Delhi High Court has ordered the Delhi Police to preserve all video "of protest and police excess if any"

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed Delhi Police to preserve CCTV footage, videography and all other relevant records relating to the alleged use of excessive force against protesters during the "Chalo Sansad" march on July 20 and 21.

The matter has been listed for further hearing on September 11.

The Court also issued notices to the Centre and Delhi Police on petitions alleging police excesses.

"Issue notice. Let a counter affidavit on behalf of the respondents be filed in four weeks. 

Two weeks to the petitioners to file rejoinder. In the meantime, we direct that the relevant records in relation to the incident, including CCTV footage and videography, if any, shall be preserved in accordance with the standard operating procedure issued by the police," the bench said. 

A Division Bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia observed that the allegations could not be treated as a "solitary incident".

Hence a 'formal response' from the authorities is requeted. There was no point in asking each individual protester to pursue private criminal remedies.  

During the hearing, the bench questioned the Centre's argument that those alleging police excess should individually approach the police or a magistrate to seek registration of an FIR.  According to the petitioners, the protest at Jantar Mantar had remained peaceful until July 20, when demonstrators attempted to march towards Parliament.  

Protesters of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) reclaimed Delhi's Jantar Mantar after police dismantled the protest stage.

                                     Under scanner : Team Modi-Shah and others 

NCP (SP) leader Sharad Pawar said he met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discussed concerns related to the NEET paper leak, the treatment of protesting students, cases filed against them, and issues concerning farmers and agriculture.

Pawar said he raised the students' demands and sought concrete measures on the paper leak issue. He added that discussions were also held on agriculture, farmers' problems, water management and education, 

Activist Anna Hazare has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressing concern over the violence during the protests in Delhi, urging the government to prioritise dialogue and accountability.

In his letter, Hazare said reports of violence and police action were "painful" and stressed that violence, damage to public property and unnecessary use of force should be avoided in a democracy.

 He highlighted the NEET paper leak controversy and alleged irregularities, saying students and parents had been protesting for accountability. He also criticised the removal of activist Sonam Wangchuk from his hunger strike site, 

Manipur grapples with deep ethnic divisions :::: 46 PWG militants surrender ... more insurgents may renounce violence and strengthen peace efforts

Security officials say previous KCP-PWG surrenders had taken place in much smaller batches, making Tuesday’s event one of the largest by the outfit. 

The development should encourage more insurgents to renounce violence and strengthen long-term peace efforts in Manipur.   

Chief Minister Y Khemchand Singh admitted that conflicts in the state had given risen to culture. But he said sustained operation by Assam Rifles and police have led to recovery of more than 8000 weapons in recent times. Welcoming PWG cadres, he said the state will cherish them as peace lovers. He further said 47000 displaced people from Kuki and Meitei communities have been evacuated and privided protection in the relief camps.

Forty-six KCP-PWG militants, including four women, surrendered before top civil and military officials in Imphal under the Centre’s rehabilitation scheme.

In a major counter-insurgency breakthrough amid continuing ethnic tensions in Manipur, 46 active cadres of the Kangleipak Communist Party–People’s War Group (KCP-PWG), including four women, laid down their arms on Tuesday and pledged to join the national mainstream.

The surrender ceremony, held at the Assam Rifles complex in Imphal, was attended by Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh, State Home Minister K. Govindas Singh, GOC Spear Corps Lt Gen Girish Kalia, senior Assam Rifles officers, police officials and civil administrators.

The PWG faction, led by its chairman Tamnganba, formally renounced violence under the Centre’s Revised Surrender and Rehabilitation Scheme, in force since 2018.  

Raisina Hills

Addressing the surrendered cadres, Lt Gen Girish Kalia, GoC SpearCorps described the event as “the beginning of a new chapter.”

“Your homecoming is the beginning of a new chapter. The mainstream is ready to welcome you and support you,” he said, assuring them of safety, dignity and assistance in their reintegration into society.  

Calling the occasion “a profound transition from violence to prosperity,” Lt Gen Kalia said lasting peace required both courage and trust.

Manipur Director General of Police Mukesh Singh said security operations alone could not eliminate insurgency.

“Counter-insurgency operations are not enough. People’s participation is equally important,” he said, adding that 851 militants have surrendered since 2018 under the rehabilitation programme.

Under the Centre’s rehabilitation policy, each surrendered militant is entitled to a one-time grant of ₹4 lakh, to be kept in a fixed deposit for three years, along with a monthly stipend of ₹6,000 during a three-year rehabilitation period. The cadres will also stay in designated rehabilitation camps and receive vocational training to facilitate their return to civilian life.

Security forces recovered a sizeable cache of arms and explosives from the group, including 28 weapons, among them three AK-series rifles and four AK-56 rifles, 16 magazines, nine RPG shells, 23 hand grenades, 40 electric detonators, 300 blasting caps, seven improvised explosive devices weighing around 15 kg, and 342 rounds of ammunition.

The KCP-PWG is a banned Meitei insurgent outfit that has remained active in the Imphal Valley. Security agencies have linked the group to extortion networks, arms trafficking and insurgent activities, with several of its cadres arrested in recent years during operations across Imphal East, Imphal West, Thoubal and Kakching districts.

  

The surrender comes at a time when Naga-Kuki tensions have resurfaced in parts of Manipur, while the larger Meitei-Kuki conflict remains unresolved despite a decline in large-scale violence.  

With Meiteis constituting around 53% of Manipur’s population and tribal communities, including Nagas and Kukis, accounting for about 41%, the state continues to grapple with deep ethnic divisions. 

Around 6,000 refugees from Myanmar are also living in the state.

It was never spontaneous; CJP is a fake cover for anarchists !! ::: "If it cannot defeat Modi through polls; it must make India appear ungovernable" - says Mahesh Jethmalani

 The CJP is a fake cover for anarchists. It is not spontaneous. 20 days there was nothing happening. it is only on the opening of parliament that political crowds joined. 

It is preplaned and organised. 

"It should be crushed with iron hand".  

Monday's students' march to Parliament saw unprecedented scenes in the national capital as thousands of protesters hit the roads, leading to chaos, confrontation and police action.

More than 100 policemen and over 60 protesters were injured after police used lathicharge and teargas shells to disperse crowds that at one point came within metres of Parliament.

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge echoed Rahul Gandhi and demanded a discussion in Parliament on the police action.

"Why were students demanding justice met with brutal lathis and tear gas? Why was Parliament virtually sealed and the internet shut down? Who will take responsibility for repeated paper leaks and the suffering of lakhs of young people?" Kharge asked.  

However, on Tuesday, a desperate Rahul changed goalpost and also staged a protest in high security in front of PM Narendra Modi's official residence. He is from a family where PM Indira Gandhi and former PM Rajiv Gandhi were killed. 

It was very insensitive. 

"It feels like someone has reopened the 2020 Delhi Riots playbook. Police cars being attacked and vandalised, even police men and women being pelted with stones and almost lynched," tweeted senior counsel and BJP leader Mahesh Jethmalani. 

-- Mehodology ...

Start with a street-corner protest. 

Add students. 

Add “democracy is dying.” 

Add foreign media. Add NGO outrage.  (FCRA) 

Add opposition amplification. 

Add street confrontation. 

Then wait for one spark, one viral video, one death, one police action, one headline abroad.

That is how a so called 'protest' is converted into a destabilisation project.  And this reeks of the deep state playbook. 

Jethmalani also wrote: "The old establishment understands one thing very clearly: if it cannot defeat Prime Minster Narendra Modi through elections, it must make India appear ungovernable between elections".

"The moment a protest over exams becomes a march on Parliament, the moment the slogans move from reform to regime-change vocabulary, the moment familiar activists, Left networks, foreign media ecosystems and opposition parties begin speaking from the same script, India has every reason to ask: 

Who is coordinating this escalation?," he says. 

Why does every protest in Delhi follow the same choreography?

Why is the elected government always framed not as accountable, but illegitimate?

Why does every local grievance suddenly become an international campaign against Indian democracy?

We saw this during the CAA riots. We saw this during the farm agitation. We saw toolkits, foreign amplification, coordinated narratives, selective outrage and attempts to turn India’s capital into a permanent theatre of instability.

Now the same template appears to be back.

Because Delhi Riots of 2020 was not an accident, the court's recent ruling last week made it clear.

And someone clearly wants a sequel.

His own Future is "more at stake" for Rahul Gandhi than the future of Indian students and youths :::: Desperate Akhilesh and Priyanka have their stories and still "asking wrong questions"

Rahul Gandhi always pretended to be angry. He had pulled sleeves and tore down Ordinance and Samajwadi Party's 'manifesto' in public space before camera. 

"Following the massive assembly of youth in the heart of Delhi on Monday, the sense in the Congress was that it could not allow a public perception to be created that the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) was spearheading the movement against paper leaks" - 'Indian Express' ... which once said Gen V K Singh was staging a coup against Manmohan Singh Govt.  

But 'nepo kid' image isa permanent feature. Mom Sonia Gandhi - like most doting Indian mothers - sacrificed the future of Congress in order to protect his interests. The CJP protest had unnerved him. It appeared the opposition space was alipping out of his hands. Hence, the fracas suited the bill. He did not mind 'changing goalpost'. 

He might have achieved something ... at least very favourable in a section of western media and also India's own 'desi' ecosystem media. 

                                 His own Future is "more at stake" for Rahul Gandhi 

For long the Congress had the image of a ivor-tower and ac-chamber party. To an extent; that has been changed. Will all that change the 'working culture' in Congress remains to be seen.  

The tone and tenor of London-based 'The Guardian' easily endorses the scenario. 

"While the CJP movement has primarily focused on accountability for devastating leaks of exam papers and calling for the resignation of the education minister, Dharmendra Pradhan, the overriding feeling in the aftermath of Monday’s protest was that this was now so much bigger than one issue," it says. 

Quickly it also passes a semi-verdict --

"For some, this was the moment India’s youth – totalling more than 600 million – had found its political voice".  

There is yet another example of 'firangi' press agenda. 

Standing by the stage at the protest site, Ratna Singh, a CJP spokesperson, said the movement was very aware of ways in which the Modi government had successfully cracked down on previous movements and figures of dissent during its 12 years in power. 

“Anyone who has tried to speak up against this government has faced terrorism charges or tax raids or jail and there is so much fear,” she said.

These media and the Sickular ecosystem will never tell that the anti-CAA protest was completely on a faulty groud that the new law was against Muslims in India. The fact of the matter was CAA was meant only to accommodate 'religious minorities' in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan and that would help Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists. 

The farmers' protest was against the much needed farm reform. And Prime Minister Narendra Modi had made a u-turn because he wanted to win UP elections in 2022.  

Here is another example. Some journalists in these newspapers such as 'Indian Express' perhaps still believe Modi never became PM because none can become PM of India without their endorsement. 

The sample: "For months, the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) existed largely in the language of the internet — memes, satire, inside jokes and viral posts. It was easy to dismiss it as another social media phenomenon, destined to trend one day and disappear the next. 

But somewhere between the hashtags and the highways leading into Delhi, the movement changed shape. It stopped belonging only to timelines and started belonging to people."

All these make one thing clear ... they or some 'forces' want Nepal or Bangladesh type situation in India. 

This is not possible with Narendra Modi as long as he remains 'popular' both in the sense of the term of a government-head focusing on 'Sabka Saath' model of governance and also to millions for whom he continues to remain the Hindu Hriday Samrat. 

Some of the slogans raised during Jantar Mantar protest was typically anti-Hindu and pro-left liberal and extremely radicalised. 

Videos and social media posts from July 2026 show that a demonstration at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, operating under the 'Cockroach Janata Party' (CJP) and involving students and activists, has sparked major controversy. The protest, which began over the NEET exam paper leak, featured speeches and slogans calling for the restoration of Article 370.

Participants on the CJP stage were documented raising slogans such as "Sansad Bhavan ukhad diya jayega, Nepal bana diya jayega" 

(The Parliament will be uprooted and turned into Nepal) and questioning India's actions in Kashmir. 

Furthermore, footage and viral clips from the protest sparked intense debate on social media. Some videos contained rhetoric that critics and observers alleged were derogatory toward Hindu deities and Sanatan Dharma.  

The political battle over the NEET paper leak and the alleged police crackdown on students escalated sharply on Tuesday after the Congress took its protest to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence, triggering high-level negotiations with the Centre, the detention of Rahul Gandhi and other Opposition leaders, and a fresh war of words between the BJP-led government and the Congress. 

It is largely felt that the Congress was uncomfortable with the CJP protest because it appeared the newly floated organisation had stolen the limelight. 

This has left Congress unnerved.  In 2011-12; the Congress had suffered the most because the India Against Corruption led by Anna Hazare had stolen media mileage. 

Observers say the government is also acting smartly. While an MoS was deputed to meet Rahul Gandhi; the Union Health Minister (cabinet) J P Nadda and leader of the Rajya Sabha was deputed to meet the CJP delegation.  

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CJP baloon pricked :::: Rahul Gandhi sings "Meri marziiii" ::::: BJP pitches Congress and Rahul against CJP-AAP inspired protest ::: LoP, Gandhi-dynasty "keep changing goalpost" .... First wanted debate on NEET paper leak; now seeking resignation of PM Modi, Amit Shah and Dharmendra Pradhan

 "Mein toh wohi karunga jo meri marzi hae" -- says Rahul Gandhi

(I will do only that ... what I want to do)" - says Leader of the Opposition on changing goalpost.

Delhi police detain Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka, Akhilesh Yadav after forceful removal from protest site

Describing what happened at the meeting with Rahul Gandhi, Union MoS Jitendra Singh said that the government had deputed him and Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan to talk to the Congress leader and other protesters because the demonstration was being held at a spot which is "vulnerable" to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'security'.  

Police personnel detain Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi during a sit-in protest near the Prime Minister's residence over alleged irregularities in the NEET examination and was taken away to a far off location.

"Within a few moments, after taking permission from the government's top leadership, Rahul Gandhi was assured that his demand has been accepted, and the government is ready to discuss in Parliament all issues related to NEET and the associated movement," said Singh. 

The minister said the Centre was prepared to discuss every issue relating to the examination and the movement connected with it inside Parliament.

'Demands Have Changed'

MoS Jitendra Singh alleged that after being informed that the government had accepted the proposal for a parliamentary discussion, Rahul introduced another condition.

According to Singh, LoP, Lok Sabha then insisted that Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan should resign.

"When this information was conveyed to Shri Rahul Gandhi, he said that he would not agree to this alone but also sought assurance for the resignation of the Union Education Minister," Singh said.

He added that Gandhi then told him he now had two demands - a discussion in Parliament and the resignation of the education minister.

That means 'goalpost has been changed'. To this Rahul said - " "Mein toh wohi karunga jo meri marzi hae". 

Singh said he reminded Gandhi that only moments earlier he had demanded a parliamentary debate in talks with him (Singh) and also the Home Secretary.

According to the minister, Rahul Gandhi responded by saying that his demands had now changed. "When he was reminded that earlier he had only demanded discussion, he said that now my demands have changed".

'It is my prerogative'

The minister further alleged that when he attempted to persuade Rahul Gandhi not to alter his position so quickly, the Congress leader dismissed the objection. "When an attempt was made to humbly explain to him that for a senior leader like him to backtrack from his word so quickly does not befit him, he said that it is his prerogative," Singh said.

Jitendra Singh - 'failed' to convince Rahul 

 

BJP pitches Congress and Rahul against CJP-AAP inspired protest 

:::  LoP, Gandhi-dynasty "keep changing goalpost" .... First wanted debate on NEET paper leak; now seeking resignation of PM Modi, Amit Shah and Dharmendra Pradhan 

The Govt sources have 'shared' their side of the story and maintained that the Congress party has started a bad precedent by staging a protest near the gate of PM's official residence. 

There is another facet to the entire drama.

Sanjay Singh of AAP has stated that the Modi Govt has "pitched" Rahul against CJP-AAP inspired protest. 

It is largely felt that the Congress was uncomfortable with the CJP protest because it appeared the newly floated organisation had stolen the limelight. 

This has left Congress unnerved.  In 2011-12; the Congress had suffered the most because the India Against Corruption led by Anna Hazare had stolen media mileage. 

Observers say the government is also possibly smartly. While an MoS was deputed to meet Rahul Gandhi; the Union Health Minister (cabinet) J P Nadda and leader of the Rajya Sabha was deputed to meet the CJP delegation.  

Priyanka Gandhi being taken to Mandir Marg station ... where Sonia Gandhi came to meet her 

The Aam Aadmi Party, which has been openly backing the ongoing CJP protest, on Tuesday took a dig at the Congress' dharna outside Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence, calling it a "jugalbandi" with the BJP government, and accused Rahul Gandhi of "weakening" the agitation.

Senior AAP leader and former Delhi chief minister Atishi questioned how Rahul was "allowed" to stage a dharna outside the PM's residence, while the Modi government had refused to talk to Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) supporters despite their month-long protest.

"This is amazing! CJP and Sonam Wangchuk: One month protest at Jantar Mantar. Modi govt refuses to talk to them," she said.

"Rahul Gandhi: Allowed to protest outside PM residence. In one hour, Modi Govt starts dialogue. Wah! Kya jugalbandi hai!," the AAP leader said on X in Hindi.

AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh accused Rahul of "undermining" the agitation.

"Apparently, to undermine CJP's protest, Modi got Rahul Gandhi to stage a protest at his own residence."

Delhi AAP chief Saurabh Bharadwaj also attacked the Congress, alleging that its leaders were silent on the ongoing movement, while their social media handles and influencers aligned to them have been trying to "weaken" the CJP protest.

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"Beginning of a new chapter," says GoC Lt Gen Girish Kalia ::::: Homecoming Ceremony of Manipur-based Militants :::: A Big Step by Double Engine Govts ably supported by Assam Rifles and Manipur Police

"Conflicts, Militancy and Wars are caused by man, by man-made institutions ....The Human mind and heart can always invent peace"

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At a time when the Naga-Kuki violence has resurfaced in Manipur and the Meite-Kuki 'ethnic differences' remain largely unchanged; a large number of militant-cadres of a valley based outfit laid down arms and pledged to join the national and socio-political mainstream.  

"Welcome home" - CM Khemchand 

A glittering ceremony was organised at the Assam Rifles complez in the state capital  Imphal. The function was graced by chief minister Y Khemchand Singh and state Home Minister K Govindas Singh among others. 

Top civil, police and military officials attended the function.  "Your homecoming is the beginning of a new chapter," said Lt Gen Girish Kalia on the occasion. 

"The mainstream is ready to welcome you and support you," he said adding, the safety, dignity and smooth reintegration into the society would also get top priority from the authorities. 

He also said, "My friends ... it's also the occasion to celebrate profound transition from violence to prosperity".

Lt Gen Kalia :  "Mainstream is ready to welcome you"

Manipur DGP Mukesh Singh said "Counter insurgency operations are not enough and hence people's participation is important". He also said as many as 851 cadres of multiple groups in northeast have surrendered since 2018.

The surrendered weapons include among o28 arms including three AK series, 4 AK 56 Rifles, 16 magazines, 9 RPG shells, 23 hand grenades, 40 electric detonators, 300 blasting caps, 7 IEDs weighing about 15 kg and 342 ammunitions.

The Kangleipak Communist Party-People's War Group (KCP-PWG) is a proscribed militant and insurgent outfit actively monitored by state and central security forces. 

Ongoing counter-insurgency and area domination operations continue to result in the arrests of its cadres and leaders, particularly in connection with local extortion rings and weapon recoveries in districts like Imphal East, Imphal West, Thoubal, and Kakching.

This episode of surrender by Meitei (or valley based militants) is a big challenge those who want to derail Manipur's development journey that was sparked off around 2017 after BJP came to power in the state. 

However, by May 2023; as ethnic clashes between Kukis and Meities surfaced initially on the issue of reservation - things got derailed and Manipur has since then saw enough bloodshed and tears.  

After Assam, Tripura and Arunachal Pradesh, the state of Manipur was the fourth northeast state where BJP was able to put up its chief minister and the Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas mission was thus 'derailed' for a while in this north eastern state.  

“Distressing is a very mild word ... for what is happening in Manipur,” External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar had told the Indian diaspora on March 5, 2024 at a function in the South Korean capital Seoul.  

Surrendered 'women' cadres of PWG-T faction 

The Centre and BJP leadership have over the last three years pursued political restructuring in Manipur. Following the resignation of Chief Minister N. Biren Singh on February 9, 2025, President’s Rule was imposed four days later. It was revoked on February 4, 2026, when Yumnam Khemchand Singh assumed office as Chief Minister with two Deputy Chief Ministers—Nemcha Kipgen representing the Kuki community and Losii Dikho, a Mao Naga leader.  

Tribal Christians, including Nagas and Kukis, form around 41 percent of Manipur’s 3.6 million people. They primarily inhabit the hill districts. The Meiteis make up some 53 percent of the population and reside in the Imphal Valley.

And then there are about 6,000 refugees from Myanmar taking shelter in the state.

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"Rio regime ought to honour own commitments ... non-committal approach serves no purpose", - activist Theja diagnoses the malady once again

Social activist and secretary of newly floated Concerned Naga Forum of Nagaland (CNFN) Theja Therieh on Tuesday condemned the 'IED bomb blast' at Chümoukedima but insisted yet again that the BJP-NPF regime must deliver or "do more than what they have been doing all along".

"We condemn the explosion.. any sensible organisation and individual will do that ... but there are complex issues," Theja told this blogger in a brief interview.

 

Answering questions, he said: "I must say here that the State government under BJP and the NPF must honour the commitments and understandings it has reached in good faith.

"The  Rio regime ought to demonstrate the political will to bring the Naga issue and other matters as in eastern Nagaland to a just and acceptable conclusion. 

My simple point is a non-committal approach at this critical juncture is neither responsible nor in the best interests of the people." 

Theja 

He said the CNFN feels that the bomb blast was a "cowardly act" of violence and is a a "direct threat to the fragile peace, security, and well-being of the people".

"In fact, the CNFN expresses deep concern over any attempt by miscreants or vested interests to create instability in Nagaland or to allow the ongoing conflict in Manipur to spill over into our State. We earnestly appeal to all citizens to remain calm, vigilant, and united," he said.

Moreover, he cautioned that the Naga public must not be misled by "rumours, misinformation, or provocative actions intended to disrupt communal harmony and public order". 

To a question, he admitted - "Nagaland is at a defining moment in its history" but hastened to add :

"As we move closer to realizing an honourable and peaceful political future, it is imperative that every stakeholder remains committed to preserving the atmosphere of peace .. and then comes a special significance of stability".

On this backdrop he explained further:

"The hard-earned gains achieved through years of dialogue, understanding, and sacrifice must not be jeopardised by the actions of a handful of vested interests who only want to derail the collective aspirations of the Naga people." 

To another question, he said:

"Our Forum has appealed to all concerned to stop senseless violence and we also urged the law enforcement agencies to conduct a thorough investigation, bring the perpetrators to justice, and take all necessary measures".

The CNFN, he said,  also "wants to caution the Nagaland government headed by Neiphiu Rio against any agreement that may prejudice Nagaland's political, constitutional, and economic rights".

He was referring to tripartite pact inked recently between the centre. and the states of Assam and Nagaland.

He said the MoU of June 11, 2026, seeks to jointly resume oil and gas exploration along the disputed borders of Assam and Naaland. 

He said the Forum thinks the the tripartite arrangement could directly or indirectly compromise the political, constitutional, and historical rights of the Naga people. 

"At this crucial stage of the Naga political process, every decision must strengthen the special constitutional provisions and safeguards protecting Nagaland. Any political dispensation must be reinforced by a robust statutory framework that clearly defines and secures the Naga people's unique identity," he maintained.

Quizzed further on the complex matter, Theja said: "The pact to explore oil and natural resources without resolving the territorial issues is a complete sellout and robbing future generations for the temporary benefit of a few vested interest groups".  

The CNFN also firmly asserts that the Government of Nagaland must resolve the Frontier Nagaland Territory (FNT) issue without further delay, he said.

On this also, he maintained that :

"Prolonging the matter will only deepen public frustration, weaken trust, and risk further regional polarisation". 

He said all major fora and social bodies including the church must come forward and "pave the way for lasting stability, inclusive development, and a brighter future".

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