HT Correspondent
DIMAPUR, Aug 23: An assembly of representatives of l6 Naga political groups (NPGs), 14 tribal hohos (bodies) from all Naga areas and the Forum for Naga Reconciliation (FNR) at Ungma village in Mokokchung district on Saturday reiterated an earnest and unified call that all Naga political groups (NPGs) with the clear-cut support of the tribe hohos will converge at a common ground to articulate and pursue a shared political vision based on the Naga people’s historical and political rights.
A statement, called the ‘Ungma statement’, issued after the meeting stated that the call is in continuation of the ‘January 14, 2025, treatise’, followed by affirmations and resolutions made throughout 2025.
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“This vision is not merely inherited but is continually affirmed through our collective memory, struggle, and aspiration,” the statement said.
The meeting was organised by the Council of Naga Cooperation and Relationship (CNCR) and hosted by the Ao Senden, the apex body of the Ao Naga tribe, at rural assembly hall, Ungma.
“Therefore, on this day, Aug 23, 2025, at Ungma village, Nagaland, we, the representatives of the NPGs, tribal hohos and the FNR declare this statement as a binding affirmation of our shared commitment to the dignified wholeness of the Naga people,” the declaration said.
The representatives of the organisations present declared that this convergence must be undertaken without preconditions, without the burden of rationalised narratives that fragment “our unity”.
“The path towards the future must be unobstructed – one that is a tangible horizon shaped by the courage to reconcile, the wisdom to listen and the will to act,” the statement said.
The CNCR declared that it stands as a platform of moral clarity and responsibility where no group will undermine the oath taken today in the name of the Naga people before God.
The statement said this declaration is a covenant, not a mere procedural outcome, as the peoples’ collective voice has decisively chosen to rise above fragmentation and division, embracing forgiveness and healing to honour the sacrifices of past generations and to walk together toward a future defined by dignity, justice and peace.
It said the unity expressed today is based on a firm conviction, forged in the fire of shared suffering and sustained by the hope of collective flourishing.
”Let this be remembered as the day the Naga people chose convergence over fragmentation, vision over rhetoric and future over fear. Therefore, today we confess and declare that the Nagas are one,” it added.
