Imphal, August 04: The tirades of Zeliangrong Union of Assam, Manipur and Nagaland (ZU-AMN) against the United Naga Council (UNC) and its president Samson Remmei are getting more heated than ever before with the former having taken drastic resolutions in this regard.

In a 'special Zeliangrong Union assembly' held on July 30 at Indoor Stadium of Tamenglong district headquarters, the ZU-AMN has resolved that the Zeliangrong Union "shall not recognize Samson Remmei as the president of UNC; that the ZU shall not co-operate with any programme taken up by Samson Remmei and his office bearers; that the ZU shall not co-operate with the UNC so long as Samson Remmei remains as the president of the UNC; that the ZU shall not implement any decision of the UNC within the Zeliangrong areas so long as Samson Remmei remains as president of UNC: that any other Naga organisation or outfit which recognizes or works with Samson Remmei as the UNC president shall not get any co-operation from the Zeliangrong Union and the Zeliangrong people; that the ZU (including all Zeliangrong frontal and allied organizations) and the Zeliangrong people in general shall not participate in the UNC till further decision taken by the Zeliangrong Union (AMN)".

The 'special Union assembly' endorsed the 'Joint Peace Meeting' of Puilon to maintain peace and tranquillity within the Zeliangrong areas.

It is also resolved to oppose tooth and nail on the proposed draft notification of Autonomous District Council Delimitation Committee which bifurcated the compact areas of the Zeliangrong community in the interest of other communities.

The July 30 assembly was presided by ZU-AMN chief James Rangsung.

ZU-AMN assembly discussed "about the unconstitutional acts" committed by the United Naga Council (UNC) and its office bearers against the Zeliangrong Union (AMN) since February 2008 till date.

The ZUAMN assembly also discussed and deliberated the agenda and secretary's report submitted in the 'House", according to the ZU-AMN statement.

In the deliberation, a number of speakers recalled how the Zeliangrong Union took strong initiatives and important roles in the process for the establishment of the United Naga Council (UNC) which was formed on February 8, 1981 during the Naga public meeting, which was convened by the president of Zeliangrong Union, president of Tangkhul Naga Long and the Chairman of the North District Naga People's Co-ordination Committee, as joint-conveners, according to the Zeliangrong Union.

It then stated that with the president of Zeliangrong Union elected as the first President of the UNC, the UNC Adhoc Committee members which included the president of Tangkhul Naga Long, Chairman of North District Naga People's Co-ordination Committee, president of Thangal Naga Union and leaders of all the Naga tribes organisations in Manipur, laid down the principle that the UNC should be an organisation of the "Naga tribes organisation as its constituent units and that the UNC should act as the united platform for all the Naga tribes organisations to act as the mouthpiece on the issues of common interest of the Nagas in Manipur, such as Sadar Hills issue, Sixth Schedule issue and Manipur Naga political aspiration in the context of Naga movement etc.

"It had been laid down that the UNC shall not be made a political party and shall not indulge in elections so that the unity and the strength of the UNC may not be eroded and divided, although the UNC was not prohibited from taking up actions of political nature for the common benefit of the Naga tribes in Manipur," said the ZU-AMN. It also stated that the basic principle mentioned above were embodied in the UNC constitution, which was approved and adopted by the Makhel Conference on April 23, 1981 .

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