DIMAPUR, MARCH 9 (MExN): The Nagaland GBs Federation (NGBF) held a meeting with the Naga National Political Groups (NNPGs) Working Group on March 9 in Dimapur, resolving that “Naga nation building must begin earnestly” and that “a separate political dialogue must be initiated between the Government of India and the NNPGs of present Nagaland State for an acceptable and honourable solution for mainland Nagas.”
This was stated in a joint statement appended by NGBF President, I Shalem Konyak; General Secretary, Shikuto Zalipu; N Kitovi Zhimomi, Ato Kilonser, GPRN/NSCN; V Nagi, General Secretary, NNC-Parent Body and Wangtin Naga, President, NSCN (R).
The statement informed that this aforesaid resolution was made having “understood the official position of the Government of India that the issue of integration is not possible at a present time and juncture.”
The ultimate desire of the Naga people, it said, “is to live and progress as free and independent people and until such a time arrives, a solution for mainland Nagas will go a long way in strengthening the Naga identity, preserve and promote emotional integration among Nagas and Myanmar.
