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No compromise with territorial integrity: AAPSU on peace talks

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Guwahati: At a time when the Naga Peace Talks is expected to gain momentum once again with top NSCN-IM leaders camping in Delhi, the All Arunachal Pradesh Students Union has reiterated that territorial integrity of the state should remain intact.

Talking to Northeast Live AAPSU general secretary Tobom Dai said that any agreement reached at without consulting all stakeholders will not be a successful one.

The All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU) also rejected claims that there were Nagas living in their State while making it clear that any “territorial changes” while finding a solution would not be tolerated.

“The decades-old Naga peace process should not affect Arunachal Pradesh and its people in any way,” the AAPSU general secretary Tobom Dai said in reaction to the Centre’s purported decision to conclude the talks with various Naga groups by September.

“We welcome the initiative for resolving the Naga issue. But we will strongly oppose any attempts made to change the territorial jurisdiction of the State or any kind of administrative, political or other interventions,” the AAPSU leader said.

The union called upon the State’s MPs and MLAs as well as the political parties to take a strong stand against any deal that affects Arunachal Pradesh.

The largest of these groups is the National Socialist Council of Nagalim or Isak-Muivah faction of the NSCN. Seven other stakeholders, including factions of the rival NSCN (Khaplang), form the Naga National Political Groups.

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