The Naga People's Front (NPF) today urged the Centre to implement the special provisions as guaranteed to the people of the state under Article 371(A) of the Constitution.
The special provisions with respect to Nagaland were inserted in Article 371 (A) as the outcome of the agreement between the Naga People Convention and Government of India while granting statehood in 1963, a six point resolution adopted at NPF's golden jubilee celebration here said.
On the unresolved Naga political process, the NPF convention said that it was now 17 years since the current ceasefire and peace process started, but the yearnings of the Naga people for a permanent and honourable solution remained unfulfilled and proved elusive for more than half a century.
It therefore urged the GoI to implement the provisions of the agreement in letter and spirit.
The NPF also impressed upon negotiating parties to expedite the peace process to its logical conclusion at the earliest.
The convention also welcomed the recent formation of North East Regional Parties Front (NERPF) while appreciating the initiatives and efforts of the Assam Gana Parishad in this area.
The NPF hoped that the convergence of the like minded regional political parties would usher a new era of peace and development in the North East region and also bring about better unity and fraternal relationship.
The convention said that NPF as a grass-root based political party was committed to a policy of inclusiveness, with special attention to development of backward regions and the weaker sections, including the development and empowerment of the youth, women and farmers.
In commemoration of the 50 years of existence of the regional party in the state, the convention resolved to continue upholding its principles and ideologies.
The convention also honoured the pioneers of the regional party, which started as the Democratic Party of Nagaland and after changes in its nomenclature was at present known as the Naga People's Front.
