Mokokchung, April 5 (MTNews): A day after Dr. SC Jamir was reported to have met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, the NSCN (IM) through its Ministry of Information and Publicity on Tuesday said that the veteran politician was campaigning for a “new version of his 16 Points Agreement” and alleged him of “his repeated disparaging remark against the inclusion of Naga flag and Yehzabo (Constitution) in the Naga solution.”
The NSCN (IM) stated that Jamir “misinterpreted the political meaning of every single word of the Framework Agreement to suit his own political propaganda against the Framework Agreement,” while branding the former chief minister a “political criminal.”
Saying that Jamir is the “only living architect and signatory of the 16 Points Agreement,” the NSCN (IM) claimed that when the 16 Points Agreement was in the air, the Indian Prime Minister J. Nehru knew that the 16 points would not go far enough to resolve the Naga issue. NSCN (IM) said that Jamir, who was serving as a Parliamentary Secretary at the time, “protested and successfully prevented” a meeting between Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and AZ Phizo to resolve the Naga issue once and for all.”
It went on to accuse Jamir of attempting to “finish the NSCN by employing every available means at his disposal” including raising forces like the Nagaland Youth Front, 9th Brigade and 6th Brigade to go all out against NSCN. Jamir was also accused of, among others, putting into action “a dreaded policy of peace offensive with Rs. 103 crores” sanctioned by the Government during his tenure as Chief Minister of Nagaland.
NSCN (IM) also accused Jamir of publishing the book ‘Bedrock of Naga Society’ where he stated that the “16 Points Agreement is the Alpha and Omega for the Indo-Naga political agreement” that delayed the Indo-Naga talk. “Nevertheless, there was a high pitch for the success of the Naga political solution and the Naga people’s unflinching support was evidently displayed,” the NSCN (IM) stated, adding that it finally resulted in the signing of the Framework Agreement (FA) which generated much political fervour.
With the signing of the FA, NSCN (IM) said that Jamir had sleepless nights “as he knew too well that his 16 Points Agreement has been at risk of being superseded.” NSCN (IM) further said that Jamir started attacking the FA in various forms and outrageously misinterpreted to suit his way, while adding that former Interlocutor RN Ravi’s appointment as Nagaland Governor “gave Jamir the best opportunity to divert and dilute the FA.”
“Much to the fulfillment of his scheming political agenda, in 2017, a third party/force was created known as the NNPGs and agreement was signed which is called ‘Agreed Position,’ targeted against the Framework Agreement,” it claimed, adding that the “Agreed Position is just a re-edited version of the 16 Points Agreement,” and maintained that Jamir’s recent meeting with Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi was “to give strong hints to sign the Naga solution based on Agreed Position which favour his political dream.”
NSCN (IM) said that Jamir does not foresee that it will invite another era of bloodshed.
“The choice is left for the Prime Minister of India, either to choose Jamir the trouble maker or the permanent peaceful settlement of the Naga issue,” NSCN (IM) concluded.