'Framework Agreement' the meeting point for Indians and Nagas, declares NSCN-IM Q Tuccu

DIMAPUR: Q. Tuccu, the Chairman of the Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagalim (Isaak-Muivah faction) today stated that the Framework Agreement of 2015 "is the meeting point for the Indians and the Nagas."

Speaking during the Winter Parliament of the insurgent group, NSCN-IM Chairman Tuccu stated that "this Framework Agreement is based on 'equality and mutual respect' and the recognized unique history of the Nagas."

"We will always stick to the Framework Agreement and abide by it. Why the early solution is being delayed? Is it because of the Naga factor or the Indian factor? I can say the ball is in the court of Got. But why the hearts of the Indians leaders are hardened? Is it because of the wrong perspective of the Indian leaders on the Naga issue or the sin of the broken faith of the Nagas? Early solution or delayed solution is not the point, but the issue-based solution is the point that matters. The past accords could not bring solutions because they were not issue-based solutions," he added.

Tuccu also paid homage to those martyrs for the cause of 'Nagalim for Christ.' "I give my revolutionary salute to all the members of NSCN who have been in the forefront of the resistance movement with full conviction and faith for decades," he said.

He added that the NSCN is a "proven Naga national organization." "Acknowledging that fact, Mr. P.V. Narasimha Rao, the then Prime Minister of India said, "You have proved yourselves", the Chairman added during his speech, patting his organization on the back.

"I believe every member of NSCN today is still a hard nut to crack. Every kingdom or state is the product of decision of people. Freedom to decide the future of a people by themselves is their inherent right. We cannot imagine a government of a people without freedom to run it according to their sweet will and decision," he added. In keeping with the spirit and letter of the Framework Agreement it is reiterated in the competencies stating, "In matters of her own affairs as mutually agreed upon, Nagaland shall be sovereign."

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Tuccu, adding that the Naga people have been looking for their "long-cherished solution, a solution that protects their sovereign right, their future, their history, their territory, their identity, their culture, their religion and their state", added that they are strongly opposed to any kind of "military solution or solution through coercion."

"The Naga people have rejected the past accords imposed on them. Definitely, they are for the solution that is arrived at through mutual agreement. Therefore, imposed solution or solution with an unmandated group of people who don't represent the issue of the Nagas is not acceptable to the Naga people," he said.

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