𝗗𝘂𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗙𝗠𝗥 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗮𝗴𝗮 𝗮𝗽𝗲𝘅 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗽𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟴.

The United Naga Council (UNC), in a statement issued on Wednesday night, said the embargo would include preventing the movement of goods vehicles along the national highways passing through Naga-majority districts, including Senapati, Ukhrul, Chandel, Tamenglong, Kamjong, and Noney.

Manipur is heavily dependent on essential commodities transported from neighbouring states, particularly via NH-2 (Dimapur to Imphal), which passes through Senapati and serves as the state’s lifeline, and NH-37 (Silchar to Imphal), which runs through Tamenglong and Noney.

“As discussed and resolved in the presidential council meeting held on August 11, we hereby announce that a trade embargo shall be enforced in all the Naga areas with effect from midnight of September 8, 2025, until further notification,” the UNC said, calling for public support.

The statement added that since January 19, 2024, Naga organisations had consistently expressed their opposition to the FMR’s abrogation and border fencing through memoranda, rallies, demonstrations, and press statements to the Government of India, but alleged that the Centre’s “indifferent attitude” had left them with no choice but to escalate their agitation.

The UNC reiterated that the Naga people view the unilateral abrogation of FMR and the imposition of border fencing as an affront to their historical, social, and cultural ties across the 398-km-long international border Manipur shares with Myanmar.

Naga groups in the state have been vocal in opposing the Centre’s decisions, warning that the measures would disrupt cross-border community linkages and undermine traditional movement practices.