UNC reiterates 'roll back districts creation stand'
Source: The Sangai Express / Newmai News Network
Senapati, November 14 2018:
The United Naga Council (UNC), in its "Council Assembly" held on November 10, took several resolutions, including its stand that the decision to create seven new districts taken two years back must be rolled back.
The assembly was held at Bujuur Aanchung Puh (Moyon Naga Council) Hall at Kapaam (Komlathabi) in Chandel district.
One of the resolutions reaffirmed the earlier decision of the UNC to roll back the 7 districts created by the Manipur Government two years ago.
The UNC assembly also reaffirmed and supported the "hard earned historic Indo-Naga Framework Agreement signed on August 3, 2015" .
The UNC assembly urged "both the negotiating parties to bring the Naga political issue to a logical conclusion at the earliest" .
The UNC assembly said, "With reference to the resolution number 8 of the UNC Council Assembly of April 5, 2018, and the resolution number 5 of the UNC Presidential Council Meeting of July 20, 2018, the house approved the affiliation of Aimol Tribe Union, UIPO (Khoibu) Maruo Koukartou, Liangmai Naga Council/Rongmei Naga Council and Zeme Naga Council" .
With regard to the reported approval of "Kabui tribe" for affiliation to the UNC that appeared in a local newspaper, the UNC clarified today that the news report was "totally wrong and misleading" .
The UNC said that "Council Assembly" of November 10 did not discuss anything on "Kabui tribe" issue.
One of the resolutions said, "In view of the prevailing political situation in the present State of Manipur the house reviewed and resolved not to allow or extend any form of support and co-operation to un-mandated/unauthorised organisations or forum that could dilute the established Naga political position" .
The UNC Council Assembly "seriously discussed and reaffirmed the resolution 4(ii) of the UNC Presidential Council meeting held on August 13, 2018 that 'the Naga people will not accept the existing international boundary pillars erected between India and Myanmar as they were erected without the knowledge and consent of the indigenous Naga tribal people....and that, all the existing boundary pillars should be reviewed and resurveyed and re-demarcated" .
Earlier in the meeting, Gaidon Kamei, president of the UNC, in his presidential speech stated that "there is a strong political suspicion that the Government of India is treating the Indo-Naga political issue as an insurmountable problem" .
He also stated that, the time has come for the Government of India to prove its political will to settle the Indo-Naga political issue in order to bring peace, progress, stability and security in the region.
"At this most crucial juncture, we should not give or create any room for our adversaries to sabotage the hard earned historic Indo-Naga Framework Agreement" .