Senapati: The United Naga Council (UNC), the apex body of the Nagas in Manipur state has announced that it will organize a mass rally on August 9 starting from 10 am onwards in all Naga areas of Manipur for resolving the Indo-Naga political issue based on the Framework Agreement.
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In a fervent appeal for participation in the Naga Peoples Rally UNC said will be held at Tamenglong headquarters, Chandel headquarters, Ukhrul headquarters and and Senapati headquarters.
The release issued on Sunday stated that the Indo- Naga peace process has made significant progress with the signing of the historic Framework Agreement between the Government of India (GOI) and National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) on August 3, 2015. However, the inordinate delay in signing the Final Agreement is a cause for concern and has the potential to derail the peace negotiation, it said.
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Addressing media, Vareiyo Shatsang, general secretary, UNC stated that that the rally is proposed to register their collective sentiment to the GoI for exercising political will to hammer out an early negotiated solution to the protracted Indo-Naga political issue in the spirit of Framework Agreement
and to usher in an enduring peace in Naga areas and the Northeast in general. The UNC appeals to all the Naga citizens to participate in the proposed rally prayerfully.
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It may be mentioned that the UNC during the bifurcation of 7 new districts in Manipur state in 2016 protested against the creation of the new districts in Naga areas alleging it encroaches upon the ancestral lands of the Nagas in Manipur. Aside from the creation of Noney, Kamjong, Tengnoupal districts, UNC vehemently protested against the creation of Jiribam district carved out of Tamenglong district and Kangpokpi distirct carved out of Sadar Hills. The apex Naga body to this day has not recognized the new districts in Naga areas.