The Yimkhiung Tribal Council (YTC) has urged the Nagaland Governor to intervene in the Indian government’s decision to scrap the Free Movement Regime (FMR) and construct a fence along the Indo-Myanmar border.
In a representation submitted to the Governor, YTC president Throngso Yimkhiung and General Secretary Laji Luyanba termed the move an “inhuman act” that disregards the rights of the Yimkhiung people, who have traditionally lived and moved freely across the border. They emphasized the community’s birthright to uphold their territorial integrity and called for the restoration of the FMR.
The council asserted that the fencing project imposes an “imaginary boundary” within their ancestral land and disrupts their peaceful way of life.