National Socialist Council of Nagaland?NSCN(IM)?general secretary Thuingaleng Muivah on Sunday commended the government?s seriousness in finding a peaceful solution to the Naga problem, but not before asking New Delhi not to impose the Indian Constitution on them.
?This time they (Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and home minister P Chidambaram) seem to be more serious in finding a solution. But we have told them very clearly, don?t try to impose the Indian Constitution on us. The Nagas will never accept that,? Muivah said.
Also ?Prime Minister? of the underground ?Government of the People?s Republic of Nagalim? (GPRN), Muivah was addressing its 30th ?Republic Day? function at the NSCN(IM)?s truce-time headquarters at Camp Hebron, about 80 km away from Kohima. Muivah hoisted the Nagalim flag as a Prime Minister, while three contingents of the Naga Army, including two women?s contingents, displayed a march past.
On his recent meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Muivah said while he talked about certain problems that cropped up between the two sides in the past, Singh asked him to forget those. ?Past is past, we have to look to the future, the Prime Minister told me,? he said.
Muivah, however, complained that the Centre did not respect the rights of the Nagas. ?I have already told Chidambaram that you (New Delhi) don?t respect the rights of the Nagas, and this is what is creating problems.?
?I have faith in Chidambaram?s commitment as he says he is serious, but still don?t know if they will betray us,? the NSCN(IM) leader said.
While refraining to divulge any details on what the NSCN(IM) and the Centre talked in the recent round, he said victory is not far away. ?Our victory is not far away. The solution must be honourable and acceptable to both parties,? Muivah said.