Dimapur, November 17: The nomenclature of the Zeliangrong people apex body Zeliangrong Union of Assam, Manipur and Nagaland has been changed to Zeliangrong Baudi of Assam, Manipur and Nagaland-AMN as per unanimous resolution passed in the Zeliangrong People�s Convention held on November 15 at Jalukie town under Peren district of Nagaland under the aegis of the erstwhile ZU (AMN).

According to the proceedings of the Zeliangrong People�s Convention (ZPC) of November 15, the ZU (AMN) being the apex body of the Zeliangrong people, there has been no uniformity in the nomenclatures of the Zeliangrong people in the three states of Assam, Manipur and Nagaland, the proposed nomenclature put forward by the Zeliangrong Baudi of Nagaland at the Zeliangrong General Assembly at Tamei in Manipur on April 26, 2006 was seriously studied and discussed in the subsequent consultative meeting of ZU (AMN) held at Senapati on September 26, 2006 and the ZU annual assembly held at Majorkhul in Imphal on October 28, 2006 thereafter resolved to propose to the Zeliangrong People�s Convention for declaration therewith, according to the general secretary of the Zeliangrong Baudi of Assam, Manipur and Nagaland Kalotdi Kamei.

He said that accordingly the convention at Jalukie town under Peren district, Nagaland on November 15 had duly declared and pronounced the commencement of the Zeliangrong Baudi as the central apex authority of Zeliangrong people in the three states.

Kalotdi Kamei also stated that from now onwards, the Zeliangrong Baudi represents the Zeliangrong people of Assam, Manipur and Nagaland and elsewhere to the Naga Hoho, Tenyime Central Union, Naga Council, Naga National Organizations, etc.

Further the Zeliangrong Baudi general secretary said that the nomenclature of the cognate tribe Inpui would be included in the preamble of the constitution of the Zeliangrong Baudi (AMN) as its collective nomenclature, the convention also agreed to discourage and abandon the existing nomenclature/organizations among the Zeliangrong people in discriminative nature.

Other resolutions of the convention included defending and protecting the lands and properties of the Zeliangrong people at any cost; reiterating its unflinching support to the ongoing Indo-Naga peace process and urging the Government of India to bring meaningful and peaceful solution to the long standing Naga issue at the earliest; and decided to appeal to the leaderships of All Zeliangrong Students Union (AZSU) and All Naga Students Association, Manipur (ANSAM) to remove their misunderstandings, according to Kalotdi Kamei.

The convention also insisted all concerned authorities to maintain status quo in Ntangki Reserved Forest in Nagaland and took notes of the rightful and prompt action of GPRN/NSCN-IM against the encroachers in Ntangki.

It also urged the GPRN/NSCN-IM to fulfill the demands raised by the Zeliangrong people for mutual benefits in the case of Zeliangrong Baudi, Nagaland deciding to give noncooperation to the NSCN-IM.

It also agreed to appeal the GPRN/NSCN-IM authority to review its stand which puts the construction work of Jiri-Tupul rail line to a halt, according to the Zeliangrong Baudi general secretary.

It also authorized the Central Executive of Zeliangrong Baudi (AMN) to re-constitute a re-draft committee of the constitution of the Zeliangrong Baudi (AMN) at the earliest.

Terming it a �historic� convention, Kalotdi Kamei said that more than 3000 delegates from almost all the Zeliangrong villages from Assam, Manipur and Nagaland participated in the convention.

Kalotdi also said that it was a �landmark� gathering which took the most crucial decisions for the Zeliangrong people.

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