Dimapur, April 4 (EMN): The now-in-hiatus Forum for Naga Reconciliation (FNR) has admitted that the principled but ignored “Naga Concordant”—the pact for reconciliation between the many Naga underground factions—failed due to ‘our’ inability to admit own limitations.
The forum issued a statement on Wednesday expressing sadness that the agreement of the groups had been anything but completed and fulfilled.
The forum said to acknowledge God and to recognise all who supported the peace pacts. On August 26 2011, after a week of meetings in Dimapur, the Naga Concordant was signed.
“The incomplete consummation of the Naga Concordant has had its due share of criticism from many quarters, including the general public. On the one hand, the concordant, and its enactment, have not been given a fair trial. A document, specifically of political nature, takes years to evolve even under the most optimum conditions,” the forum stated.
“However, the truth is that the Naga Concordant has not been fulfilled and, logically, we have not kept our commitment to the Nagas. And, thus today, we remain in an unresolved state. We continue to suffer from the complex of being unable to admit to our limitations, just as we continue to be too easily sedated by the past.”
The pacifist platform pointed out here that while there have been changes since the concordant, much more needs to be changed. “Our strength springs from the hope that is formed out of oneness – our solidarity and unity as a people. The FNR acknowledges and names this unfortunate reality, and we reaffirm our commitment to belong without borders.”
The organisation also stated to recommit themselves to the ‘core mission of applied reconciliation’ that would lead to a ‘peaceful future of hope.’
“As Nagas coming of age, let us find ways to affirm and appreciate others by casting out the demons of dismissive mindsets and by rejecting cynicism. For the moment, the pressure is from within, and not solely from without. Nothing less than a change driven by belonging and revisiting our commitments will set us free,” the statement added.
The FNR has urged the Naga leaders and the Naga public to reconnect and ‘tap into the vast potentials offered in the Naga concordant.’
