Naga society today is seemingly divided into two types of people. One who does all the works for common future and the other who does nothing but sit at home, criticizes and shamelessly feasts on the labours and sacrifices of others. One glaring person who falls under the latter category is Khekiye K. Sema. Not enough with the past exploitation his father late. Khetloushe had done to the political rights of the Nagas, the unquenched son after pocketing as much as possible from the state exchequer as an IAS officer is now craftily preying on public platform for tenure of insatiable appetite for sucking the Naga blood that runs in his family DNA.Though reluctant as we are to respond to insensible and wild rhetoric devoid of facts and reason, considering public interest, NSCN decided to respond to it so that Naga people may understand even though a man like him will never appreciate as he intentionally has decided not to value reason but create confusion and discord where his family fortune lies. Nothing positive write up could be expected from a man who is totally preoccupied with hatred for a certain tribe and region; a man scheming day and night to divide Nagas by distorting facts and history by living in the unfulfilled dreams of his father. Spewing communal venom runs deep in the blood of such social parasite family.
Indeed, the spread and consciousness of Naga nationalism comes in different phases like any part of the world history. It is also to be understood by all the Nagas that, every Naga citizens is an equal stakeholder to our bright future irrespective of one’s gender, tribe affiliation, region and religion. All of us are Nagas by blood, culture and history, not by the grace of the other. NSCN is for all the Nagas and not for a particular tribe as deviously projected by a person like Khekiye K. Sema.
Understanding Khekiye K Sema through his write up on 12th and 16th July, 2015, we can easily deduced that he has hidden personal revulsion with the NSCN in general and Tangkhul community in particular. To make clear of his concocted and unsubstantiated propaganda, it is clearly to be stated that the Tangkhuls like other Naga tribes have shouldered equal responsibility, who too have suffered the worst of its kind and given their supreme sacrifices for the cause of Naga nation. They have joined NNC led by late. Captain Phungtha Horam and late.Tatar Wungso Horam in 1956 though it is recorded 1958. Honourable Ato Kilonser Th. Muivah joins NNC in the early part of 1964 before the signing of Cease Fire Agreement. He was a firebrand student activist in Shillong for a number of years. Our southern Nagas led by Athiko Daiho Mao and R.S. Suisa Tangkhul had started a movement under the banners of Naga National League (NNL) 14 December, 1946 and New Political Organisation (NPO) on 24th September, 1946 respectively. Much ahead of that, Haipou Jadonang began a “No tax campaign” against the British colonial power in 1927. He was later hanged in 1931 for propagating “Naga Raj.” However, they joined forces with NNC ultimately. It is natural that every spark begins from one end and spread to everywhere. Likewise, the wild fire of our movement began from one point and it reached every nook and corner of Naga country. The glorious history of the movement started with the NNC leadership under A.Z. phizo but it was murdered and buried in the grave of the Shillong Accord in 1975. In order to save the future of the Nagas from the treason of the Accord, a National Hoho was convened which strongly condemned the Accord and reaffirmed the national decision. Consequently, NSCN was formed on 31st Janaury1980.
NSCN has been defending the rights and every inch of Naga territory since its inception. However, we have a person like Khetloushe the father of Khekiye K Sema who was deadly opposed to the movement of the Nagas by collaborating with the adversary. Having such a record of betrayal in one’s background, does it not call upon any sensible person to reflect who he is? Late. Khetloushe went even to the extent of saying that ‘there is no escaption (escape) route for Phizo.’ Nagas would like to know what is his family contribution towards the Naga cause other than playing divisive politics till today? Where was Khekiye K. Sema at the time when Nagas fought for justice in the most horrific era of mass torture, massacre and mass detention in concentration camps by Indian state? Where was he when the Nagas under the banner of NSCN confronted the enemies in the east and west? Where was he when NSCN leaders launched hectic political mobilization campaigns in the international platform? When a person like him has never been a party to the Peace Talks, how can he say that NSCN has given up the issues of integration and sovereignty?
NSCN is also squarely accused of walking out of FNR without knowing what has happened in the field. For a man who is less informed about the heads and tails of Naga history and its political struggle, one should have learned first before jumping to the conclusion. Reconciliation process was initiated by NSCN after proclaiming three days national fasting prayers in January 2007. FNR leadership will not deny the fact. It was agreed in principle that reconciliation should be based on the basis of “historical and political rights of the Nagas”. To recap, it was Khaplang who withdrew from the reconciliation process without any reason. Betraying the commitment, Kitovi officially stated that he would seek solution only for Nagaland state. NNC leaders Shingya and Chopra clearly spelled out in Kolkota meeting that Miss Adino is their NNC President. They further stated that reconciliation should be in the line of NNC. Let the people judge it.
Nagas are basically community-oriented people and land holding system is also community based. And that, Nagas have been practising a sort of socialistic economic pattern long before the birth of Karl Marx, Lenin, Mao Zedong and other advocates of communism. Thus NSCN is not importing foreign ideology to mechanically apply it in Naga country. Reading the Yehzabo with a capitalist or feudal mindset will never make you understand the substance. Rest assured that NSCN is for democratic principle.
He levels allegation against NSCN stating that collection of taxes should be used for developmental work. We are also fully aware of it, but the question is what comes first? To us, management of the movement is the priority and developmental works will come next. The agenda of development will come in the stage of construction.
Freedom of expression should never be placed above the future of our nation and people. The extreme tolerance of NSCN shall not be tested over and again. By your write-ups, the Naga people have come to know what kind of specie you belong. By doing so, you are sailing against the hurricane revolutionary movement of the Naga people. Whether you like it or not, solution is a must. The caravan goes on even if the dog barks. Naga people are anxiously longing for solution to the Indo-Naga issue and NSCN will not fail the Nagas. Sooner or later Nagas will overcome.
Kuknalim.
