Sonia slams historic Naga accord: Shocked N-E CMs not consulted

August 06, 2015 11:04

Congress president Sonia Gandhi who is leading protests over the suspension of 25 party MPs by Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan disses the just-concluded Naga accord. Speaking to reporters at the Gandhi statue outside Parliament, Sonia said, "I have no doubt that it may be historic, but what about consulting our CMs? Here's another show of arrogance of this government. We're actually shocked that the PM didn't even think of taking into confidence CMs of Manipur Assam, Arunachal Pradesh who are directly affected. Isn't that proof of arrogance of this government?"

The government on Monday signed an accord with key outfit Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland- Isaac-Muivah which Prime Minister Narendra Modi described as a "historic" step to usher in peace in the state.

The signing of the pact is the culmination of over 80 rounds of negotiations that spanned 16 years with first breakthrough in 1997 when ceasefire agreement was sealed.

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