An apex body of the Naga communities in Manipur has demanded an early resolution on the protracted “Indo-Naga” peace process while cautioning the Centre against any attempt to address the demands of any other community that could lead to the disintegration of the land of the Nagas.
The United Naga Council (UNC) timed its demands, raised during a peace rally across the Naga-inhabited areas of Manipur, with the talks between the Centre and Kuki leaders in New Delhi on Wednesday.
The UNC warning is seen as a counter to the push for a “separate administration” by Kuki organisations following an ethnic conflict that has affected Manipur for three months, claiming the lives of close to 200 people and displacing more than 50,000 others. The conflict is between the Kukis and the Meiteis.
