No territorial adjustments for the sake of solving the vexed Naga problem. This view has been expressed by Asom Gana Parishad president Brindaban Goswami. He said that his party is totally opposed to any such. In a letter written to Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil, Mr. Goswami said while he favoured a meaningful political solution to the decade-long problem, he was disturbed at comments made by the Union Home Minister during his recent visit to NE with regard to the proposed greater Nagaland (Nagalim). Mr. Goswami, quoting reports, said, ''during your recent visit to NE you have reportedly stated that the Centre might go to the extent of declaring during ongoing parleys with the NSCN (IM) leaders in Delhi about making territorial adjustment, if such a step was deemed necessary to find a permanent solution to the Naga problem.'' Mr. Goswami, on behalf of the AGP, categorically stated that though his party appreciated the move by the Centre to hold parleys with NSCN (IM) to resolve the imbroglio, it would resist any form of 'unjustified move' by the Centre to carve out a greater Nagalim ''at the cost of territorial integrity'' of states adjacent to Nagaland. Mr. Goswami warned the Centre that such a 'precipitating' step would only 'generate bad blood, hatred and conflict', besides eroding the bond of age-old amity and friendship among the people of the neighbouring states.

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