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07/31/2010: "PRESS STATEMENT NATIONAL SOCIALIST COUNCIL OF NAGALIM Steering Committee"

NATIONAL SOCIALIST COUNCIL OF NAGALIM

Steering Committee

PRESS STATEMENT

31st July 2010

The National Socialist Council of Nagalim, with an objective to end fighting among the warring Naga political groups and to carry forward the rest of the journey in one accord, declared Amnesty by Isak Chishi Swu, His Excellency the Yaruiwo of Nagalim on 21st November 1997. Similarly, for the same reason, Amnesty was declared to the entire nation, irrespective of one’s past and present standing, by His Excellency the Yaruiwo of Nagalim on 14th December 2004.

After undergoing 3 days of national fasting at the Council Headquarters, Hebron, on 13th January 2007, His Excellency the Yaruiwo of Nagalim, Isak Chishi Swu, declared “Unity through Reconciliation” to reach out to other political groups.

When Forum for Naga Reconciliation (FNR) was formed on 7th May 2008 by Divine Revelation through the Shisha Hoho Prayer Center and with full blessing of the Naga people, the NSCN too gave its commitment for fullest support to it.

Accordingly, in the month of June 2009, the three top leaders representing each political group, Chairman Isak Chishi Swu, Chairman S.S. Khaplang and Kedahge Brig. (Retd.) S. Singya signed an agreement that, “covenant of reconciliation shall be based on the historical and political rights of the Nagas”. It may further be recalled that all the groups agreed on 22nd September 2009 Chiangmai meeting, “to facilitate the meeting of a summit at the highest level (the three top signatories) at the earliest”.

But, much to the shock of all concerned, the so-called Monyakshu Conclave of 15th July 2010 is back-stabbing FNR and total negation of the spirit of Naga reconciliation as agreed upon in the successive Chiangmai meetings and also other initiatives back home. The NSCN does not accept such irresponsible acts of sabotage.

However, the National Socialist Council of Nagalim once again re-iterates its firm commitments to the Naga reconciliation based on, “the historical and political rights of the Nagas” and also do uphold our continued support to the FNR whose good office was formed out of the deep and long desire of the Naga people for reconciliation and unity. We stand by the earlier collective decision to facilitate the highest authorities to finalize the detail modalities and the process after minute deliberation.

Sd/-

(Gen. Retd. V.S. Atem)

Convenor