ARUNACHAL PRADESH: ANSF MET INTERLOCUTOR FOR INDO-NAGA PEACE TALK

The Arunachal Naga Students Federation, ANSF met Shri. R N Ravi, Interlocutor for Indo-Naga Peace Talk & Joint Intelligence Committee, Chairman, Government Of India (GoI), at his office, Delhi and submitted memorandum to him.

In the memorandum the ANSF appraised the GoI to re-amendment the nomenclature with proper authentic tribes name from ‘any naga’ which is enacted in the ministry of tribal affairs GoI, under scheduled VI of serial number X.

The ANSF also appeals the GoI to extend ceasefire in Tirap, Changlang and Longding districts of Arunachal Pradesh for it will welcome peace of mind among the people and from the counter bloodshed.

The federation said that any Naga has no meaning without its tribe and said that the Naga people living in Arunachal Pradesh tribe is still not yet recognized in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, GoI.

The federation has also strongly opposed the draconian law(AFSPA-1958) which was implemented in the year 17-09-1991 in the area and also appeal the GoI to revoke the act, as to which the security forces misused the power against the common innocent people rather than ensuing the safety of the people.

The Federation also appeal the GoI to implement article 371 (a) in the territory of Tirap, Changlang and Longding Districts.

The federation also gravely shared the deplorable development condition of the three Naga districts of Tirap, Changlang and Longding of Arunachal Pradesh and to which the federation proposed “Patkai Territorial Autonomous Council” for the region with self administrative zone.

The federation claimed that the Arunachal Nagas had experience lots of suffering from every corner of the wall and the region is still underdeveloped in terms of versatile sector.

The ANSF also met the top collective leaders of NSCN-IM at Delhi to know the status and the burning issue of on-going Indo-Naga Peace Talk with GoI.