Reverse unity

is something that needs indepth and factual analysis on why has there been an abundance in the usage of the word ‘unity’ in the Naga lexicon and why , except for a few decades, it is still being pursued ? Unity through sharing of the same Christian faith and less with somewhat similar cultures had drawn the tribes together to giver a quantum leap for the political movement. However, a few decades later cracks appeared by the late 60s the united movement eventually began the reverse trend of disunity when the once powerful NNC split into NSCN in 1980. Subsequently, the factions began splitting and today there are over a dozen factions. Unity has always been the avowed and desired principle of Naga tribes and this has or was made to undergone transitional changes at crossroads and today the noble goal has been reduced to mere lip service. State politicians are perhaps infamous when it come to paying lip service. The strive to achieve peaceful solution through the much hyped ‘unity’ or coming together of all sections especially the elected( to show the way or to set an example) was demolished by the proponents of unity themselves. Elected members find it very credible to parrot the phrase ‘ all should unite for solution or for the common goal ‘. The elected members united or came together under the Joint Legislators Forum(JLF)formed sometime in 2012 . The JLF split after NPF walked out in to form its own facilitating forum titled Political Affairs Mission(PAM). The NDPP continued with the JLF but the split rendered the role as facilitator, quite unhelpful. The idea of coming together sounds like a good reason but the not based on good sound reasons or acting the role as facilitators for the Naga political issue didn’t get much traction as NPF broke Playing away form JLF to form its own Political Affairs Mission(PAM) in August 2020. It was only on union home minister Amit Shah’s prodding that both re-united under Core Committee on Naga Political issue. Later during June 2021, both JLF and PAM became redundant after the ruling and opposition resolved to form the Core Committee on Naga Political Issue. This then reopened the way for a repeat of the 2015 all party and opposition-less government after Congress merged with NPF. Thus the second dubious experiment, in the name or under the pretext of coming together happened on September 21,2021 when the opposition NPF joined the PDA government (NDPP, BJP, Independents) and the second opposition-less government was renamed as United Democratic Alliance(UDA). The coming together has not brought peaceful solution or even the greater goal of Nagas any closer. Further proving that unity continues to be a distant word which has been pursued half-heartedly, the NPF with 25 MLAs suffered a massive exodus when 21 MLAs defected to joint or merge with the NDPP and leaving four as the remnants. The defection of merger that shook the NPF in favour of the NDPP was certainly not a very good act of unity. Despite the reverse unity, the politicians have not gotten over the appeal to all to come together for the greater goal or solution. Reams can be written on this subject but the point that needs to be pondered is to understand where things have gone wrong and how to correct the total drift.