Assembly recognises rebels sacrifices for Naga cause

The Assembly also reiterated its earlier stand on integration of all Naga-inhabited areas,an issue that also figures prominently on the NSCN agenda. It is the desire of the Nagas to live together as one family and this House has rightly voiced the cry of the Naga people, Rio said. The Nagaland Assembly has so far passed four resolutions in 1964,1970,1994 and 2003 in favour of integration of Naga areas.

The 60-member House appealed the negotiating parties of the Naga political dialogue to expedite the political process and bring about an early resolution through a negotiated settlement which was honourable and acceptable to the Naga people. We appeal to the negotiating parties of the political dialogue to expedite the political process and bring an early resolution through negotiated settlement which is honourable and acceptable to the Naga people, the resolution said.

The CM put on record that the Naga political issue and the negotiations had reached a crucial stage and that the time had come for the Assembly to play its contributory role and appreciated the government of India,particularly Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Home Minister P Chidambaram for their renewed sincerity towards finding a permanent solution to the decades-old Indo-Naga political problem. The resolution also decided to constitute a Joint Parliamentary Committee on the issue comprising members from all political parties.