Senapati: The United Naga Council (UNC) in their press clarification from its Publicity Wing, made it clear with regard to the issue of submission of the controversial representation to the Prime Minister of India on August 9, 2023 in which 8 Naga MLAs had appended their signatures along with other MLAs of Manipur State.

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In this regard, UNC said a joint meeting of the Naga Civil Society Organisations with the Naga MLAs’ Forum was held on August 19 on the above matter and detailed explanations were given by the members of the Forum on the circumstances under which the representation was submitted to the Prime Minister’s Office. After a threadbare discussion, all the lapses and differences in the matter have been sorted out objectively in the greater interest.

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“Having realized the vital need to move forward in cohesion amidst these uncertainties
surrounding the Naga people, the meeting also reaffirmed to uphold the commitment to
pursue for the final settlement of Indo-Naga political issue based on the basis and the true
spirit of the historic Framework Agreement signed on 3rd August, 2015,” it said.

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