Imphal, Dec ember 6:The Manipur unit of the Naga People’s Front (NPF) reiterates “fullest commitment” to the Prime Minister in strengthening and expediting the ongoing political dialogue between the ‘NSCN-IM and the Government of India’ and paving way to arriving at a ‘logical conclusion.’
According to a note from the unit, integration of all Naga contiguous areas “under one political roof” to live together as one people is the “birthright” of the Nagas all over and has been their demand for the past more than 60 years. The NPF unit submitted a memorandum to the Prime Minister during his visit to Manipur on December 3. The political party expressed unhappiness ‘over many hurdles created one after another by neighbors’ more so by the valley-based civil organizations in Imphal ‘on road map to peace.’
There is stiff opposition when it comes to the ceasefire agreement between the Government of India and NSCN-IM, the NPF unit complained. Blaming the present Secular Progressive front (SPF) government of Manipur, the unit said the “majority community-dominated Cabinet” of the State government had conducted elections to the Autonomous District Council (ADC) in the hill districts in 2011 by handpicking some candidates. It was rejected and declared that the ADC office cannot function in the four Naga districts.
The NPF party also mentioned that various memorandum of understanding signed between the government of Manipur and the Nagas represented by the Naga Students’ Federation, United Naga Council and All Naga Students’ Association at various times in the past concerning the creation of Sadar Hills district. The present Manipur Cabinet decided to go ahead with its formation without taking into consideration the confidence of the main stakeholders, the party said.
Further, the unit said, the talk of “Supra-state body” being offered to the Nagas by the Government of India, which appeared in certain section of the media, “has instantly led to hue and cry from all quarters in the Imphal valley against the proposal, a thing yet to be either authenticated or confirmed or accepted.”
In the memorandum, it also criticized the Manipur government on stating that out of the total SPA funds allocated to the state, 28 per cent is allotted to the hill districts while 72 per cent is allocated to the valley. 39 per cent is earmarked for the Hill districts and 61 per cent is set aside for the valley, the NPF claimed. The state government ‘seems to ignore need-based development,’ the NPF unit added.
According to a note from the unit, integration of all Naga contiguous areas “under one political roof” to live together as one people is the “birthright” of the Nagas all over and has been their demand for the past more than 60 years. The NPF unit submitted a memorandum to the Prime Minister during his visit to Manipur on December 3. The political party expressed unhappiness ‘over many hurdles created one after another by neighbors’ more so by the valley-based civil organizations in Imphal ‘on road map to peace.’
There is stiff opposition when it comes to the ceasefire agreement between the Government of India and NSCN-IM, the NPF unit complained. Blaming the present Secular Progressive front (SPF) government of Manipur, the unit said the “majority community-dominated Cabinet” of the State government had conducted elections to the Autonomous District Council (ADC) in the hill districts in 2011 by handpicking some candidates. It was rejected and declared that the ADC office cannot function in the four Naga districts.
The NPF party also mentioned that various memorandum of understanding signed between the government of Manipur and the Nagas represented by the Naga Students’ Federation, United Naga Council and All Naga Students’ Association at various times in the past concerning the creation of Sadar Hills district. The present Manipur Cabinet decided to go ahead with its formation without taking into consideration the confidence of the main stakeholders, the party said.
Further, the unit said, the talk of “Supra-state body” being offered to the Nagas by the Government of India, which appeared in certain section of the media, “has instantly led to hue and cry from all quarters in the Imphal valley against the proposal, a thing yet to be either authenticated or confirmed or accepted.”
In the memorandum, it also criticized the Manipur government on stating that out of the total SPA funds allocated to the state, 28 per cent is allotted to the hill districts while 72 per cent is allocated to the valley. 39 per cent is earmarked for the Hill districts and 61 per cent is set aside for the valley, the NPF claimed. The state government ‘seems to ignore need-based development,’ the NPF unit added.
