Neither sovereignty nor integration appeared in 'Framework Agreement': Ex Nagaland CM Jamir

KOHIMA: Former Nagaland Chief Minister SC Jamir on Wednesday dismissed the statement of the Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagalim (Isaak-Muivah) that the Naga Peoples’ Convention (NPC) had "hijacked" the Naga issue without the concern of bona fide freedom fighters. On the NSCN (IM)’s sticking to a separate Naga flag and the constitution for resolving the Naga political issue, Jamir said that neither sovereignty nor integration appeared in the “Framework Agreement” signed in 2015.

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Stating that the flag and the constitution are attributes of a sovereign country, Jamir said that even NNC President AZ Phizo had never spoken about the constitution or a flag. The NSCN (IM) has made its stand clear on Naga political issue, saying that it “will stick to Framework Agreement and mutually agreed competencies -- including the demand for separate flag and Constitution.

Jamir, who is the only surviving signatory of the 16-Point Agreement, claimed that the NPC had "rescued and redeemed the Naga people who were wandering in the wilderness with chaotic condition and hardships."

They should know the difference between redemption and hijacking, Jamir told the NEPS at his residence on Wednesday.

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Jamir maintained that the State of Nagaland was purchased neither by gold nor silver but by the precious blood of the Naga people, he said, adding that “the very name Nagaland is very dear to our hearts.”

“Today, I feel very happy that after 58 years, the truth has come out in the form of putting a bust of Dr. Imkongliba Ao, first President of NPC, at the Raj Bhavan, Kohima," he added, commenting on the bust that was installed on the occasion of Nagaland's 58th Independence Day.

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