ITANAGAR, 21 Jul: The Forum for Naga Reconciliation (FNR) has appealed to the people of Manipur, in particular the neighboring communities and the citizens of India as a whole to go beyond interpreting the “happenings” in Manipur to changing the situation – from interpreting through various narratives, depending on the position of the narrators, to owning responsibilities to what has been created in Manipur.
“We must note that ‘force’ of any kind – be it Army or governmental agencies – cannot create a just peace society. Only people, no matter how awkward it may be, coming together can create a congenial space towards the path to peace. FNR, therefore, calls upon the parties concern in Manipur to, at a minimum level, share a common understanding of what comes next. In Manipur, cultural communities have never been so apart vis-à-vis the cause and effect and effect and cause since 3 May, 2023,” it said in a press statement.
“What is needed is not an outside agency as much as a sober analysis among the communities that will contribute to a fuller understanding of the issue. For any peace to have a chance, concerned cultural communities of men and women must be involved in all stages of internal peace efforts. At the same time, the entire country with every citizens supporting to the call of peace through advocacy and humanitarian intervention,” the FNR said in a statement.
“Let alone a cultural grouping, in the case of the ongoing Manipur narrative, all stakeholders, governments, organizations, religious bodies and man and woman are morally involved and we must bear this shame without the twist of “buts” and “ifs.” Urgently, we are in need of transcending “good and bad” moralisation to naming the evil of every kind – hate to arrogance, pride to anger, lies to deception, violation of human dignity to violence, inherent in humanity,” a message from the forum read.
