Dimapur, July 23 (MExN): The Central Naga Tribes Council (CNTC) on Saturday took the state government to task over what it termed as “lackadaisical and step motherly treatment towards the central Nagaland.” In a press release, the CNTC Media Cell expressed dismay over the recent allocation and distributions of various schemes and funds in the state, and said that “funds should be equally distributed district wise and not tribe wise.” It claimed that the allocation of funds was “a clear indication of lackadaisical and step motherly treatment towards the central Nagaland,” and as such, demanded that the state chief Minister Neiphiu Rio review the funds and projects and ensure equal distribution. Stating that was demanding its due share as the region has been deprived at large for the last 20 years, the CNTC also urged the 25 legislators of the region to speak up on this matter. “It stated that if they cannot fight for the people that they should resign on moral ground,” the release stated.
