NNPG faction tells FRGN to disband, apologise for directive

Dimapur – A faction of the Working Committee of the Naga National Political Groups (WC, NNPG) has told the NSCN/FRGN to withdraw its directive on Sunday closures and non-local businesses, apologise publicly and disband within two weeks or “face dire consequence“.

In a statement dated October 27 and issued by its media cell, the WC, NNPG (Neokpao-led) said it had “deliberated thoroughly” on the October 23 press release of what it called the “so called” NSCN/FRGN, and “resolved” to oppose it.

The Federal Republic Government of Nagaland (FRGN), the government arm of an NSCN faction, had ordered businesses in Naga-inhabited areas to stay closed on Sundays, warned violators of penalties and given shops run by non-locals 30 days to close. Read our earlier report on the NSCN/FRGN directive on Sunday closure and non-local shops.

Which NNPG issued the warning

The WC, NNPG was formed in 2016 as a common platform of Naga political groups for talks with the Centre, and signed an “Agreed Position” with the Government of India in November 2017. It split in early 2025 into two rival bodies, one headed by Gen (Retd) MB Neokpao Konyak, president of the GPRN/NSCN (Unification), and the other by N Kitovi Zhimomi.

The October 27 statement was issued by the Neokpao-led committee. Nagaland.News has not seen a statement on the FRGN directive from the Kitovi-led committee.

‘Threat and intimidation’

The committee called the FRGN release an “immature and shortsighted statement of threat and intimidation“. It said the directive could stir communal unrest and cause “unnecessary fear and trauma” among Naga communities living across India, including Naga students studying outside the State.

It asked the FRGN to rescind the directive immediately and tender an “unqualified apology” to the Naga people and to the non-Naga communities and entrepreneurs “peacefully residing in Nagaland“.

Two-week deadline

The statement described the FRGN as a “fringe group” led by “desperate, self-seeking and self-styled characters“. It accused them of misusing the Naga political issue to promote themselves through “cheap and abominable tactics of terror and harassment“.

The committee said it would not tolerate the group’s presence or activities anywhere in Naga-inhabited areas, and that those involved would be “investigated, apprehended and punished” as an example to others. It directed the group to disband within two weeks, a deadline that falls around November 10.

The statement did not say what action the committee would take if the FRGN did not comply, or under what authority. The WC, NNPG is not a law-enforcement body.

It appealed to the communities targeted by the directive to stay calm and to report any problems to the committee’s office.

Growing opposition to the directive

The NNPG statement adds to a series of reactions to the FRGN directive. The Confederation of Nagaland Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CNCCI) has asked the State government to say who governs Nagaland and to act against those behind the directive. Read: CNCCI asks Nagaland government to act on FRGN directive.

The NSCN-K (Khango-Vusshe) separately urged that any regulation of commerce be lawful and non-discriminatory, though its statement did not name the FRGN. Read: NSCN-K urges lawful regulation of commerce.

On Tuesday, the Dimapur Urban Council Chairmen Federation, the Dimapur Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Chümoukedima Chamber of Commerce and Trade Association also objected and asked the authorities to clarify the directive’s legal status, Eastern Mirror reported.

The FRGN declared Kikheto Chishi its president on October 2. Read: NSCN/FRGN declares Kikheto Chishi president.

What happens next

The FRGN directive is not issued under any State or central law. As of October 27, Nagaland.News had not seen a response from the FRGN or the Nagaland government to the NNPG statement. The FRGN’s 30-day deadline for non-local shops falls in late November.

This report is based on a copy of the WC, NNPG (Neokpao-led) statement dated October 27, 2026, issued by its media cell.