Nagas to disobey Manipur Govt

People’s convention resolve to pay tax directly to Delhi or Kohima

Newmai News Network

Senapati, Nov 4:  The United Naga Council sponsored Naga Peoples Convention today declared the launching of non-co-operation movement against the Manipur government. This was decided during the Naga Peoples Convention held today at Taphou Naga Village in Senapati where Naga leaders from frontal social organizations conglomerated. The meeting was convened by the United Naga Council.

While reiterating the earlier Senapati declaration of August-8 and 9, 2001 which states “our identity and history have to be defended and preserved at all cost and the firm political stand of the Naga people for integration of all the Naga areas under one administration”, today’s convention passed resolutions on five agenda which are to be carried out during the course of the non-co-operation movement against the Manipur government.

As part of the movement, the Naga village chiefs and authorities will be returning the red blankets issued by the Manipur government.

All the names of villages, hills/ranges, rivers, districts will be changed into indigenous names as another form of non-cooperation.

The Naga households will stop paying house tax to the Manipur government and will either pay it directly to New Delhi or to Kohima. Non-acceptance of any development fund/schemes through the government of Manipur with effect from April-1, 2006 (next financial year) was also decided upon.

As a form of insubordination, all the Nagas without exception will desist from associating themselves from any forum, platform or organisation with the Meiteis. Earlier in the day, the UNC convened meeting urged the government of India to demonstrate its political will towards resolving the Indo-Naga issue by carrying forward the peace-process to an acceptable and honorable settlement at the earliest.

A memorandum will be submitted to the government of India reiterating the political stand of the Nagas living in the present state of Manipur to uphold the resolution of the Naga people for integration of Naga areas under one administration and the declaration of the launching of the non-cooperation movement against the Manipur government.

The UNC Working Group will work out the modalities for carrying forward the non-co-operation movement.
Other courses of action will be communicated to the district organisations by the UNC.