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Imphal, Dec 20:
The Final settlement of the peace deal between the Naga political groups and the Government of India is likely to be announced after the Manipur Legislative Assembly Election which is likely to be held in February 2022.
A highly reliable source said that almost every issues has been settled except for the demand of separate flag and constitution by the NSCN-IM.
A close source said that the NSCN-IM may compromise the issue with some other demand at which the government of India may accept.
The source added that the government of India had decided to announce the final settlement but as the Center felt that the announcement could affect the BJP’s position in Manipur’s Legislative Assembly Election scheduled in 2022. The source assured that the announcement of the settlement will be made after the Manipur’s election.
It may be mentioned that the NNPGs had also demanded a separate territorial council for the Nagas in Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh in addition to their earlier stand.
This newspapers also reported about the NSCN faction led by Niki Sumi entering talk with the Government of India in yesterday’s edition.
Meanwhile, As per report appeared at InsideNE, the Nationalist Socialist Council Nagalim (Isaak-Muivah), NSCN (IM), objecting to the one-man Peace March across Nagaland by a Tankhul Naga from Manipur, YS Mashungmi, said that such a one-man operation with the sensitive political implication is not authorized by NSCN.
It also informed that security implication was taken into account to abort his Peace-March midway.
A press release by the NSCN (IM) said that YS Mashungmi is a bonafide cadre of the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN) who went for the so-called Peace March carrying both the national flags of India and Nagalim without taking the authority into confidence.
Reports of the one-man Peace March were all over the social media starting December 8, when the man was spotted in Dimapur carrying the Indian National Flag and draping Naga Flag around his body.
His March was to walk from Dimapur to Kohima, and reach Zunheboto by foot, for the future of the Nagas.
His daring venture, no matter how patriotic it may appear in the eyes of the beholder amount to a violation of disciplinary code of conduct and security implication was also taken into account to abort his peace-march midway, said the NSCN (IM).
In the meantime, the update from the NSCN (IM) said that Mashungmi is being debriefed to establish the idea behind his Peace March.