A day after political parties in Nagaland lent support to the demand that a solution to the Naga issue be found ahead of elections, seven Naga nationalist political groups (NNPGs) on Sunday cautioned people against filing nominations for the February 27 polls.
A joint declaration regarding it was issued by the National Socialist Council of Nagaland - Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM) and the working committee of 6 other Naga national political groups. The other groups are: NSCN (Unification), National National Council (NNC/FGN), NNC (Parent Body), NPGN/NNC (NA), NSCN (R) and NNC/GDRN (NA).
The decision came at a meeting organised by the Core Committee of Nagaland Tribal Hohos and Civil Organisations in Dimapur. A copy of the declaration was made available to the media this evening.
“When Naga people as a whole have made the collective decision to forgo election, we caution vested interest and unscrupulous persons not to sabotage the historical processes of negotiations by filing nominations and indulging in election process,” the joint declaration read.