‘GPRN/NSCN’ for ‘non-interference’ in coming ‘Indian Elections’Further it urged that every Naga, irrespective of party affiliation, “must display the courage to strengthen the cord of unity and reconciliation and to facilitate the coming together of all Nagas”. While any involvement in the Indian election is ruled out, the note cautioned that any party, group or individual “provoking the commitment of the GPRN/NSCN by indulging in violence, intimidation and repressive tactics in connivance with the enemies shall be met with prompt and decisive action”. “If anti-national elements involve and take advantage of GPRN/NSCN non-interference policy for their personal interests, GPRN/NSCN shall not remain a mute spectator. The interest of the Naga people must outweigh personal ambitions”, the outfit said.
The organization also expressed ‘regret that the coming of another India enforced elections upon the Nagas will lead to further fragmentation of Naga society’. “Christian Nagas shall once again be forced to behave like wolves, hyenas and dogs in their attempt to win votes. All human values are devalued deliberately to become an MP or an MLA”, the outfit said. Claiming that “dubious anti-Naga policies adopted by pseudo-national workers in the past such as attempting to confuse, threaten and blackmail the innocent public into accepting the diktat by certain groups and individuals”, the GPRN/NSCN appealed to the general Naga public “not to part with humane approach and integrity while exercising their freedom of choice”.
NNC (NA) for fair polls
The Sumi region of the “NNC (NA)” (“non-accordist”) today urged the state’s citizens to “exercise free and fair poll” in the forthcoming elections and elect an upright leader. The chairman of the faction’s Sumi region in a note today urged the public to choose and elect an upright representative. He should be one “who has a true and selfless leadership quality” to lead the Nagas “in the right direction for a peaceful and fruitful solution” to the Naga political problem. The people can no longer afford “the wrong leaders who would wreck the future of the Nagas” the “NNC (NA)” stated.
According to the NNC (“non-accordist”) note, the Nagas have themselves become “the foreigns in our own land”, due to “our love for money and “influenced by wrong leader of forced”. Urging that “such practices” be stopped and “bring peace and prosperity,” the note said it is time to “give chance to our leaders and ourselves as well”. The power to change ‘the bitter past’ and “mould” the future is in “our hands now”, the note said.
“Whoever we choose today to be our leaders will bring the change we longed for. Election, in its true sense gives the people an opportunity to bring the desired socio-economic change to a society” the NNC stated.