Naga Parliamentarians and Legislators Call Upon PM to Extend Ceasefire

With the Naga peace process slated to complete 10 years on July 31, a delegation of Naga MP and MLAs of Manipur pleaded with the Prime Minister to adopt a time-bound strategy for an early political solution.

The delegation of MP and MLAs, who called on the Prime Minister, submitted a Memorandum and urged him to extend the ceasefire agreement for another period, here this week. The delegation included Mani Charenamei, Lok Sabha MP, Morung Makunga, Dr. Khashim Ruivah, Awangbou Newmai, K Raina, Danny Shaiza and Wungnaoshang Keishing, all MLAs.

“The Naga peace negotiation seems to be dragging on for too long without apparent results. It is our considered opinion that the Indo-Naga issue is purely a political problem, which has nothing to do with a constitutional crisis, and therefore, substantive issues should and must be solved politically,” the memorandum said.

“Any settlement reached between the Government of India and the NSCN short of Naga unification would mean creating more problems for the region and would not be acceptable to the Nagas. Gerrymandering of our lands by any parties with vested interest is not accepted by the Nagas as the stand of the Nagas for unification is imprescriptibly historical and political rights.” [Source: Assam Tribune]