Kohima, July 2: A meeting meant to review the ground rules of the ceasefire between Delhi and the Isak-Muivah faction of the NSCN threw up the usual suggestions about adding teeth to the truce but no answer on when the militant group would herd its members into designated camps.

Emerging from the meeting in Dimapur today, the chairman of the Ceasefire Monitoring Group announced that the discussion ended on a positive note. Lt Gen. (retd) R.V. Kulkarni said the onus was on Delhi to implement the ground rules of the oft-violated ceasefire in toto.

The convenor of the Ceasefire Monitoring Cell of the NSCN (I-M), Phungthing Shimrang, was tightlipped about what transpired at the meeting. He also did not say whether his organisation would finally adhere to the rules and keep all armed members confined to designated camps.

Delhi’s deadline for members of both the Isak-Muivah and Khaplang factions to go back to their designated camps ended on June 30. Militants of both groups are still seen in public places with weapons.

The NSCN (I-M) has been pressuring Delhi to clip the Khaplang faction’s wings before asking it to rein in its members. The two groups have long been engaged in a turf war that has affected civilians across Nagaland. The latest clash occurred last month at Tizit in Mon district, bordering Myanmar. The continuing factional feud was also discussed at today’s meeting.

Like the Isak-Muivah group, the NSCN (K) is adamant about not confining its armed cadre to designated camps until all “unauthorised camps” of its rival are dismantled. The Khaplang group wants Delhi to be “more pragmatic” and assertive when it comes to asking the NSCN (I-M) to adhere to the truce rules. The supervisor of the Ceasefire Supervisory Board of the NSCN (K), Kughalu Mulatonu, ruled out entering the proposed designated camps till all members of the rival group did so.

The Khaplang faction does not have a single designated camp at present. The ones it had were overrun during clashes. The NSCN (I-M) has several camps spread across the Naga-inhabited areas.