CNI News
11 December 2024
People in the Naga region were interested in the election that would be held in 2025, chairman of the Naga National Party, U Shu Maung told CNI News.
As a general election would be held for sure in 2025, representatives from 53 political parties that have been registered and the Union Election Commission met and discussed the matters regarding the election in the UEC office on 7th December 2024.
Naga nationalities were hoping the coming election could bring a better situation, said U Shu Maung to CNI News.
" Because battles are breaking out across the country, politics have been kind of dead. When the people in Naga region happen to know that the election will be held, they are interested in the election in the hope that the situation could be better because they are always unhappy under the current situation." he said.
Naga mountainous region is a poor one and there are not enough school teachers there.
Moreover, the people in the region are facing higher commodity prices, having to pay the tax to armed groups and slow flow of goods.
While seeing a Naga region (Lars Krutak)
It takes at least six months to make a product from the mainland arrive in the Naga region and so people in the region have to depend on India for their existence.
At present, India has opened its border gates which was welcome by the Naga region and it could be beneficial in the long run; but free flow of goods and security must be beware of; although there were no battles in the Naga region, the people were worried that battles would break out, said U Shu Maung.
" There have been no battles in the Naga region for the time being. But the people are worried that battles will break out sometime in the future. But we can say that the region is normal just now." he said.
The government that would arise from the election could continue to carry out the matters regarding the insecurity of the people, livelihood, commodity price, education, health and job opportunity, said political parties.
A general election would be held in 2025 and the State power would be handed over to the winning party, said chairman of the SAC.
