Srinagar: The Central government and Naga armed groups are close to put an end to India’s oldest insurgency. According to Indian Express report the substantive portions of the peace accord is likely to be signed before the monsoon session of Parliament.
“The final hurdle: an agreement over the Naga demand for a separate flag for the state. The government is also apprehensive about a violent reaction in the Manipur Valley to the signing of the accord,” Indian Express reported.
Providing insights into the accord, IE reports not that does not change the boundary of states; provides autonomous Naga territorial councils for Arunachal and Manipur; a common cultural body for Nagas across states; specific institutions for state’s development, integration and rehabilitation of non-state Naga militia and the removal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act.
The Indian Express quoted Centre’s interlocutor, R N Ravi, who said that : “Yes, we are pretty close to finalising the (Naga Peace) accord”.
