Constitution of Autonomous Council for 6 eastern districts of Nagaland to be discussed

 KOHIMA: Nagaland State Home Department, through its Principal Secretary, has proposed a consultative meeting on the provisions of the proposed proposal of the Government of India for the Constitution of an Autonomous Council for the Six Eastern Districts of the State.

The six districts, namely Tuensang, Mon, Longleng, Kiphire, Shamator, and Noklak, have been in talks about creating an Autonomous Council. The meeting is scheduled to be held on June 30 at the State Banquet Hall in Kohima. Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio, along with the Deputy Chief Ministers, Speaker, all the Ministers, MP Lok Sabha, MP Rajya Sabha, Chief Secretary, and senior officials of the State Government, will attend the meeting.

Further, the meeting will also be attended by Advisors and MLAs, and it has also been requested by the Tribal bodies and organisations to make it convenient to attend the meeting.

The Eastern Nagaland People's Organisation (ENPO), which represents the seven Naga tribes, has been demanding a separate Frontier Nagaland state since 2010. (ANI)

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