National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) ‘chairman’ Q. Tuccu accused Government of India (GoI) of backtracking from ‘Framework Agreement’, reports Nagaland Post on September 9. He also added that due to misinterpretation of the Framework Agreement by GoI the negotiating parties were yet to concur on some core issues like separate Naga National Flag and Constitution. In an interview he stated that ‘’ The agreed position between Government of India and NSCN is “shared-sovereignty”. That means, neither India will be under Nagas nor Nagas under India but we will coexist on the basis of “shared-sovereignty”. However, GoI is not agreeable on separate Naga National Flag and Constitution due to which we are unable to conclude the Talk.”
When asked about the three-month deadline given by Prime Minister of India, Q Tuccu stated that ‘’ We could visualise this three months deadline as an ultimatum to the Nagas. Today, GoI is devising to undo whatever has been agreed upon by the two entities in the Framework Agreement. We will not accept anything less than what has been agreed upon. NSCN will only agree to conclude the Talk, within three months, if GoI adhere to our agreed positions based on Framework Agreement.”