GPRN/NSCN says they stand for historical and political Rights of Naga

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The NSCN/GPRN led by S.S.Khaplang today stated that the unconditional reconciliation signed by the highest political leaders S.S.Khaplang, Isak Chishi Swu and Singya representing respective Governments in the year 2009 was conditioned by the locus the “historical and political rights of the Nagas” and the outfit still uphold and adhere to this principle of reconciliation.
In a press statement the GPRN/NSCN stated that the accusation that Khaplang backed out from the process as alleged by IM is a complete distortion of truth.
“The historical and political rights to our perception precisely mean the sovereign independent Naga republics prior to British and Indian forceful occupation of Naga country” , the statement said.
It stated that while fighting to retain the suppressed birth right of the Nagas, more than three lakhs(3 lakhs) Nagas have paid their lives during the last more than six decades of liberation war being waged against India and Myanmar.
Various accords and agreements at several stages of the struggle in the past that attempted to side track  “Naga sovereignty” only to appease few selfish sections of pseudo-nationalists had caused irreparable divisions, fratricides and wanton killings within.
Therefore having experienced the past bitterness and to prevent further recurrences of such political tragedy, the S.S.Khaplang led NSCN/GPRN whole heartedly welcomed the holistic reconciliation approach initiated by the FNR basing on this “Political and Historical rights”, the GPRN statement said.