TUENSANG, NOVEMBER 12 (MExN): Joint Secretary to the Ministry of Home Affairs (NE), Government of India, Satyendra Garg on Saturday said the third round of the bilateral talks between the GoI and the Eastern Nagaland People’s Organization (ENPO) on the demand for ‘Frontier Nagaland’ is expected to be held before the end of this year.
Garg stated this while addressing a public meeting organized by ENPO at the Parade Ground in Tuensang town, a DIPR report stated.
The MHA NE joint secretary also stated that the demand of the ENPO for a separate state appear genuine while observing that problem and hardship faced in the Eastern Nagaland is well understood and the backwardness of the region visible even after 60 years have passed after Nagaland statehood.
Garg also acknowledged that the ENPO has been regularly updating the GoI through the MHA NE on their demand for a separate state. Representative of organizations namely CKS, KTC, STC, YTC, Eastern Nagaland Gaon Butamong Unions in their speeches reaffirmed their stand on the memorandum on ‘Frontier Nagaland’ demand. They also sought answers from the GoI on the process of their demand for statehood.
After the public meeting, Garg held an interaction with the public of the Eastern Nagaland. The meeting was attended by the officials of ENPO, Tribal Hoho leaders, women leaders of apex tribal bodies, student bodies, DBs, GBs and the public of Tuensang. The main objective of the meeting was to discuss on the proposed statehood demand of ‘Frontier Nagaland.’
