Naga legislators who have appended their signatures in the representation to the Prime Minister do not carry the collective aspirations and sentiments of the Nagas, UNC stated.
In 2015, the Centre signed the Naga Peace Accord (also referred to as the Framework Agreement) with the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN-IM) to resolve the protracted Naga political issue and also entered into an agreed position with Naga National Political Groups (NNPGs) in December 2017
Manipur BJP MLA Rajkumar Imo Singh called on tribal MLAs to attend the upcoming assembly session and address issues together on the floor of the house. He also criticised MLAs from political parties who support separate administrations but then withdrew support from the BJP-led state government, stating they should resign and not accept a salary. Ten MLAs have demanded separate administrations for the tribals, while the Kuki People s Alliance withdrew its support from the state government on 1 August. The United Naga Council (UNC) has asked Naga legislators to abstain from attending the assembly.
Years of allegations of infiltration have fed into Meitei fears, and raised distrust of the State among the Kukis. But no real effort ever put in place to either identify or regulate the immigrants