National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) ‘general secretary’ Secretary Isaac Sumi has expressed that NSCN-K and Government of India (GoI) are on the verge of creating a conducive atmosphere for resumption of the peace talk, reports Nagaland Post on October 15. GoI is treading towards an agreement which will end violence and bloodshed in the region and Khango Konyak and Isaac Sumi led NSCN-K authorities are optimistic about the resumption of the much awaited peace talks after NSCN-K unilaterally abrogated the cease fire on March 27, 2015. The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) desired to continue the ceasefire agreement which was signed between the Centre and the Khaplang group on April 2, 2001 but after 14 years the Khaplang group unilaterally abrogated the Ceasefire pact in March 2015.
An unidentified NSCN-K functionary stated that ‘NSCN (K) fighting for the ‘naga nation’ was unhappy with the so called peace talks because of the fact that Naga Nationalism finds no mention in any such talks and under the garb of cease fire the Centre wanted to thwart the very essence of ‘naga nationalism’ and so it was abrogated. There was nothing to talk on the Naga Nation from their end. They were not listening to us on the Nationalism aspect. Had the GOI been sincere; it should had been the core issue in such talks’.
GoI on it’s part cancelled the pact with the NSCN-K on April 2, 2015 considering the involvement of the outfit with other rebel groups in insurgency activities and also for violating the ground rules of cease fire, reports Northeast Today on October 15.