Claims GoI has ‘reneged on the pledge’
Dimapur, April 14 (MExN): The Working Committee, Naga National Political Groups (WC, NNPGs) expressed concern over the Indo-Naga peace process, saying the Indian political leadership had ‘reneged on its pledge.’
In a statement issued by its Media Cell, on April 14, the WC, NNPGs said former Interlocutor RN Ravi and the Naga negotiating team, led by Convener N Kitovi Zhimomi, had by mid-October 2019 “negotiated what was best for both the GoI and the Nagas: Co-Existence & Enduring Peace!” Seven years on, it lamented that the Indian political leadership has reneged on the pledge, leaving the Nagas hurt.
It alleged, “Nagaland’s distinguished few with accumulated wealth, drenched in opulence, power and authority have edited the script of the Indo-Naga political issue every December” while “central and state investigation and security agencies, uniformed and non-uniformed are overawed by the generosity and hospitality of the host.” It added, “Those in power must stop plagiarising the Naga political issue in New Delhi.”
In the meantime, it referred to “growing disillusionment” among Naga youth— educated and smart yet unemployed and insulted. “Corrupt institutions and fickle instruments of law,” it said, have become anathema to the present generation. While “guns and draconian law” may “imprison the flesh,” it said that such tools become useless against human will.
Further, the WC, NNPGs expressed astonishment over what it termed was a ‘witch-hunt’ against members of its affiliate— NSCN-K (Khango-Hokato), a ceasefire entity, in connection to the January 19, 2026 incident involving K Kits (Kiyeto) of Vikuho Village. It said that the incident should serve as an eye opener for the state government, and demanded equal application of law against those it accused of exploiting the Naga political groups for personal gain.
While those involved in the January 19 incident) are behind bars, it asked, “Will the same law-enforcing agencies arrest K Kits, the president of the Railway Courier Union, Dimapur?” It accused Kits of collecting large sums of money in the name of various Naga groups without remitting any funds— money which could have benefited “conflict widows, orphans or procure medicines for the sick in camps.”
According to it, no Naga Political Group “worth its salt” accepts offers from the GoI for monthly maintenance, save for those already surrendered.
In line with the Naga Plebiscite of May 16, 1951, it asserted that a “nominal traditional national tax and contribution” would continue to be sought from well-wishers and those earning their livelihoods in Nagaland, for as long as the Indo-Naga political problem remains unresolved.
Instead, the WC, NNPGs urged businesses across Nagaland to stop what it described as a culture of employing “local goons, petty thieves, profiteers, black marketers as business welfare union presidents-secretaries, market union chairman-secretaries, transporters union presidents-secretaries etc.” It held these people have been the ones, who extract “protection fee” from businesses, and responsible for devouring much of the funds meant for the Naga political cause.
It said, “Personal enrichment using people's contribution for the Naga Cause will be dealt with appropriately.”
