Eastern Naga tribes rejoin Naga Council

EMN DIMAPUR, NOVEMBER 15 THE representative organization of six tribes from the eastern regions of Nagaland has rejoined the Naga Council, suggesting a way towards reuniting “the great Naga family of Nagaland”. The positive development marked a November 15 meeting between the Eastern Nagaland Peoples Union Dimapur (ENPUD) and the Naga Council in Dimapur. The constituent organization parted ways with the Naga Council following a heated controversy in 2010 over disputes pertaining to election to the council.The leadership of the Naga Council issued a hearty press release today announcing the eastern tribes’ organization from Dimapur. The Naga Council said a joint meeting was held between the two in the council’s office. The ENPUD leaders were led by their president A Neangba Konyak. “After a short but cordial meeting, the office of the Naga Council is pleased to announce that the 6 eastern Nagaland tribes have agreed to rejoin the Naga Council fold,” a Naga Council release said. “Due to misunderstanding amongst the tribal members of the Naga Council in the interpretation of the constitution, specifically Article 8 vis-à-vis the application of customary usages and practices also known as conventions on the issue of presidential election, some of the eastern Nagaland tribes abstained from joining the activities of the Council after the 2010 NCD elections and some since 2012,” it said. “However keeping in mind the dire need of the Nagas to unite at this juncture of our history, the Naga Council most humbly apologize to our eastern Nagaland brethrens represented by ENPUD if at any point of time their sentiments have been hurt because of Naga Council,” the release further said. In the ‘spirit of forgiveness’, the council stated, the ENPUD has agreed to rejoin the Naga Council family. Their rejoining the council will go a long way in reuniting the great Naga family of Nagaland, the organization said. The press release was appended by the Naga Council leaders and constituent units such as the Naga Women Hoho Dimapur and Dimapur Naga Students Union.