Naga Hoho withdraws Sept 22, 2008 letter to state government
DIMAPUR, NOVEMBER 22 (MExN): The Naga Hoho today informed that it has decided to nullify its views and opinion which was shared with State Government through a letter on September 22, 2008.
With this withdrawal, the views and opinion which was shared with State Government through its above mentioned letter is rendered null and void, a press note from the Naga Hoho said.
It informed that this step is taken “with a view to strengthening the bond of relationship among different Naga tribes and to foster unity and fraternity as one Naga family.”
In the letter, the Naga Hoho had written in favour of “granting of Indigenous Inhabitant status to Rongmei Community as per Government Notification No AR-8/76 Dated Kohima the 28th April 1977.”
It meanwhile reiterated that in the letter, the Naga Hoho had only “shared its views and opinions for granting of Indigenous Naga Inhabitant status to Rongmei community as enjoyed by Garos, Kukis and Kacharis in line with Government Notification No.AR-8/76 Dated, the 28th April, 1977.”
It further informed that the Naga Hoho Empowered Committee on Goodwill Mission had submitted a proposal on November 18th to the Executive Council requesting to “withdraw the expressed views and opinions of the Naga Hoho to the Government of Nagaland on the issue of granting status of Indigenous Naga Inhabitant to Rongmei community in order to strengthen the unity and fraternity of Naga Hoho.”
“It is the earnest belief of Naga Hoho that since the bone of contention is removed, the three Tribal Hohos will now join hands with the Naga Hoho and work proactively as constituent Tribal Hohos of Naga Hoho towards furthering the interest of the Naga people as they have been doing in the past,” the Naga Hoho hoped.
