Dimapur, June 27: Fed up with years of delay in the Naga peace process, hundreds of young Nagas on Saturday launched the “Fed-Up Nagas” movement in Dimapur—a non-political, non-tribal initiative—and urged the Centre to implement the agreements reached so far within the next three months.

Hundreds of youths marched peacefully from the Clock Tower to the Agri Expo grounds before submitting a memorandum to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging the Government of India to honour the commitments made under the 2015 Framework Agreement with NSCN (IM) and the 2017 Agreed Position signed with the Working Committee of the NNPGs.

According to the memorandum, although the Government of India declared the peace talks concluded in October 2019, “nothing much has happened in terms of the actualisation of a concrete plan of action on implementation.”

“Nagaland today is reeling under the menace of lawlessness, crime, corruption, extortion, unemployment, outward economic migration and fragmentation of social values,” the memorandum stated.

Describing the prolonged delay as “destructive”, the movement said it has fuelled violence, corruption and uncertainty. It urged the Centre to immediately convene an all-inclusive meeting of all Naga negotiating groups and sign a comprehensive political agreement to facilitate a lasting settlement with the support of all Nagas, irrespective of affiliations.

The memorandum also set a three-month deadline for implementation, warning that failure to act would compel the movement to launch a peaceful civil disobedience and non-cooperation campaign.

Speaking to the media, a committee member said the movement had emerged from the “accumulative resentment from all spheres” over the lack of tangible progress in the peace process.

“It is for our future that we are asking that the agreements be implemented. After spending decades waiting, we have no other avenue but to take action. This is a non-violent call, backed by the determination of a million young Nagas,” he said, adding that the movement had been taking shape through discussions for more than a year.

Another committee member, who identified himself as Nino, said the movement reflected the hopes and anxieties of an entire generation.

“Generations have been sacrificed at the altar of waiting. Not Gen Z, not Gen Alpha, and certainly not the generations that follow will become victims of this prolonged and unproductive waiting process. Let this process terminate on our watch,” he said.

He added that Gen Z was prepared to shoulder the responsibility of seeing the peace process through to its logical conclusion.

Working Committee (NNPGs) member and former NSCN (IM) leader Kitovi Zhimomi also backed the youth movement, saying there were no substantive issues left to negotiate as the talks had already concluded.

“We are ready to sign the final agreement any day. As negotiating parties, we have no further agenda left. I appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah to take a decisive political call now,” Zhimomi said.

He also rejected suggestions that divisions among Naga groups were holding up the process, asserting that all negotiating groups support an early and honourable political settlement.

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