Kohima, October 5 (MExN): The NSCN Provisional Government has expressed scepticism over the arrival of a Hebron-based NSCN group led by Maj Gen (retd) Ramkathing Varah in Eastern Nagalim, which it said was undertaking a peace campaign and reconciliation effort between the factions led by Maj Gen (retd) Ang Mai and Yung Aung.
In a statement issued by its Political Coordinator for Eastern Nagalim, Angyo Jacob Tangshang Naga, the Provisional Government said it was closely scrutinising the group's movements and political activities in Eastern Nagalim and beyond.
It questioned the credibility of the Hebron-based group to speak on the Naga political issue, citing the “competencies” it had submitted on January 2, 2020.
The Provisional Government alleged that the document represented a departure from the established Naga political principle and reflected a divergence from the broader Naga aspiration.
“Peace cannot be invoked as a pretext for their expansion nor can unity be preached by those whose own political conduct has contributed to division within the Naga national movement,” it said.
The group also asserted that no organisation possessed the political mandate to redefine the Naga national position for its own convenience.
It said the Naga political issue could not be reduced to an arrangement acceptable to New Delhi or have the Naga national principle subordinated to constitutional limitations imposed by India.
The Provisional Government also raised the issue of the killing of four of its cadres — Maj Sochipem Phungshok, Sgt Major Zairei, Sgt Bahnle Ahlahpyah and Sgt Thansomi Vashi — at Hongpei village on March 28, 2026.
It alleged that the Hebron-based NSCN had yet to provide a satisfactory explanation for the deaths.
“Until such serious matters are addressed, its sudden projection of itself as a harbinger of peace and unity will inevitably be viewed with suspicion,” it said.
The Provisional Government cautioned Naga national workers and “brothers in arms” across different camps to remain vigilant against attempts to use the language of peace and reconciliation for political advantage.
It asserted that Eastern Nagalim was not a political vacuum or a territory where any organisation could unilaterally establish authority or dictate terms under the guise of peace.
“Eastern Nagalim will not accept Indian political influence through Hebron disguised as reconciliation,” it said.
The statement added that any genuine initiative for Naga unity must be based on political integrity and adherence to the “fundamental Naga national principle”.
It further cautioned that any attempt to “breach our peaceful fabric” in Eastern Nagalim would not be tolerated.
