Guwahati, June 23 -- Reported by Bhadra Gogoi

Dimapur: Taking note of the statement made by the working committee of the Naga National Political Groups (NNPGs) that it would oppose extraction of crude oil from Naga areas before settlement of the Naga political issue, the ruling Naga People's Front (NPF) in Nagaland asserted that the Indo-Naga issue does not belong to any one person, group, or political party.

The governments of India, Assam and Nagaland signed a tripartite memorandum of understanding (MoU) in New Delhi recently for exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas along the Assam-Nagaland border, which was described by Nagaland CM Neiphiu Rio as historic.

The working committee of the NNPGs said any attempt to exp...