NAGA PEOPLE’S FRONT OPENS PARTY OFFICE IN NEWLY-CREATED SHAMATOR DISTRICT

The Naga People’s Front (NPF) took a key stride in strengthening the party’s organisational base, opening a divisional office in the newly-created district of Shamator on Tuesday.
Addressing party workers and supporters, NPF secretary general Achumbemo Kikon said the opening of the divisional office reflected the party’s long-term commitment to Shamator.
Kikon said discussions have been held with the district administration, Shamator Town Public Forum and ward unions on issues related to urban planning, environmental concerns and infrastructure development.
Describing Shamator as both a new town and a new district, he stressed the importance of planned development from the outset.
The NPF leader appealed to landowners to voluntarily contribute two to three feet of land where feasible to facilitate road widening, stating that wider roads would improve connectivity, parking and overall convenience.
“Shamator should become a model district, and someone has to take the initiative. The NPF must lead by example,” he said.
Kikon assured party members that efforts would be made, on behalf of Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio and NPF president, to identify an affordable plot of land for constructing a permanent party office in Shamator.
He noted that NPF already has offices in almost all districts, with multiple offices in Wokha, Kohima, Mon and Tuensang, and said Shamator should not be left out.
Reiterating NPF’s founding philosophy, Kikon highlighted the party’s motto “Fide Non Armis” (By faith, not by arms), emphasising peaceful dialogue as the only path to resolving conflicts and the Naga political issue.
He recalled the party’s historic role during the 1964 ceasefire, when it worked alongside the Church to facilitate dialogue with the Government of India, and paid tribute to the 12 elected members who resigned after the ceasefire for the larger Naga cause.
Tracing the party’s evolution, Kikon said while the party’s name had changed several times over the decades, its ideology, flag colours blue, white and red the cock symbol, and its motto have remained unchanged.
He noted that NPF has expanded beyond Nagaland, with five MLAs in Manipur and organisational presence in Arunachal Pradesh, with efforts underway in Assam.