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trongly refuting to the statement of Union Home secretary GK Pillai that both the NSCN-IM and the government of India have come to an understanding for an autonomy under the Constitution of India, the Naga outfit has said that the statement of the former is misleading and libelous. Union home secretary GK Pillai, during his recent Manipur visit, had commented that the Centre may likely to grant more autonomy to the Nagas as per the provisions of the Indian constitution. He said that the Centre has come up with a proposal to give some more financial powers to the state along with additional control over socio-cultural issues. The proposal enlarges the scope of Article 371A of the Constitution. Under Article 371A, Nagaland already enjoys special status which ensures that no Act of Parliament shall apply to Nagaland in relation to religious or social practices of the Nagas, Naga customary law and procedure, administration of civil and criminal justice involving decisions according to the Naga customary law and ownership and transfer of land and its resources. However, Pillai’s comments in Manipur have not been received well in Nagaland. The NSCN-IM has strongly refuted the home secretary’s comments. Talking to NETV, the emissary to the collective leadership of NSCN-IM and former C-in-C of the outfit VS Atem has termed this as an imposition of Indian constitution on the Nagas which the outfit will never abide by. The outfit also said that no autonomy of any kind was also discussed and understanding reached.
trongly refuting to the statement of Union Home secretary GK Pillai that both the NSCN-IM and the government of India have come to an understanding for an autonomy under the Constitution of India, the Naga outfit has said that the statement of the former is misleading and libelous. Union home secretary GK Pillai, during his recent Manipur visit, had commented that the Centre may likely to grant more autonomy to the Nagas as per the provisions of the Indian constitution. He said that the Centre has come up with a proposal to give some more financial powers to the state along with additional control over socio-cultural issues. The proposal enlarges the scope of Article 371A of the Constitution. Under Article 371A, Nagaland already enjoys special status which ensures that no Act of Parliament shall apply to Nagaland in relation to religious or social practices of the Nagas, Naga customary law and procedure, administration of civil and criminal justice involving decisions according to the Naga customary law and ownership and transfer of land and its resources. However, Pillai’s comments in Manipur have not been received well in Nagaland. The NSCN-IM has strongly refuted the home secretary’s comments. Talking to NETV, the emissary to the collective leadership of NSCN-IM and former C-in-C of the outfit VS Atem has termed this as an imposition of Indian constitution on the Nagas which the outfit will never abide by. The outfit also said that no autonomy of any kind was also discussed and understanding reached.
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