Kohima, December 11 2008: THE GOVERNMENT of India is "yet to prepare" for obliging to the 'interim proposal' of the Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN) during the recently held three days parleys at Amsterdam in The Netherlands.

The talks were held between the Government of India representatives and that of the NSCN from December 7-9 .

According to reports published in today's edition of Nagaland Page, an English daily newspaper based in Dimapur quoted NSCN sources from Amsterdam alleged that the Government of India had failed to honour its word, which was promised earlier talks in New Delhi.

"Talks have been held but the Indian side did not honour their word again.

They said they cannot discuss about interim proposal this time as they are not yet prepared to do so," NSCN sources said.

However, it was not divulged what was all about the NSCN's "interim proposal".

However, Union Minister, Oscar Fernandes has assured the NSCN that the proposal will be taken up in the next round of talks also to be held in the Netherlands.

"Instead they talked about small things like the Assam Rifles and Khaplang group nexus," the sources added.

But NSCN-IM chairman Isak Chishi Swu and its general secretary Thuingaleng Muivah explained to the Centre's representatives about Naga history and the bloodshed.

The NSCN leaders said the time would come that "we shake our hand and say you go your way and we go our way.

And there will no turning back".

The government of India was represented by Oscar Fernandes, centre's interlocutor for the talks and former Union secretary for Home, K Padmanabaiah along with top officials from military and intelligence agencies.

For the NSCN Swu and Muivah led the team for the talks.

The talks started reportedly on Sunday and concluded on Tuesday without any fruitful result.

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