ANSAM urges units and sub-ordinate bodies to strictly enforce directive
Newmai News Network
Senapati | January 24
The United Naga Council (UNC) has announced to impose a 6-hour "total shut-down" on coming January 26 (Republic Day) to demonstrate the Naga people's resentment against "delaying and frequent backtracking" on the political settlement of the “historic Indo-Naga Framework Agreement” even after more than 6 years of signing and also for not delivering justice to the victims of Oting villagers on December 4 and 5, 2021, till date. The "total shut-down" will begin from 6 am and will culminate at 12 noon of the day.
The UNC said that this measure is in continuation to the press statement of January 23, 2022 pursuant to the declaration of the United Naga Council presidential council meeting held on January 19, 2022 at Tahamzam (Senapati) headquarters that the Naga people in Manipur will abstain from participation in the ensuing India’s Republic Day celebration on January 26, 2022 as a part of its non-co-operation movement.
As such, "tribe hohos, district apex organizations, Naga frontal organizations and regional organizations are requested that this directive is strictly enforced in their respective jurisdictions".
Meanwhile, in pursuance to the directive of the UNC, the All Naga Students’ Association, Manipur (ANSAM) has requested all its constituent units and sub-ordinate bodies to strictly enforce the said directive in their respective jurisdictions.
The ANSAM said that this step is being taken in order to “register our strong resentment against the government of India for prolonged delaying of the Indo-Naga political settlement and frequent backtracking from the historic Framework Agreement signed on August 3, 2015”. Therefore, the ANSAM said that no students and schools under its jurisdiction should participate in the “ensuing India’s Republic Day celebration on January 26, 2022”.
It can be mentioned here that the UNC has announced to call a 6-hour “total shut-down in Naga areas in Manipur”, and also asked the Naga people under its jurisdiction to abstain from participation in the coming Republic Day celebration.
