The Nagaland government has convened a Political Affairs Committee meeting on January 17 amid ongoing talks on the long-pending Naga political issue.
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KOHIMA — The government of Nagaland has convened a meeting of the Political Affairs Committee (PAC) under the chairmanship of the Chief Minister on January 17, at 11:30 am at Rhododendron Hall, Police Mess, Chümoukedima.
According to an official notification issued by the Home Department (Political Branch) on Thursday, the meeting will be attended by the Deputy Chief Ministers and Cabinet Ministers.
Members of Parliament, advisors and Members of the Legislative Assembly have also been requested to attend the meeting. Those listed include Rajya Sabha MP S Phangnon Konyak; Lok Sabha MP Supongmeren Jamir; advisors S Keoshu Yimchunger, Z Nyusietho Nyuthe and Sethrongkyu Sangtam; and MLAs Kuzholuzo Nienu, Puthai Longon, Nuklutoshi, Picto Shohe, Dr. Sukhato A Sema, Jwenga Seb, Dr. Neisatuo Mero, Achumbemo Kikon, B Bangtick Phom, A Pongshi Phom and Lima Onen Chang, among others.
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The meeting will be the first PAC meeting to be held this year and also the first since the merger of the NDPP with the Naga People’s Front.
The PAC meeting is being convened amid the continuing Naga political issue, with talks between the government of India and Naga political groups still underway.
Public scrutiny over the direction and sincerity of the talks has intensified over time, with differing positions among Naga political groups complicating efforts towards an inclusive settlement.
Earlier on Wednesday, speaking at an event in Chungtia, Mokokchung, Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio said the state government was prepared to facilitate an alternative political arrangement once the long-pending Naga political issue reaches a settlement, adding that the present opposition-less government was formed with that objective.