The Sümi Hoho has issued a resolution today endorsing the 5 January resolution of the Western Sümi Hoho and declaring “‘Indefinite Non-cooperation’ to NSCN (Khango) faction in ‘all Sümi inhabited areas’ with immediate effect.”

According to the Sümi Hoho, a team of public leaders led by the Western Sümi Hoho president (who is also the Sümi Hoho vice president) had gone to the NSCN-K (Khango–Isak) Ceasefire Monitoring Office on the night of 4 January to “defuse and avert any unwanted situation” after they had learnt about “the conflict that was going on” at the location.

Upon the team’s arrival at the office, the Sümi Hoho alleged that “a Commander and his cadres verbally abused and threatened the team with dire consequences, even loading and pointing the guns towards the Sümi public leaders.”

Denouncing the act as one of “cowardice and savagery”, the Sümi Hoho has in the resolution reaffirmed the 7 January 2014 and 29 July 2016 Sümi Baghi Hoho Resolution – “In the event any underground group intimidates any Sümi public or public leader, the entire Sümi populace will react to such at and retaliate in a befitting manner if required.”

The tribal body also stated that it reaffirmed the “14 Tribes (Now 15 Tribes) resolution dated 14/11/2019 to react against any individual or group that threatens its leaders.”

In conclusion, the Sümi Hoho appealed to “the negotiating parties, i.e. the Government of India (GoI) and the Nagaland Political Groups (NPGs) to come to a political conclusion before election.”

It added that the two GoI and NPGs “should be held solely responsible” if the solution is delayed and “any kind of untoward situations arises that could harm the integrity of Nagaland and the Indian nation”.