India, Oct. 2 -- Dimapur: The Naga Students' Federation (NSF) asserted that, in its view, only the Nagas qualify as the indigenous people of Nagaland and other Naga-inhabited regions.
Responding to the Rising People's Party's (RPP) statement that raised concerns over the exclusion of non-Naga indigenous tribes from the state police recruitment advertisement dated September 30, the Inner Line Regulation Commission (ILRC) of the NSF expressed strong disapproval.
In a release, the ILRC said it was "flabbergasted" by the RPP's remarks.
The ILRC questioned the RPP, asking it to identify who it referred to as "non-Naga indigenous tribes" in Nagaland.
While acknowledging that other tribes and communities have settled in various Naga areas, th...