Home Minister Amit Shah held a gathering with Naga leaders on Monday relating to the lengthy pending Naga peace accord. The delegation was led by Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio.
In a press release, the Ministry of Home Affairs stated that it’s dedicated to resolve the Naga points to the satisfaction of all stakeholders.
“The Union Minister for Home and Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah met with a wide spectrum of political leadership of Naga groups led by the Chief Minister of Nagaland, Mr. Neiphu Riu, in New Delhi today. Several issues were discussed in the meeting. The talks on Naga issues were many. It has been going on for years… the Government of India’s efforts are to resolve many complex issues that are involved in the Naga talks.”
The assertion dismissed studies on attainable options as “speculative”, as talks are nonetheless ongoing.
The Naga political problem has been hanging in talks with the federal government for a few years with a number of Naga teams, together with the most important one – the National Security Council of Nagalim-Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM).
In 2015, the federal government signed a framework settlement with NSCN-IM to finalize the peace deal. Even after seven years this work is in progress. The NSCN-IM has been demanding a separate structure and a “national flag”, which has been rejected by the Centre.
In the dialog, Akshay Mishra, former particular director of the Centre’s primary IB, is known to have proposed a “cultural flag” to the group. NSCN-IM has rejected this.
Sources stated the settlement will not be finalizing as a result of adamant stand taken by the NSCN-IM, whilst different Naga teams agree to simply accept the Centre’s situations and finish the decades-old militancy within the state. are prepared.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
