DIMAPUR, Oct 6 - NSCN (I-M) general secretary Th Muivah has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make necessary arrangements for the NSCN leaders to leave India if their stay is no more welcome, and resume the political talks in a third country.
�In order to save the political dialogue, the talks should resume at the highest, i.e. Prime Minister�s level, without precondition; and outside India in a third country,� Muivah�s letter said.
The letter assumes significance in the light of the NSCN�s demand for inclusion of the Naga flag and constitution in the final agreement with the outfit.
Muivah said he and then chairman of the NSCN (I-M), Isak Chishi Swu, had come to India at the official invitation of the Government of India in December, 2002. He stated that the MoU signed between the two sides also included the conscious decision of the Government of India �to discontinue the ban on the NSCN under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act�.
Muivah said the NSCN (I-M) has agreed to hold political negotiations with the Government of India only after the latter recognised the Naga issue as a political and not �India�s internal law and order issue�. He also pointed out that when the ceasefire pact was signed on August 1, 1997, both sides agreed that the political dialogue �shall be at the highest i.e. Prime Minister level; without precondition and outside India, in a third country�.
However, 22 years of negotiations have hit the roadblock over the Naga flag and constitution despite signing of the Framework Agreement on August 3, 2015, between the two sides, Muivah said. He stated that in pursuit of lasting, acceptable and honourable political settlement �as per the principle of the Framework Agreement, we had mentioned in our proposal that Nagaland shall use its national flag, anthem, emblem and insignia�.
�Our proposal is not a demand, neither does it in any way deviate from the officially agreed Framework Agreement,� he said.
The letter also accused the representative of the Government of India, RN Ravi, of �polarizing the Naga society�. Muivah alleged that Ravi was �segregating the Naga civil society� by leaving out �the main stakeholders including Naga Hoho, Naga Mothers Association and Naga People�s Movement for Human Rights including Naga Students Federation�.
Muivah further said that Ravi has been �hobnobbing with the so-called NNPGs to make an agreement�. The NSCN leader expressed serious concern over the �activities� of the agencies of the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Government of India�s representative for the Naga peace talks.
