Nagas in border belt told to oppose fencing project
Source: Chronicle News Service

Senapati, January 28 2025: The United Naga Council (UNC) has issued a fresh directive to the Nagas within the jurisdiction of Chandel Naga People's Organization (CNPO), prohibiting the construction of border fencing within the "Naga ancestral homeland".

The directive follows an earlier notice issued on October 29, 2024, and Resolution No 2 of the Presidential Council Meeting of the UNC held on November 7, 2024 .

The UNC emphasised that no activities related to the proposed construction of border fencing along the Indo-Myanmar Border (IMB), which they described as an 'imaginary artificial boundary', will be tolerated within the Naga ancestral homeland.

The Council has called on its units and subordinate bodies in the affected areas to take unified and firm measures to prevent such activities within their respective jurisdictions, urging them to act decisively and without fear and favour.

In a press release issued by its president on Monday, the UNC reiterated that individuals or organisations found collaborating with implementing agencies for favour, co-operation or providing assistance to the related departments will face serious consequences in line with the Council's standing resolutions and position.

Additionally, the UNC has urged the Naga population in Manipur to remain resolute in opposing what it describes as a ."sinister design of the colonial power" to alienate the Naga people from their ancestral lands through the construction of border fencing and walls along the Indo-Myanmar border.

The Council has called upon the community to prepare for any eventuality.

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