ACAUT Nagaland calls on the citizens of Nagaland to rise to the occasion during this important timeline of transition in our society. Lately there has been a welcome surge of rising public movement in the form of Solidarity walk, the proposed holding of ENPO’s public rally for statehood and the Nagaland People’s Action Committee (NPAC) purposed public rally for early settlement of Indo-Naga peace talk.
ACAUT has been holding steadfast to the public declarations of 31st October 2013. The public outcry of “One Government One Tax” as an antidote to unabated taxation and the submission of the High Powered Commission report against corruption, can’t be completely fulfilled until the Government of India expedite the Indo-Naga political settlement without further delay.
ACAUT was part and parcel of the Core Committee of Nagaland Tribal Hohos and Civil Organizations (CCNTHCO) along with all political parties and Naga Political Groups (NPGs) that firmly stood for “Solution before Election” in 2018. It was with the intervention of Ram Madav the then BJP In-charge of North East that mooted “Election for Solution” and went ahead with the election, so now the ball is in the court of the BJP. The public of Nagaland cannot be taken for a ride anymore; it is now the right time for the citizens to prove their support to any genuine movement or organization that take the responsibility for demanding early political settlement. It is also time for all the 60 members of 13th Nagaland Legislative Assembly forming the oppositionless United Democratic Alliance (UDA) to resign en masse to prove their sincerity in paving the way for solution before the coming election.
ACAUT has in its New Year press release, suggested that the public discussion of the “Agreed positions” and the “The competencies” through the apex tribal hohos should be held with certain deadline. The completion of 25 years of Cease fire without producing any tangible solution and its continuation will defeat the very purpose of the hard earned Ceasefire and may turn out to be a double edge sword for all.
The outcry of the general public is “enough is enough” of chronic unabated taxation by twelve different Naga political groups that have made the daily life of every citizen miserable and unbearable. The Naga public wants early political settlement without compromising the Naga historical truth and rights, so that the present generation will not be caught in a doldrums of hopelessness.
ACAUT, keeping the faith in Nagaland People’s Action Committee (NPAC) to demand for honorable Indo-Naga political settlement from the Government of India without further delay, and to send the message of solidarity, appeals to all right thinking citizens to be a part of the 5th August Public Rally to be held at the Supermarket, Nagarjan, Dimapur.
Tia Longchar, Convenor
Simon Kelio, Co-Convenor
Hetoi Chishi, Secretary
