Newmai News Network Senapati | October 29 The United Naga Council (UNC) today announced the imposition of a 48-hour “total shut down” followed by indefinite economic blockade on national highways including the banning of the construction of Trans Asian Railways, Jiribam to Tupul and other national projects in all the ‘Naga territories’ in Manipur with effect from midnight of October 30 against the “lopsided decision” to create the so called Sadar Hills and Jiribam into full fledged districts, as well as against what it termed as “state sponsored terrorism by the communal government of Manipur”. According to the UNC, every indigenous Naga village has its well-defined traditional boundary and jurisdiction since time immemorial. Further, the UNC noted that there has never been any confusion on the ancestral lands of the Nagas, be it among the Nagas or with neighboring communities. “The indigenous Nagas have all along been fighting against the arbitrary bifurcation and division of our land without our knowledge and consent,” it added. According to the UNC, the wishes of the indigenous Naga people on the issue of the “so called Sadar Hills” have been expressed in four Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) signed between the Naga people and the Government of Manipur. CLICK HERE
