Newmai News Network
IMPHAL | October 24
Campaigns to ‘guard the lands of the Nagas’ initiated by United Naga Council (UNC) have intensified as more and more Naga organisations join the campaigns.
These campaigns were prompted, according to United Naga Council (UNC) leaders, after the creation of new districts by the Manipur Government "without consulting the Naga people."
Another such campaign was carried out today at Kamjong Headquarters, which was a part of Ukhrul district before the new districts were created last year.
Leaders of UNC spoke on the occasion attended by over 300 leaders from church organizations, student bodies and village authorities participated. The event organised Tangkhul Naga Zingsho Longphang was moderated by UNC General Secretary S Milan.
Addressing the public leaders, UNC President Gaidon Kamei said that land and identity together made the unique history of the Nagas.
“Therefore, the Naga people must guard our land and identity with utmost alertness,” he urged.
Kamei specifically stated that the Naga people must be “fully aware of the shrewd policies” of the successive Manipur Governments adding that “our lands have been done away without consulting us” referring to the new districts created by the previous government of Manipur.
The UNC President also told the gathering that “rolling back of the new districts created by the Manipur Government is what we want and nothing less than that” and “no one should be allowed to decide upon our land”.
"Unless the new districts are rolled back we are not going to rest," the UNC President affirmed.
He also urged the public leaders to wholeheartedly support the ongoing Naga peace process. It can be noted here that such campaigns have been carried out in other “Naga areas” in Manipur. The UNC leaders said they will be carrying out such campaigns wherever “we are yet to touch” with more vigour.
