Nagaland Congress Demands Peace Deal Progress and Oil Pact Transparency

Kohima: Nagaland Congress officials want results now. The Political Affairs Committee of the Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee met in Kohima on June 25 to demand faster action on stalled Naga peace deals. They hit out at both state and central governments for the dragging timelines regarding the Framework Agreement and the Agreed Position.

The committee explicitly rejected the state government's call for a ministerial-level political interlocutor. They claim this extra layer of bureaucracy only stalls progress. Instead, they pushed the Centre to deliver a final political solution that is "honourable and acceptable" to everyone involved in the peace process.

Tensions also simmer over the Frontier Nagaland Territorial Authority. Congress leaders called the current delay in the tripartite agreement unacceptable. They blame both the Union and state governments for failing the people in Eastern Nagaland People's Organisation areas.

Finally, the committee turned its focus to a new oil and gas deal with Assam. While they admit the state needs the cash, they are furious about the lack of openness. They demanded the government publish the full terms of the deal immediately. Any threat to Nagaland's land rights or revenue share, they warned, will not stand.