In addition to the mass poster campaign it held on Saturday, Naga Students’ Union, Delhi (NSUD) has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a “logical conclusion” to the Indo-Naga political talk and call off the Nagaland Elections to arrive at an honourable and acceptable solution within a timeframe.
A letter to the Prime Minister from NSUD president, Herangia Zeliang and general secretary, Luikang Bruce urged the office of the Prime Minister to settle the 62 year long conflict, the solution to which, they said, was in the National Security interest for peace in the north-East region which shared international borders with many other countries.
Reminding Modi of his promise to settle the Naga issue within 18 months of him assuming office, NSUD asked him to display the same grit and determination which had led to the signing of the Framework Agreement.
NSUD said the announcement of assembly elections was opposed to the trust built over 20 years of talks and reminded the Prime Minister that the Naga people through several organizations had “unanimously” appealed for an early solution instead of the holding of elections.
NSUD opined that Modi’s BJP government had the numbers in Parliament besides ruling in the neighbouring states of Assam and Manipur, a situation which was conducive for exercising the political will to resolve the Naga issue.
The union further opined that the Nagas had evolved into the idea of shared sovereignty since 1997 and had shown their commitment to peace. They appealed to the Prime Minister’s wisdom to seize “this historic opportunity” and rise to the occasion.
They called attention to the Supreme Court’s observation in relation to the 2002 Gujarat elections, that elections could be delayed under certain circumstances and appealed to the ECI to call off the elections until an honourable solution was arrived at.
Sunday, May 3, 2026