FNT Issue: No concrete resolution at crucial ENLU and ENPO meeting

Stands on Public Emergency & poll abstinence ‘unchanged’

Morung Express News
Tuensang | March 28

No concrete resolution was reached during the crucial meeting organised by the Eastern Nagaland Peoples’ Organisation (ENPO) with all 20 members of the Eastern Nagaland Legislators’ Union (ENLU) along with Phangnon Konyak, Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) Nagaland on March 28. 

The gathering at the Chang Khulei Setshang (CKS) Hall in Tuensang town lasted for almost 10 hours.

However, ENPO President insisted that it was a “co-ordination between ENPO and ENLU.” 

He further stated that ongoing ‘Public Emergency’ stand as it is and there will be no change in the March 19 Chenmoho’s resolution, “No FNT, No Election” as it was the decision of the people.  He further informed that the ENPO and ENLU will together pursue the cause of the Frontier Nagaland Territory (FNT) and maintained that the two entities have “always extended their help towards our cause.”

Queried on the ENLU going to Delhi purportedly without coordinating with ENPO, he stated that latter went to Delhi as the union also had their concern.

‘Whatever paperwork they brought back to us, we deliberated and discussed about it,’ the ENPO President added, without elaborating further. 

He also informed  that whatever points they discussed in the March 28 meeting, the ENLU will relay the same with the Chief Minister and legislators of Nagaland in the next sitting.

Today's meeting focused more on coordination between ENPO and ENLU to address doubts and foster unity, he maintained. 

The March 28 gathering in Tuensang marks the first official meeting between the ENPO and the ENLU after reported divergent views of the latter over abstinence from upcoming Lok Sabha election 

For the Thursday meeting, the ENPO also invited former parliamentarians from the 13thNagaland Legislative Assembly, such as H Chuba Chang, S Pangnyu Phom, N Thongwang Konyak, Muthingnyuba Sangtam, and Haying Khiamniungan as well as former ENPO Presidents, tribal leaders, church association executives, ENPO Advisors, and other stakeholders.