Naga National Political Groups (NNPGs) and the Indigenous Minority Tribes of Nagaland (IMTN), which met at the Oking on May 4, 2017, have affirmed that the Nagas of Nagaland must offer solidarity and maintain emotional integration with the rest of the Nagas in Indian states and beyond.
In a joint statement, the NNPGs including GPRN/NSCN (MB Neokpao/N Kitovi Zhimomi), NSCN (Reformation), NNC [parent body (Z Royim/V Nagi)], NNC/NPGN (Hozheto/Tsanthungo) and NNC/GDRN (Kiumukam) and IMTN president, K Lun Tungnung, and general secretary, SK Khemprai, stated that the joint meeting was held to exchange views and opinions on the prevailing socio-political confronting the people of Nagaland.
According to the joint statement, the NNPGs and IMTN maintained that the “clear pronouncement” of the government of India on the difficulties of Naga integration at a present time implied that the “future generation mainland Nagas, their historical right and political aspiration, must be decided by the Nagas of Nagaland alone.” They also stated that the Nagas were spread across India and Myanmar under different political administration and “therefore at this juncture of our existence, Nagas of Nagaland must offer solidarity and maintain emotional integration with the rest of the Nagas in Indian states and beyond.”
At the meeting, NNPGs acknowledged that the IMTN including Kuki, Garo, Kachari and Karbi (Mikir) have from the very beginning of the Naga political struggle shared the pain and suffering of the national political struggle with the rest of the tribes of Nagaland. “This fact of Naga history makes the indigenous tribes of Nagaland inseparable from the honourable political solution that is acceptable to the people of Nagaland,” NNPGs stated.
Meanwhile, IMTN also acknowledged the join statements issued by NNPGs and Nagaland GB Federation (NGBF) on March 9, 2017 and also on March 14 between NNPGs and ENPO with federating tribes, the NNPGs and CNTC.
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