Four years after a peace accord was signed by the union government with the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Isak-Muivah) [NSCN-IM], the lone Member of parliament from Nagaland, KG Kenye says the state is “in the dark” about the specifics of the 2015 deal. Kenye is the Secretary General of the Nagaland People’s Front, a former ally of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Speaking to HT, Kenye said though his party supports the centre’s initiative for ending the protracted conflict in Nagaland; the “grey area” of being kept in the dark about the contents of the accord are now prevailing over. The delay in disclosing the details of the peace accord he said has “created space for unwarranted social and political entities” who do not augur well for peace in Nagaland and the North Eastern region. Speaking in the upper house last week during the motion of thanks to the President’s address, Kenye had noted that the peace accord issue was not mentioned in the address.

Source: Hindustan Times July 01, 2019 12:09 UTC