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Imphal Times Supplementary issue Page No. 2
ADDRESSING THE ZELIANGRONG QUESTION

By - Pakinrichapbo, Advocate (1915 -1993). In Nagaland context, Zeliangrong community still from GoI and NNPGs solution for
Samziuram Village, Peren fellow Naga tribes often question believes in the Naga cause and the Nagas.
Negative remarks on The Naga peace talk is on the edge Zeliangrong existence in Nagaland continues to support the Naga With GoI and NSCN IM, the
Nagaland
situation is not better, may be
cause carry forward by NSCN and
without bothering to find out its
thus suspended their movement for
historical backgrounds. Late
even worse. The NSCN-IM has
positive activities of conclusion as reported in the Gaidinliu though born and raised in homeland. The Zeliangrong people said they have not given up on
Longkao Village, under Tamenglong
especially living in Assam and
Nagaland post dated 15.07.2020. It
integration, but Interlocutor had
Is this a way to encourage goes further to state that in a major District Manipur, had huge Manipur still believe in the results time and again maintain
of Naga Peace talks with the hope
followers from her kindred tribes
integration of Naga areas is out of
breakthrough Government of India
Representative and Interlocutor, Mr.
of integration.
living in several villages under
the picture. How can Nagas get
COVID-19 warriors? Ravi, and also Governor of Tening Sub-division (Peren) and Forlornly, the Naga movement had separate flag and constitution
also from Zeliangrong people living
Nagaland and the Working
even when GoI is not willing to
come a long way crossing 70 years
Committee of NNPGs agreed to in Dima Hasao formerly North now and counting, in these long redraw state boundaries, which is
senior resident, who has been known for his dedication finalize draft agreement for early Cachar Hills, which is one of the years Zeliangrongs faith in Naga legally permissible within the
to the cause for the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, settlement to the decades old Naga main reasons why Zeliangrong cause remain as strong as it was in constitution? From the time of the
Awas seen collapsed, perhaps due exhaustion while on Political issue. The said press entity exists in Nagaland. early NNC days, even overlooking formation of NSCN in 1980 and
duty to save COVID-19 infected patients at JNIMS. The modus statement also mentioned that both Followers of Naga political history the reality that the Naga tribes later split of NSCN to NSCN-IM
operandi of how health workers have been assigned to provide all the parties have chalked out action will be aware of the fact that when leading the movement now seems and NSCN-K in 1988 to 2020
available health care facilities at CCCs at both JNIMS and RIMS as plan for impending final agreement, Naga Movement gained momentum to have different aspirations to (which comes to total of 40 years
well as others have been known and this newspaper had also so the negotiation is closed across all Naga villages from middle achieve from the peace talks, as and still counting), Zeliangrong
highlighted few. between Interlocutor and WC of part of 1950s, Apeh Gaidinliu met most of the leading tribes lives people have given its due share
Lately, a COVID-19 positive pregnant lady delivered a baby at NNPGs as per the deadline of the Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru at Imphal within a single state and have of cooperation to IM, so what
RIMS hospital under strict measures to ensure that no health workers 31 st October 2019. (in 1953 ) and made him conscious nothing much to lose but to gain more one could anticipate if the
in the team got infected with the virus. There are many pregnant However, the narrative on the other of her people living conditions and more after the final agreement is peace talks fail to integrate
ladies in the hospital where gynecologists and nurses are keeping an side is different with the GoI and also to do something spreading executed. While for the naive Zeliangrong people and their
eagle eye round the clock to make sure that those under health care NSCN-IM failing to break the across the three States. She soon Zeliangrongs their faith in Naga lands? Or one expects all
services are safe and sound taking all risks during this pandemic. impasse on the issue of co-existing mobilized members of the cause could not shake them out Zeliangrongs to fully cooperate if
A few days back Sky Hospital, a private run cardiac treatment as two entities and share Zeliangrong who believed in her unless the contents of impending IM decides to resume their
center in a press statement said that their hospital is open and not sovereignty with IM still not giving cause to fight for Zeliangrong final agreement do the talking. guerrilla warfare against India in
included in the containment zone announced by the district up on separate flag, constitution, homeland under the Indian As an ardent believer in Naga unity, case the peace talks break down.
administration. The press statement indicated that even during the and territorial integration .The Constitution. When the Naga I still hope the peace talks will As for myself being a part of the
COVID-19 pandemic the hospital is not close and still is open for the question as to what makes the National Council (NNC) authority deliver something to all the Naga Zeliangrong, I will be more than
needy patient. results of Naga peace talks more so was in its peak, Gaidinliu had to tribes, but I’m left with little hope content if any group in peace talks
A similar announcement is made by Shija Hospital and Research connected with the Zeliangrong suspend Zeliangrong movement for as Interlocutor R. N. Ravi said even could bring some sort of
center by its managing Director. After all, this hospital has proved people comprise of Zeme, Liangmai, homeland due to intense pressure territorial integration is dropped administrative autonomy outside
that they care more to save the life of patients in need by performing Rongmei and Inpui tribe, living in from Zeliangrong leaders working from the demands of Naga the administrative control of
surgery without waiting for test results for COVID-19. three state of Assam, Manipur and in NNC. The Zeliangrong leaders negotiators. With GoI and NNPGs present states government in
When many of the health workers have been performing duty Nagaland. Zeliangrong people were felt that it would not be right to go agreement, it is very likely that the Assam and Manipur context, even
taking all risk as it is their performance, many so-called self-style recognized under different names against the Naga cause agreement would extend only within when full integration of Zeliangrong
intellectuals, or social workers brought up issues that may defame the by the Schedules Tribe Order 1950 spearheaded by NNC as it might Nagaland state. And if speculations people could not be achieved
life saviors. Well, not every doctor may have the same feeling of and its subsequent amendments. create a sense of betrayal by the are true, Nagaland will see increase straightaway.
risking their lives to save This article is an attempt to illustrate Zeliangrong. Soon after suspension of State Legislative Assembly However, failing to achieve even
the patient, but there are how the results of the current peace of the Zeliangrong movement, the seats and parliamentary seats, administrative autonomy from the
countless of them working talks will have a huge implication talks between Naga People establishment of legislative peace talks, the Zeliangrong people
with dedication. on the Zeliangrong people and their Convention and GoI, resulted in council. Not discrediting the need to seriously re-examine the
Sometimes, people ancestral lands. The irony is that Naga hills being upgraded to full influence of NNPGs outside sacrifices of their people to Naga
seem to have forgotten that the Zeliangrong people are so pledge statehood in 1963. Even Nagaland, but I wonder if any cause by not only studying the
doctors are no lesser God. politically divided thanks to though NNC condemned the arrangement made for Nagas in present social, economical, and
They are a human being individual and local interests, crude statehood, their condemnation neighboring states would see the political conditions of the
with no difference from regionalism, and blind loyalty to could not save the Zeliangrong light of day. Time and again Zeliangrong people living in the
others. The only difference their own factions without people from physical NNPGs have stressed that they three states of Assam, Manipur, and
between other people in prudently discussing how to secure disintegrations, blood brothers land speak and remember the welfare of Nagaland, but also studying
those in the medical the best interests for the people. boundaries with few inch apart Nagas in other states, but it is hard whether continuing to sacrifice for
profession is that they In modern political sense, became state boundaries further to comprehend that NNPGs will fight Naga cause will integrate its people.
wanted to serve and save Zeliangrong consciousness as one severing their historical ties and tooth and nail to secure interests of Lastly Zeliangrong people need to
human lives. unit started with Haipou Jadonang sympathy for each other. This was Nagas outside Nagaland, even when realize India’s political realities
Well, criticisms from 1905 -1931. After his untimely death the first setback to Zeliangrong the so-called Naga nationalists has before it is too late, that India will
those who have fewer ideas the burden of fulfilling Zeliangrong fraternity. Even after the Statehood taken regionalism to a new level. In remain a difficult place for the
of the difficulties faced by political interests was passed on to and Shillong Accord under the such a reality, Zeliangrongs have minorities to survive, and worst in
doctors and nurses is his successor late Apeh Gaidinliu Indian Constitution, the very nominal or nothing to achieve tribal state.
normal, but when a doctor in the same profession mock and criticize
the dedication of a doctor, than it is jealousy. The person, a doctor,
and who is also a senior most doctor of RIMS mocking Dr. Uthan Modi redefined secularism with Ram Mandir as
who collapsed due to exhaustion is very unfortunate.
If senior doctors, who mock the hard work of a junior doctor
is let free, then many who had wanted to serve the people may be Hindu voters were fed up of Sonia-Left version
discouraged. It is expected that junior doctors of his institution
(RIMS) may have been discouraged by this doctor, and authorities By - SHEKHAR GUPTA that new destination with sex appeal that we could foresee May 2014, Mayawati’s BSP took turns in
of RIMS need an immediate inquiry into this matter. Or else there (Courtesy – The Print ) for some, Turkey. We have to live in May 2019 and now 5 August 2020, power.
are also possibilities that he being ahead of the department may an India governed by whoever the being scripted. I wrote two National Both built their new politics around
advise students and junior doctors at RIMS not to render their Did Indian secularism die on 5 people choose, based on the same Interest pieces, in the wake of the the redefined ‘secular’ vote. In
valuable service during this crisis time. If the comment by him at August in Ayodhya? It follows, Constitution we hold so dear. 2002 and 2007 Gujarat elections, Bihar, Lalu Yadav had already
FB was a doctored one than he needs to take the help of the then, that a new Indian Republic In the past 35 years, secularism has anticipating the inevitable and perfected the formula. The secular
cybercrime police. would have been invented, a Hindu been pronounced dead by the Right unstoppable rise of Narendra Modi vote now came to be seen as Muslim
Rashtra. after Rajiv Gandhi’s action on the as a dominant national leader (‘The vote.
If you accept those two arguments, Shah Bano case (1986), the Modi Magnifier’, and ‘If Modi wins It was around this new notion that
a third becomes inevitable. Any proactive ban on Satanic on Sunday’). The second even said old enemies came together in
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