Overview
- Addressing thousands in Senapati, NSCN‑IM leader Thuingaleng Muivah said any settlement must rest on a separate Naga flag and constitution as the sole basis.
- Event organisers reported a turnout of roughly 40,000, capping the 91‑year‑old leader’s first return to his home state in over five decades after a week in Somdal.
- Civic bodies under the United Naga Council adopted a 'Naga People’s Declaration' and student leaders publicly unfurled the Naga flag to signal consolidated community backing.
- Deputy leader V. S. Atem warned that prolonged delays risk derailing the process, saying many Nagas are running out of patience and reiterating past threats of a return to arms if prior accords are not honoured.
- Talks remain stuck over NSCN‑IM’s push for a Greater Nagalim and distinct symbols of sovereignty, positions the Centre has refused to accept despite the 1997 ceasefire and the 2015 Framework Agreement.