Modi for early settlement of Naga political issue
Source: Hueiyen News Service / NNN

Dimapur, November 15 2014 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi has told the NSCN-IM leaders and Central interlocutor RN Ravi that they should engage in concerted talks as much as they can to settle the long pending Naga political issue.

The Prime Minister said this during the meeting with the NSCN-IM leaders before his departure for Myanmar, according to Dimapur based newspaper�Eastern Mirror.

During the meeting in New Delhi, Narendra Modi also reiterated that the Naga political issue should not be dragged on further, but it should be settled in a time bound manner, the daily added.

When contacted, some NSCN-IM leaders refused to divulge the details of it, but they said "something like that" took place while referring to the meeting between the Prime Minister and the NSCN-IM leaders.

A kilonser(minister) who requested for anonymity said NSCN-IM chairman Isak Chisi Swu and general secretary Th Muivah led the delegation in the meeting with the Prime Minister in New Delhi.

However, no specific date of the meeting was revealed.

When queried by Eastern Mirror whether it was a courtesy call or a formal talk, the NSCN-IM leader has this to say, "The meeting was both (courtesy call and formal)." The NSCN-IM leader then said the Government of India and the Naga outfit have the understanding that both the parties will not go to the media as possible as they can for the time being.

"This is to avoid complication," the NSCN-IM leader explained.

"At the right time our leaders will come to the Naga people for further consultation and such events are not far away," the NSCN-IM leader added.

This development has come after months of speculations.

However, till date the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), the PMO or other concerned authorities are yet to give any official statement on the matter.

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