My dear countrymen,
I am very proud of our history and for that reason we commemorate the historic truth when the Nagas stand up united to define their political identity as a sovereign nation. The historic decision of the Nagas to endorse the Naga Declaration of Independence that was rooted in the Naga Club’s submission of memorandum on January 10, 1929 to Simon Commission with resounding victory scoring overwhelming 99.9% is being brought to life today. This is not just another occasion as brought about by history but a testament of the Naga people’s sentiment linked with the historical and political rights of the Nagas that still echo in the heart of all living Nagas across the Nagalim. This reflects our resolute stand to keep alive the God given history to the Nagas. Let us praise God for showing us the way to assert our democratic spirit and courage that is in keeping with the international law and human rights as indigenous peoples.
Indo-Naga history has taught us bitter lessons as Indian mindset of hegemony and suppression never shy away from betraying the Nagas time and again. As testified by history running over 75 years of Naga Political movement, Government of India desperately tried to force us into submission to their line of political ideology and constitution. Nagas have stood the ground not to accept what is not right, culturally and politically and historically. This force them to betray the Nagas by presenting made to look-like important political agreement with no intention to fulfill. Naturally, trust became the victim as India stand up in defiance of truth. This is the damning relation between the Nagas and India.
Nevertheless, the betraying character of India only strengthened our strategic planning to take us forward with determination and dedication to stand up against what is not right for the Nagas. The sanctity of sovereign right of the Naga nation cannot be allowed to be defeated in the hands of the occupational forces. This is what has guided the Naga Political movement throughout the Indo-Naga history.
The Nine-Point Agreement or 16-Point Memorandum are craftily prepared as show piece to play with the Naga political movement. Today’s situation that has seen much bloodshed and killings are the creation of Indian agency using the treacherous Nagas under the payroll of the Indian government.
My dear countrymen,
Let us give eternal glory to our pioneers of Naga freedom movement. It is because of their visionary leadership that we are here today, not selling out our sovereign right for a morsel of consolation to keep our mouths shut down and arms laid down. We shall never imagine such disastrous interactions with the Indian government in the name of Naga Political solution.
Today, so much is talked about the so-called “common draft”. We are no novice to the divisive politics planted by the Indian agency. This is no less a scheming policy to destroy the Framework Agreement of 3rd August, 2015 by placing at the level of Agreed Position of 17th November, 2017 drafted by RN. Ravi, representing government of India and made the Working Committee of NNPGs pen their signatures. It is something not workable when NNPGS have compromised the historical and political rights of the Nagas and agreed to accept the Indian constitution based Naga political. Anything that is deceitfully planned against the sanctity of the Framework Agreement is not acceptable to the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN).
The historic Framework Agreement was signed, cognizant of the Unique history of the Nagas that reveals the truth of Naga Declaration of Independence and Naga plebiscite that reaffirmed the sovereign right of the Nagas to be independent nation. There’s no going back to betray ourselves like falling off the cliff as devilishly planned by government of India. Too many times Government of India has played with the Naga issue in the name of agreement after agreement. Enough harm has been done to kill the right of the Nagas by creating many groups to counterweight the NSCN, the only authentic group that has firmly spearheaded the Naga political movement after the infamous Shillong Accord.
Let us not be confused how the Naga political solution go about in the midst of pressing situation. Time and again we have made our stand very sharp and clear that Naga political solution and the Framework Agreement of 3rd August, 2015 cannot stay apart. Any attempt to seek solution diluting the Framework Agreement is not acceptable. No other agreement that has been signed under the Constitution of India should be brought at the level with Framework Agreement.
We the living should leave no stone unturned to honour the truth of history. We have announced before the world that Nagas stands for sovereign independent nation as declared on 14th August, 1947 and reaffirmed by plebiscite with 99.9 in favour of sovereign Naga nation. This is our democratic rights and dignity. If we fail to defend this historic decision it will do irreversible damage to our time honoured sanctity of Naga history. Let us take the pledge once again to stand by Framework Agreement that was based on the historic declaration of Naga Independence and Naga Plebiscite.
KUKNALIM
Q. Tuccu