Today in Politics: Naga insurgent group threatens to resume ‘armed resistance’
Campaigns — from Jharkhand to Wayanad– take up shape as Congress doubles down on efforts
On Friday, the NSCN-IM threatened to resume armed resistance if the Union government does not honor the 2015 Framework Agreement.
In a five-page statement, NSCN-IM ruled out peaceful means, accusing the government of betraying the 2015 Framework Agreement.
This follows talks between NSCN (IM) leaders and A.K. Mishra, while parallel talks continue with Naga National Political Groups.
Last week, NNPGs urged the Centre to finalize a Naga accord based on the 2017 “Agreed Position.”
An impasse over a separate Naga flag and constitution stalls NSCN (IM)-Govt talks, with Muivah suggesting third-party intervention.
In context: The talks seek to settle disputes that date back to colonial rule.
Naga groups demand a Greater Nagalim, extending beyond Nagaland to neighboring states and Myanmar.
The British had annexed Assam in 1826, in which they subsequently created the Naga Hills district and went on to extend its boundaries. The assertion of Naga nationalism, which began during British rule, has continued after Independence, and even after Nagaland became a state. Along the way, the unresolved issues gave rise to decades of insurgency that claimed thousands of lives, including of civilians.
Gandhi siblings campaign trail
Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi will be in Jharkhand Saturday to address meetings in Dhanbad and Jamshedpur ahead of the elections in the state.
His sister and Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi will campaign in the Wayanad Lok Sabha from where she is making her political debut.
Priyanka’s campaign is centred on small meetings and the “Gandhis’ personal touch”. In her canvassing, she is mainly raising various local issues — such as farmers’ problems or rehabilitation of the Wayanad landslides’ victims — mixing them with national ones.
Some Congress leaders deputed in Wayanad for managing Pryanka’s campaign told The Indian Express that her “campaign style is very local”.
