NSCN-K announces ceasefire, wants peace talks afresh after five years

Kohima, Dec 23 : The Naga insurgent group NSCN-K, on Wednesday, after more than five years, announced a ceasefire and has contacted the officials of the central government for initiating peace talks, the outlawed outfit said in a Press statement.
The Nagaland government last week notified a Union Home Ministry’s (MHA) notification declaring NSCN (K), all its factions, wings and frontal organisations as an unlawful association under sections of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.
The Khaplang faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland, or NSCN (K) led by dreaded militant Niki Sumi, in its statement said that they expect the Government of India would “respond positively by honouring our decision as a confidence building measure in the larger interests of peace in Nagaland and Naga people in general”.
The statement said that to facilitate the process and keeping in view the desire of the Naga people particularly Naga civil society organisations and NGOs, NSCN-K has further decided to revive the ceasefire with immediate effect by revoking the earlier decision of unilateral abrogation of the ceasefire in 2015.
“NSCN-K has been striving all these years to achieve an honourable and acceptable political solution to the Naga issue. NSCN-K is also conscious of the overwhelming sentiments among the Naga people for an early solution to this long standing issue,” it said.
The statement, issued on Wednesday, said that the NSCN-K is aware of the sincere and genuine efforts made by the central government in the recent past to find a final and lasting solution to the Naga issue with the involvement of all the stakeholders.