NSCN-K faction announces ceasefire, signals return to peace talks
This splinter group is led by the militant Niki Sumi, who said in a statement that the outfit has “resolved to strengthen and support the peace process at this crucial juncture”
The NSCN-K had signed a ceasefire with the Centre in 2001 but unilaterally abrogated it in 2015 when the then 'chairman' of the group, S S Khaplang, was alive. (File) A breakaway faction of the Naga insurgent outfit NSCN-Khaplang Wednesday declared a ceasefire and indicated that it would rejoin peace talks with the government.
This splinter group is led by the militant Niki Sumi, who said in a statement that the outfit has “resolved to strengthen and support the peace process at this crucial juncture”.
Sumi said the group was “aware of the sincere and genuine efforts made by the GoI in the recent past” to find a lasting solution to the Naga issue “with the involvement of all the stakeholders”. He said it has decided to revive ceasefire with immediate effect “by revoking the earlier decision of unilateral abrogation” of the ceasefire in 2015. Back then, the outfit was led by its founder, SS Khaplang, who died in 2017.
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