GUWAHATI, May 12 � The Government of India is keen on taking into consideration views of all the stakeholders including public representatives while carrying forward the peace talks with the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (I-M). The government is also keen on completing the peace process within this year.
Highly placed sources in the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) told The Assam Tribune that the Centre�s interlocutor for the Naga talks RN Ravi, who is also chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC), would be in Nagaland on a three-day visit from tomorrow to hold a series of talks with representatives of different organisations.
Sources said that over the years, views of the public representatives on the talks were not taken, but this time, the government has decided that views of all the public representatives need to be taken into consideration while carrying forward the peace talks. The Centre�s interlocutor is scheduled to hold talks with all the public representatives irrespective of their party affiliation and the Speaker of the Nagaland Assembly has already been informed in this regard. Apart from the public representatives, he would also hold talks with different civil society organisations including Naga Ho Ho, as their views are important to carry forward the peace talks.
On May 14, the Naga Students� Federation (NSF) is arranging a consultation programme to which the prominent student bodies of all the north-eastern states have been invited. Ravi is also scheduled to attend the function.
It is still not decided whether leaders of the NSCN (I-M) would meet Ravi during the visit. But no formal talks are planned in the next few days as the pattern of the talks has been changed and the leaders of the NSCN are having frequent talks with the Centre�s interlocutor. Many of the major issues have already been sorted out and the Centre is keen on a solution within this year.
Meanwhile, when contacted, Ravi said that the views of all the stakeholders need to be taken into consideration for a sustainable solution of the problem and he is ready to meet anyone who wants to meet him to express his or her view on the process of talks.
GUWAHATI, May 12 � The Government of India is keen on taking into consideration views of all the stakeholders including public representatives while carrying forward the peace talks with the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (I-M). The government is also keen on completing the peace process within this year.
Highly placed sources in the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) told The Assam Tribune that the Centre�s interlocutor for the Naga talks RN Ravi, who is also chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC), would be in Nagaland on a three-day visit from tomorrow to hold a series of talks with representatives of different organisations.
Sources said that over the years, views of the public representatives on the talks were not taken, but this time, the government has decided that views of all the public representatives need to be taken into consideration while carrying forward the peace talks. The Centre�s interlocutor is scheduled to hold talks with all the public representatives irrespective of their party affiliation and the Speaker of the Nagaland Assembly has already been informed in this regard. Apart from the public representatives, he would also hold talks with different civil society organisations including Naga Ho Ho, as their views are important to carry forward the peace talks.
On May 14, the Naga Students� Federation (NSF) is arranging a consultation programme to which the prominent student bodies of all the north-eastern states have been invited. Ravi is also scheduled to attend the function.
It is still not decided whether leaders of the NSCN (I-M) would meet Ravi during the visit. But no formal talks are planned in the next few days as the pattern of the talks has been changed and the leaders of the NSCN are having frequent talks with the Centre�s interlocutor. Many of the major issues have already been sorted out and the Centre is keen on a solution within this year.
Meanwhile, when contacted, Ravi said that the views of all the stakeholders need to be taken into consideration for a sustainable solution of the problem and he is ready to meet anyone who wants to meet him to express his or her view on the process of talks.
