5 Tribes CoRRP to hold stir today

5 Tribes Committee on Review of Reservation Policy (CoRRP) has informed that the proposed agitations starting May 29, 2025 onwards would go ahead as planned.
In a press release, CoRRP convenor Er Tesinlo Semy and member secretary GK Zhimomi informed that the state government through the home commissioner, Nagaland issued a letter dated May 25, 2025 addressed to convenor of 5 Tribes CoRRP, which was received only on May 28, 2025.
The committee informed that the letter “simply” informed that the state government on May 7, 2025 had constituted a committee to examine and submit its findings on policy for reservation in government employment within three months. The committee said the letter further requested the 5 Tribes CoRRP to reconsider the proposed agitations.
However, CoRRP said that it had in consultation with 5 tribe apex bodies have unanimously decided that the state government’s letter not only lacked sincere commitment but failed to address their core concerns and issues raised in the Memorandum of September 20, 2024. Therefore, CoRRP said that the proposed agitation would go ahead as planned.
According to a statement issued by CoRRP earlier, it said that protesters would march to DC’s office in respective districts and submit an ultimatum reminder to the state government through deputy commissioner.
In this regard, the committee had requested the public, especially youth and students from the five tribes to participate in this movement against 48 years of indefinite reservation policy “in which various review committees has never addressed the concerns of non backward tribes.”
CoRRP also informed that phase-II stir would be peaceful dharna outside Nagaland Civil Secretariat starting June 2, 2025 and in phase-III, there would be total shutdown in all districts inhabited by five tribes starting June 9, 2025.
According to CoRRP, job reservation policy was introduced in 1977 with an initial duration of 10 years. However, the state government after failing to renew it formally in 1987, issued an order in 1989 for continuation of reservation until further notice. CoRRP said its demand was either scrapping of job reservation policy for backward tribes or the remaining unreserved quota be reserved exclusively for the five tribes.
State govt convenes meeting on June 3
Meanwhile, the State Home department has informed that a meeting, under the chairmanship of deputy chief minister (Home) has been convened on June 3 at 11 a.m. at the Secretariat Conference Hall, Civil Secretariat, Kohima, to discuss the policy on reservation in government employment.
According to a notification, the following have been requested to attend the meeting positively- convenor of 5 Tribes Committee on Review of Reservation Policy along with two representatives; presidents of Angami Public Organisation, Ao Senden, Lotha Hoho, Rengma Hoho and Sumi Hoho along with two members each respectively.