Dimapur, April 11: To solve the vexed Naga political issue at the earliest, a delegation of legislators from Nagaland reached Delhi on Monday to meet Union Ministers and Central leaders of different political parties.
The decision was taken on Saturday at a meeting by the Parliamentary Committee of the Assembly on the Naga political issue, chaired by Chief Minister, Neiphiu Rio.
During the meeting, it was decided that the core committee of the Parliamentary Committee, comprising of at least 15 MLAs, would be leaving for Delhi on Monday to meet Union ministers and central leaders of different political parties.
United Democratic Alliance (UDA) chairman TR Zeliang, who is the co-convenor of the committee, was also present at the meeting held at the State Banquet Hall in Chief Minister’s Residential Complex.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister, Neiba Kronu, who is the member secretary of the committee, said that the meeting was also attended by the two MPs from the state.
The meeting also reviewed the activities of the Parliamentary Committee since its formation in June last year.
The Parliamentary Committee has been holding consultative meetings with the tribal bodies and civil societies in the state to actively facilitate the Naga peace process, while also appealing to the negotiating groups to come together for a solution that is honourable, acceptable and transparent.
The Centre has been holding negotiations to find a solution to the Naga issue with NSCN(IM) since 1997 and signed the Framework Agreement on August 3, 2015.
