DIMAPUR, MAY 4 (MExN): The Naga National Political Groups (NNPGs) Working Group and the Indigenous Minority Tribes of Nagaland (IMTN) today met at May 4 to exchange views and opinions on the prevailing socio-political situation confronting the people of Nagaland.
A joint statement from the IMTN, GPRN/NSCN, NSCN (R), NNC (Parent Body), NNC/GDRN and NNC/NPGN acknowledged that the “Indigenous Minority tribes of Nagaland namely; Kuki, Garo, Kachari and Karbi(Mikir) have, from the very beginning of the Naga political struggle shared the pain and suffering of the national political struggle with the rest of the tribes of Nagaland.”
This fact of Naga history makes the indigenous minority tribes of Nagaland inseparable from the honourable political solution that is acceptable to the people of Nagaland, it affirmed. The IMTN also “acknowledged the joint statements issued by NNPGs and Nagaland GB Federation (NGBF) on 9th March 2017, and also on 14th March 2017 between NNPGs and EN PO with federating tribes, the NNPGs and CNTC.”
The statement claimed that “the clear pronouncement of the Government of India (GOI) on the difficulties of Naga integration at a present time implies that the future generation mainland Nagas, their historical right and political aspiration, must be decided by Nagas of Nagaland alone.”
The NNPGs and the IMTN maintained that “Nagas are spread across India and Myanmar under different political administrations and therefore at this juncture of our existence, Nagas of Nagaland must offer solidarity and maintain emotional integration with rest of the Nagas in Indian states and beyond.”
