The Provisional Government of the NSCN has expressed “deep political scepticism” over the arrival of the Hebron-based NSCN, led by Maj Gen (retd) Ramkathing Varah, in Eastern Nagalim under a purported peace and reconciliation campaign between Maj Gen (retd) Ang Mai, chairman of the NSCN-K/AM faction, and Yung Aung, chairman of the NSCN-K/YA faction.
In a statement issued on October 5, Political Coordinator, Eastern Nagalim, Provisional Government, GPRN, Angyo Jocob Tangshang Naga, said the government was closely scrutinising the movements and political activities of the Hebron/NSCN in Eastern Nagalim and beyond.
It questioned the organisation’s credibility to speak on the Naga political question, arguing that its “competencies” submitted on January 2, 2020, represented a departure from the established Naga political principle and reflected a divergence from the broader Naga aspiration.
“Peace cannot be invoked as a pretext for their expansion nor can unity be preached by those whose own political conduct has contributed to division within the Naga national movement,” the statement said.
The Provisional Government maintained that no group had the political mandate to redefine the Naga national position for its own convenience. It also said the Naga political issue could not be reduced to an arrangement acceptable to New Delhi or subordinated to constitutional limitations imposed by India.
It further raised the unresolved killing of four of its cadres, Maj Sochipem Phungshok, Sgt Major Zairei, Sgt Bahnle Ahlahpyah and Sgt Thansomi Vashi, at Hongpei village on March 28, 2026. According to the statement, the Hebron/NSCN had yet to provide a satisfactory explanation for their deaths.
“Until such serious matters are addressed, its sudden projection of itself as a harbinger of peace and unity will inevitably be viewed with suspicion,” it said.
The Provisional Government cautioned Naga national workers and “brothers in arms” across different camps to remain vigilant against attempts to exploit the language of peace and reconciliation for political advantage.
It asserted that Eastern Nagalim was “not a political vacuum” or a territory where any organisation could unilaterally establish authority or dictate terms under the guise of peace.
The statement said Eastern Nagalim would not accept what it described as Indian political influence through Hebron disguised as reconciliation, adding that any genuine initiative for Naga unity must be based on political integrity and adherence to the fundamental Naga national principle.
“Any further attempt to breach our peaceful fabric here in Eastern Nagalim will not be tolerated,” it warned.