The Eastern Nagaland People’s Organisation (ENPO) has announced the deferment of its proposed public rally scheduled for July 10, 2026, following assurances from the Nagaland Government regarding the constitution of the Frontier Nagaland Territorial Authority (FNTA) and requests made by the State Government, a Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha), and the convener of the Eastern Nagaland Legislators’ Union (ENLU).

In a statement issued by its Media Cell, the ENPO said it had taken note of the Nagaland Government’s press statement dated July 6, 2026, titled “Govt. to convene special NLA session for FNTA,” which was published in local newspapers on July 7.

The organisation expressed satisfaction that the State Government had finally decided to give due attention to the long-pending FNTA issue.

The ENPO said that after receiving a formal request from the State Government to reconsider the planned public rally, as well as similar appeals from the Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament and the ENLU convener, it had decided to postpone the agitation for the time being.

The ENPO further announced that it would convene a Central Executive Council (CEC) meeting on August 6, 2026, to deliberate on the developments and decide its future course of action.

Reiterating its stand on the Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) signed on February 5, 2026, between the Government of India, Government of Nagaland and ENPO, the organisation maintained that the agreement remains “sacred and sacrosanct”, signifying its crucial role in uplifting Eastern Nagaland.

Stating that the tripartite agreement, forged through negotiations between ENPO, MHA, and GoN, embodies a solemn commitment and trust among the signatories, the ENPO strongly upheld that the MoA’s provisions are to be respected and to be implemented without deviation.

There is moral and ethical obligation upon all the parties of the tripartite agreement to see that there is no breach of trust after an agreement, it added.

The ENPO appreciated that Clause 3.3 of the MoA mandates consultation between the State Government and MHA in regard to passing “special legislation” and it clearly reveals that the legislation is special and not usual.

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It said the provision of Consultation under MoA clause 3.3 is limited to “enactment of special legislation” and cannot be used otherwise, and therefore, modifying the core principles or to omit some core principle of the MoA is out of the scope of consultation.

The ENPO maintained that upholding the spirit of Article 371 (A) of the Indian Constitution and the provisions of the MoA is clearly mentioned.

“In fact, the MoA has created a distinct legislative domain for FNTA and the MoA doesn’t talk about delegating legislative powers,” it stated.

According to the organisation, the outcome of the ongoing consultations between the State Government and the Ministry of Home Affairs would reveal the “political will” of both the governments.

The ENPO reiterated that the Memorandum of Agreement should be implemented “in letter and spirit”, stating that faithful implementation would align with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of “Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas, Sabka Prayas”, bringing the people of Eastern Nagaland into mainstream of Vikshit Bharat by 2047 with dignity, peace and development.