Nagaland Tribes Council (NTC) urge the Government of India (GO) to implement the Framework Agreement signed with the NSCN (I-M) in 2015 and the Agreed position signed with the WC, NNPGs in 2017.
In a press release, NTC president C Pankathung Lotha and general secretary C Onen Walling expressed dismay that no progress has been made despite the passage of time, leading to frustration and mistrust among the Naga people.
NTC stated that prolonged delay has resulted in mushrooming more than 28 groups, causing harm to public life and “making life a living hell with unlimited taxation, intimidation and kidnapping simply for easy money in Naga Sovereignty.”
Therefore, NTC has appealed to the Government of India to take immediate action to “address this solution issue.”
NTC also urged the NSCN (I-M) to bring the full text of the competency clauses into the public domain so that “in the event of any solution being made, it should be inclusive, honourable and acceptable to the Nagas.”
The council further urged all parties to work together for a common goal.
Meanwhile, NTC has reminded the State Government to adhere to the approved RIIN Regulation, with December 1, 1963 as the cut-off year.
NTC also condemned the proposed scrapping of the Free Regime Movement, which it described “violates Human Rights and International Law.”