Imphal: The United Naga Council (UNC)’s proposed 96-hour Naga area bandh in Manipur has been postponed following the assurance from New Delhi to resume the dialogue on the ‘alternative arrangement’.
The UNC was supposed to begin the 96-hour bandh from the midnight of Monday.
“In view of the communications received from the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India indicating that the matter of the tripartite talk on the alternative arrangement for the Nagas in Manipur outside the Government of Manipur, pending settlement of the Indo-Naga issue, is under the active consideration of the Government of India.”
It however said that given the democratic means and patience that has been applied on the matter by the Nagas, if the communication from the Ministry of Home Affairs, is not translated into initiatives for holding of the next round of tripartite talk or intervention with an alternative arrangement for the Nagas in Manipur on or before August 10, it has been decided to take up intensive measures as deemed fit to pursue the goal of our political pursuit.
All Naga oganisations are informed by the UNC to continue being in readiness for people actions as would be determined by the response or otherwise of the government of India. (NNN)