Government has tied up with National Socialist Council of Nagaland (K) Niki faction
Recently, the Central Government has signed a ceasefire agreement with the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (K) Niki Group.
The agreement will be effective from September 8 for a period of one year. Under this, more than 200 activists of the group have surrendered in the peace process along with 83 weapons.
- Earlier in 2015, the government had signed the Framework Agreement for the Naga Peace Accord with the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-IM (NSCN-IM).
- The Naga movement is considered to be India’s longest continuing rebellion.
- In the year 1946, Angami Phizo established the Naga National Council (NNC). It declared Nagaland an independent state on 14 August 1947.
- In 1975, the NNC agreed to renounce violence under the Shillong Agreement. However, a faction within the group rejected the Shillong Accord and formed the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) in 1980. It presented the demand for Nagalim i.e. Greater Nagaland.
- Nagalim includes all the surrounding Naga-dominated areas. It includes Nagaland, several districts of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur as well as a large part of Myanmar.
- Nagas are not a single tribe, but an ethnic community. It consists of several tribes, which are domiciled in the state of Nagaland and its surrounding areas.
Source – PIB
