Dimapur, Oct. 9 -- The Rising People's Party (RPP) today condemned the 'jingoistic stand' of the Inner Line Regulation Commission (ILRC) of the Naga Students Federation (NSF) that the Nagas are the only indigenous people of Nagaland.
In a statement, the RPP pointed out that the Nagaland government has officially justified its stand that the Kachari, Kuki, Garo, and Mikir tribes are indeed indigenous to Nagaland and are therefore entitled to obtain ST certificates and indigenous inhabitant certificates.
The party added that the government had also clarified that 24 posts of police constables in the ongoing police constable recruitment in the Nagaland police are reserved for these non-Naga indigenous tribes of Nagaland.
Following the gover...