SUNDAY, JUNE 22, 2025
NSCN (U) backs ILP implementation in 3 Nagaland districts
The GPRN/NSCN (Unification) has extended support to the state government’s decision to implement inner line permit (ILP) in Dimapur, Chümoukedima and Niuland districts
Published on Jun 2, 2025
By EMN
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- NSCN (U) welcomes ‘homecomers’
DIMAPUR — The GPRN/NSCN (Unification) has extended support to the state government’s decision to implement inner line permit (ILP) in Dimapur, Chümoukedima and Niuland districts.- In a press release, the NSCN (U) stated that its ‘Kilo Kilonser’ Huvito Yepthomi expressed concern over the pressing issue, which “encompasses every Naga individuals.”
- “It is in consonance with the common interest of the Naga public in general, regardless of tribal lines, differences of ideologies and political affiliations, all section of Naga people should stand in solidarity with the state government in enforcing ILP.”
- The NSCN (U) cautioned that Bangladesh's political instability is negatively impacting neighbouring countries like India, particularly northeastern states, due to a surge in illegal immigration.
- “All the states of northeast India are going through an unbearable problem of illegal immigrants ever since pre-independence era until present political entanglement that has been going on in Bangladesh, which adds more fuel to the flame,” it stated.
- It also pointed out that Tripura has been facing challenges due to illegal immigration, including unregulated population growth, job competition, economic impact, cultural dilution, and demographic shifts.
- “Our state of Nagaland is not immune to it, it shares a lot of law and order problems at par with the rest of the states,” it stated.
- Stating that the government could have enacted laws to address the issue earlier, the NSCN (U) maintained that political parties' indifference and blame-games enabled the immigrant population to thrive.
- “Lately, government has realised that immigrant influx on daily basis could be a time bomb which may bring forth devastating consequences against us, because most of them are religiously motivated and highly radicalised,” the NSCN (U) stated.
- The NSCN (U) went on to state that the government of Nagaland had endeavoured several times to enforce or implement ILP in some districts which were kept beyond the purview of ILP, like Dimapur, but miserably failed to implement owing to fierce opposition from the effected community.
- “However, after rigorous and meticulous assessment of the magnitude of imminent disaster that is likely to come in near future, the govt. has passed a bill in this effect to curb illegal immigrant, authorising all its states to identify all of them within 30 days for deportation,” it added.
- The NSCN (U) reasoned since the Government of Nagaland has garnered “an unprecedented level of political support, moral support and wide range of approval from all section of Naga society,” it was high time to give the “last and final push to eradicate the menace of illegal immigrants from our state forever by enforcing or implementing ILP in all the districts of Nagaland.”
- NSCN (U) welcomes ‘homecomers’
- The GPRN/NSCN (Unification) has welcomed ‘national workers’ from different factions who recently joined the group following the “unfortunate and treacherous incident” at the Khehoi designated camp on March 22, 2025.
- The GPRN/NSCN (U) hosted a welcoming programme on May 26 at its Oking, a press release stated.
- “According to statements made by the homecomers, the Naga political movement led by President Gen. (Retd.) MB Neokpao Konyak and Ato Kilonser Ino Alezo Venuh, continues to be one of the most credible and committed Naga nationalist political platforms,” it stated.
- The homecomers expressed their trust and renewed allegiance to the leadership of GPRN/NSCN (U) and also endorsed its efforts to work toward an early and amicable resolution based on the principles laid down in the Agreed Position signed between the GoI and the NNPGs, the release added.
- According to the GPRN/NSCN (U), the list of ‘homecomers’ comprises 14 functionaries from the political and civil set-up, and 23 cadres from the military set-up.
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