UNC talks tough ahead of Mar 22 talks
Source: The Sangai Express / Newmai News Network
Senapati, March 19 2018:
The United Naga Council (UNC) said today that the "seriousness" of the State Government of Manipur will be "confirmed" in the next tripartite talks slated for March 22 .
Two days before the next talk, UNC president Gaidon Kamei expressed hope that the State Government will come with "a concrete proposal" on the district creation issue when it comes to hold talks on March 22 .
At the same time, the UNC chief cautioned that if the Government undermines the Naga people's position on the issue then "we have no other option but to take up our own course of action immediately." The last round of tripartite talks on the district creation issue was held on November 10, 2017 in Senapati district headquarters where the participating parties had decided that the "next round of the talks will be held on February 23, 2018" .
Sources said that there were various factors, including the last Manipur Legislative Assembly session, which might have led to the deferment of the tripartite talks to March 22 .
The UNC had already stated that the Naga people had already rejected the formation of the District Boundary Commission in the earlier tripartite talks.
Meanwhile, Gaidon Kamei stated this evening that "as part of our move to welcome the new initiative and new political approach of the new State Government we suspended our agitation".
He added that, "we also obliged to the request of the Manipur Government to give enough time to prepare for the concrete proposal" on the issue.
"We can no longer wait like this," he expressed.
The UNC chief reiterated that "in case the State Government tries to employ dilly-dallying tactics on the issue then the Naga people will also react accordingly" .