Tenyimi Union Nagaland congratulates ENPO on the Frontier Nagaland Territorial Authority pact, urging unity and transparent implementation.
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DIMAPUR — The Tenyimi Union Nagaland (TUN) has congratulated the Eastern Nagaland Peoples’ Organisation (ENPO) and the people of Eastern Nagaland on the signing of the Tripartite Memorandum of Agreement for the establishment of the Frontier Nagaland Territorial Authority (FNTA) by the Government of India, the Government of Nagaland, and the ENPO.
According to the union, this development marks the outcome of a long-standing demand rooted in the genuine aspiration for equitable development and focused administrative attention.
The TUN stated that it stands for justice, fairness, and balanced development across all regions of Nagaland. In this context, it expressed hope that the FNTA will address long-standing developmental gaps and enable meaningful progress in infrastructure, financial empowerment, human resource development, and governance.
It expressed belief that the growth and stability of eastern Nagaland will strengthen Nagaland as a whole and contribute positively to the collective well-being of all its people.
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The union noted that the Tenyimi and eastern Naga people share a common historical experience shaped by external political decisions, beginning with colonial arrangements and continuing through post-colonial administrative frameworks, under which the people were fragmented across artificial political and "so-called" international boundaries without their consent. It added that these divisions have not diminished their shared identity, history, or collective responsibility as a people.
The TUN placed on record that both the Tenyimi and eastern Naga people remain equal stakeholders and contributors to the Naga national movement. Despite being constrained by imposed separations and differing administrative arrangements, it stated that the shared commitment to the protection of the land, people, and collective future remains unwavering.
It asserted that any political or administrative arrangement must therefore not become the basis of a new fault line among the people; rather, it should help strengthen the unity, dignity, and long-term interests of the Naga people.
The TUN called upon all concerned to ensure that this new arrangement is implemented with transparency, accountability, and sincerity so that it delivers tangible and measurable benefits to the people on the ground. It also urged continued cooperation, mutual understanding, and solidarity among all Naga brothers and sisters, stating that collective progress and national responsibility cannot be pursued in isolation.
The union expressed hope that, beyond the present administrative divisions, a day will eventually come when all the people, now separated by political and territorial boundaries, will move closer toward unity, guided by shared history, common values, and collective purpose.
Until such time, the TUN reaffirmed its commitment to stand together with all Naga people in contributing to the progress of Nagaland and in upholding the broader Naga national aspiration.