On July 21, the working committee of Naga National Political Groups (NNPGs) stated that that in order to enumerate and certify the identity of Nagas or to create any such registry, the Nagaland Government should endorse village authorities of the respective Naga villages, reports Eastern Mirror. The working committee also added that that non-Naga’s or Naga’s who were not from Nagaland cannot own any piece of land in Nagaland and should not be enlisted as inhabitants of Nagaland. NNPG also stated that in Nagaland, the right to accord citizenship is vested with the village authority and added that those without certification of origin from any village or parent village can be enrolled inthe official records.