UNC states stand
Source: The Sangai Express / Newmai News Network
Senapati, August 13 2023:
The United Naga Council (UNC) said it was "devastated by the untimely move of eight (8) Naga legislators" in Manipur submitting a representation to the Prime Minister of India along with "thirty two (32) others" simultaneously on the day of the "Naga Peoples' Rally" on August 9, 2023, organized in the "Naga hill districts in the State of Manipur, negating the collective sentiments of the Naga populace" .
In a statement issued to NNN tonight, the UNC mentioned that it organised the August 9 rally to pressurise the Government of India to resolve the long drawn "Indo-Naga political conflict" in the true spirit of August 3, 2015, Framework Agreement between the Government of India and the NSCN (IM) .
While the Nagas are demanding an inclusive, acceptable and honourable solution to the Indo-Naga political issue, submitting a representation with some "contradictory demands" to the Prime Minister of India is highly uncalled for, added UNC.
As the apex body representing 20 Naga tribes in the State of Manipur, UNC said it "feels necessitated to place on record that the Naga legislators who have appended their signatures in that representation do not carry the collective aspirations and sentiments of the Nagas and hence disown their representation" .