ACAUT Nagaland has in a memorandum addressed to the prime minister Narendra Modi at Chumukedima Police Complex on November 30 reiterated that it stood for tackling corruption and also for addressing the issue of unabated taxation and ‘syndicate system’ levied by Naga Political Groups(NPGs). According to ACAUT Nagaland,it organised the massive public rally on October 31 in Dimapur despite “threat from a faction” after which public decided to recognise only “One Government One Tax” and not to pay any tax to a single entity adding it meant that Nagas would not pay any tax so long factions exist.
Asserting that “unabated taxation is the cause of factionalism and factionalism, the cause of unabated taxation”, ACAUT said the tireless efforts by the FNR, to bring reconciliation among various factions by FNR seemed to have been abandoned. Realising the futility, ACAUT said it adopted the slogan “One Government One Tax” at the October 31 rally.
No permanent solution could be achieved without reconciliation among factions and so long as there was no solution, there would be no peace in Nagaland, the gateway of Myanmar, South and East Asia, said ACAUT.
In the light of the above, ACAUT said it was not against any ongoing peace talks but that in order to bring about a permanent solution and resolve the 67-year old conflict, it demanded that the prime minister consider the consequences of settlement minus “One Government One Tax” in the absence of unity among NPGs.
It maintained that the onus of salvaging unity among NPGs should be placed squarely on the shoulders of the NSCN(I-M), the dominant faction spearheading the current negotiation.
ACAUT has demanded that the prime minister take into confidence all stake holders, notably the Naga village councils, since people would invariably be affected once settlement was arrived at. It cautioned against a settlement that would spawn “post-settlement conflict” as viewed by Naga civil society
ACAUT reiterated that the 67-year Naga political issue be resolved permanently under the strong leadership of Narendra Modi, prime minister of India by “taking an inclusive approach” by engaging wider talks with NPGs and Naga civil society on the kind of settlement by keeping in mind the concept of “One Government One Tax”.
ACAUT has strongly urged upon the government of India to deal with the issue of tax and unabated taxation that were linked to the wider issue of Naga political problem and to deal with the problem “separately and immediately” as they were causing untold hardship and misery upon the common people.
Further, it said there was no doubt that NPGs were running parallel governments where salaries of over one lakh employees were being deducted at the rate of 24% by NPGs.
It said the lure of easy money has also led many uneducated unemployed Nagas to the ranks of NPGs and the government of India should deal with the issue of unabated taxation “most seriously without delay”.
ACAUT said rampant corruption in the state was “most serious’ and that it has been relentlessly pursuing the issue and demanded that the Centre should “strictly monitor” fund utilisation in the form of economic and developmental projects.
In order to ensure transparency , ACAUT has demanded the setting up of Lakayukta as it was the only relief for the people of Nagaland as an answer to their “crippling lives”.
ACAUT has also demanded CBI probe into the abandoned SARDP project in four districts for two-lane roads at Longleng-Changtongya; Mon_Tamlu-Merangkong; Phek-Pfutsero; Zunheboto-Chakabama by Gayatri-Maytas JV where original estimate of Rs.1296 crore was escalated within 14 months by 200% to Rs.2978.20 crore.
ACAUT said it was incumbent upon the prime minister to close the chapter of conflict, death, alienation and militarization in the region by “concretising a permanent settlement with the Naga people”.
~NagalandPost
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