National Socialist Council of Nagaland Niki Group (NSCN (K)) Signs Ceasefire Pact with the Government of India
In a big development on Wednesday, the Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland (K) Niki Group signed a ceasefire pact with the Centre to bring lasting peace in Nagaland. Already, the Union government has entered into similar agreements with other Naga groups such as NSCN(NK), NSCN(R) and NSCN(K)-Khango besides signing a Framework Agreement with NSCN(IM). The present pact was signed by Piyush Goyal, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs and Nikato Pilot Sumi and Abel Zingru Thuer who are members of the militant group.
Meanwhile, the MHA welcomed the agreement and stated that it was in line with PM Modi’s vision of an “Insurgency free and prosperous North East”. Moreover, it revealed that over 200 cadres of this insurgent group surrendered along with 83 weapons and joined the peace process. This is being perceived as an attempt to isolate the NSCN (Khaplang) which was proscribed in 2015 under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
source: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1753297
In fulfilling the vision of the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi of ‘Insurgency free and prosperous North East’ and in a significant boost to the Naga peace process, under the guidance of Union Minister of Home Affairs and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah, the Government of India has entered into a Ceasefire Agreement with National Socialist Council of Nagaland (K)Niki Group, with effect from 08th September, 2021 for a period of one year and more than 200 cadres of this group along with 83 weapons joined the peace process. The Ceasefire Agreement and Agreed Ceasefire Ground Rules were signed on 08th September, 2021. The Government of India has already signed a Framework Agreement with NSCN(IM) and Ceasefire Agreements with other Naga groups namely, NSCN(NK), NSCN(R) and NSCN(K)-Khango.