IMPHAL: The Tangkhul Naga Long (TNL) has announced that it will severe all political ties with the state government.An umbrella body of all Tangkhul civil organizations of Manipur, the TNL on Thursday said it will also oppose those who tried to intrude into the Tangkhul-inhabited areas to dilute their political stand. The TNL is an organization based in Ukhrul district.
The decision to severe ties with the state government was taken at the third Naga peoples' convention (NPC) held on July 1, 2010, in Senapati district.
The TNL also demanded an alternative arrangement (AA) for the Naga-inhabited areas of Manipur outside the state government, pending a settlement through the ongoing Naga peace talks. This was a move spearheaded by the United Naga Council (UNC).
The TNL said the AA is necessary as it is impossible to protect the Nagas' right to life under the administration of the state government.
"The Nagas have accepted the harsh reality that the state government has never recognized and respected the identity and prestige of the community," said TNL general secretary K Dickson in a statement.
"While upholding the third NPC declaration, the TNL will severe all political ties with the state government, dominant organizations and individuals who colluded with it," it said.
"We will oppose and ban parties, groups or individuals who, in their attempt to intrude into our land, deliberately dilute our political stand," the statement added.
The TNL's move came after the UNC urged the finance commission, which recently visited the state, to allocate a separate budget for the Nagas of Manipur.
The UNC had urged the commission to take an initiative for allocating a separate budget to ensure that the Naga people and the places they reside in do not suffer from underdevelopment and backwardness.
The decision to severe ties with the state government was taken at the third Naga peoples' convention (NPC) held on July 1, 2010, in Senapati district.
The TNL also demanded an alternative arrangement (AA) for the Naga-inhabited areas of Manipur outside the state government, pending a settlement through the ongoing Naga peace talks. This was a move spearheaded by the United Naga Council (UNC).
The TNL said the AA is necessary as it is impossible to protect the Nagas' right to life under the administration of the state government.
"The Nagas have accepted the harsh reality that the state government has never recognized and respected the identity and prestige of the community," said TNL general secretary K Dickson in a statement.
"While upholding the third NPC declaration, the TNL will severe all political ties with the state government, dominant organizations and individuals who colluded with it," it said.
"We will oppose and ban parties, groups or individuals who, in their attempt to intrude into our land, deliberately dilute our political stand," the statement added.
The TNL's move came after the UNC urged the finance commission, which recently visited the state, to allocate a separate budget for the Nagas of Manipur.
The UNC had urged the commission to take an initiative for allocating a separate budget to ensure that the Naga people and the places they reside in do not suffer from underdevelopment and backwardness.
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