership members that the collective leaderships NSCN/GPRN (IM) would like to meet the leaders of the Zeliangrong Civil Organizations anytime and meeting can be held at Delhi for which the leaders of the Zeliangrong Civil Organizations went to Delhi in the month of May, 2018. But the leaders of the Zeliangrong Civil Organizations came back without holding meeting which is an insult to Zeliangrong people".
Regarding the statehood/homeland issue, it is to clarify that that it is not a new thing but deeply embedded in the mind of the Zeliangrong people where the statehood demand movement was at its great height in the 1980's with Govt of India recognized the movement and even assured the Zeliangrong people that Central Development Authority (CDA) model be arranged by the central government.
"However, considering the larger interest of the Naga people and conceding to the appeal made from the Naga revolutionary group, the Zeliangrong statehood issue has been kept in low key all these years. therefore, the Zeliangrong people decided to take up the issue is not anti national no unconstitutional neither to sabotage the peace process and framework agreement rather it should be construed that it is the genuine aspiration o the Zeliangrong people to live together under one administrative unit.
"It is to make known to all that the Zeliangrong people being the founder of the Naga raj under the leadership of Haipou Jadonang who was hanged to dead by the Mighty British in the year 1931 have contributed maximum in whatever ways for the Naga National movement with maximum number of people were killed while pursuing the common cause of the Naga national movement. The Zeliangrong people being the majority group with owning vast and large areas of land among the Nagas have contributed maximum resources and our land are being allowed to utilize the sustain the Naga national movement hence the present status of the Naga national movement have reached thus far," the release stated.
Therefore, the NSCN/GPRN (IM) trying to project the Zeliangrong people in the wrong light while attempting to cover up their misdeed is unfortunate and uncalled for," the release asserted.
