Kohima, February 21: Close on the heels of the decision of the Indian National Congress in Nagaland to urge upon the Government of India the "need to implement the 16-Point Agreement of 1960 in letter and spirit," it is now the turn of the major regional political party in the State, the Nagaland People's Front (NPF) to strive for "unity and integrity of all contiguous Naga inhabited areas".

There was a hue and cry from other States particularly Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh when the decision of urging the Government of India to "implement the 16-Point Agreement of 1960 in letter and spirit" was incorporated in the election manifesto of the Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) which was released by Lalthanhawla, AICC observer and election campaign in-charge, Nagaland in the presence of Sidharth Patel, Secretary AICC, and NPCC president Hokheto Sumi, on February 8 last here at Congress Bhavan.

Interestingly, the election manifesto of the major regional party, the Nagaland People's Front (NPF) also incorporated the words "to strive for unity and integrity of all contiguous Naga inhabited areas" in their election manifesto which was released today in a mammoth election rally held at Chedima, some 5 kms away from here.

The manifesto even went further that the "NPF will also pursue the movement for the recognition of eastern Nagaland People's organization for their legitimate rights including the recognition of Nagas in Myanmar with defined territories".

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