Imphal, November 10: Possibility of All Naga Students' Association Manipur (Ansam) resuming the suspended economic blockade on the National Highways could not be ruled out as a meeting held at Kohima recently is understood to have endorsed the lifting the stir suspension.

Representatives of ANSAM and Naga Students' Federation (NSF) jointly convened the meeting in which intense debate was held with the issue of economic blockade dominating the session, said a prominent Naga activist, who preferred anonymity.

ANSAM had been demanding revocation of State Government's declaration of June 18 as State Integrity Day and Holiday.

The meeting held on November 8 also featured issues pertaining to a bribery case in the Nagaland Public Service Commission.

Unlike the earlier stance of the ANSAM that insisted on talks be held either at a Naga dominated place or outside the State the student body is informed to have agreed for meeting anywhere in the State based on two conditions including joining of NSF representatives during negotiation and security provision from the Ministry of Home Affairs.

The source disclosed of the State authorities expressing certain reservation on NSF members being a party to the talks while insisting that security cover would be provided by the State forces only.

Iterating that ANSAM had only suspended the agitation on completion of over 50 days after intervention of the Prime Minister and taking into account hardships faced by the general public due to scarcity of essential items, the Naga activist cautioned that ANSAM could proclaim resumption of the economic blockade anytime in case State Government continues to ignore demands placed by the student organisation.

It is pertinent to mention that ANSAM and Government representatives had held a meeting at Leimakhong Army headquarters but so far there is no worthy breakthrough on the impasse.

Regarding the recent UNC sponsored Naga People's Convention resolution to launch non-cooperation movement against the Government, the source conveyed of UNC's constituent bodies having discussed ground reality and preparation on the matter.

The source claimed of MLAs like RK Theko, Samuel Jendai, Z Mangaibou and Wungnaoshang Keishing and MP Mani Charenamei taking part and addressing the UNC session.

The convention had decided to rename rivers and important places with indigenous Naga nomenclatures and to cease house tax payment to the State Government.

It also worth mentioning that during the tumultuous economic blockade period many vehicles were burnt and a Senapati district denizen sustained bullet injury when State security force personnel opened fire at the district headquarters.

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