DIMAPUR, APRIL 2 (MExN): The Western Sümi Students’ Union (WSSU) today said Assam has opened polling stations in the Aghunaqa area under Dimapur District. Terming the move as a “total disregard to the ground realities and the various agreements” made between Nagaland and Assam, a release said, “The Western Sümi Students Union (WSSU) in particular cannot remain a silent spectator in this high-handedness of the Assam Government.”
The Aghunaqa area under Dimapur District with more than 40 Naga villages falls under the Disturbed Area Belt. Noting that these villages have been recognized by the Nagaland Government, the students have demanded the immediate withdrawal of the polling stations “failing which the WSSU may be forced to resort to its own course of action in the interest of our public and that no electioneering process of Assam shall be allowed (to be conducted) inside the State of Nagaland.”
Meanwhile, a reliable source said that, so far, confirmation of 3 polling stations set up by the Assam Government has been received. It was also learnt that a joint team of the WSSU and Western Sumi Hoho intend to meet the Minister of Border Affairs Khekiho Zhimomi in order to discuss the situation with him. The Sumi delegation also intends to tour the Aghunaqa area to assess the ground realities out there. Incidentally, the Aghunaqa Area includes parts of Bokajan, Nagaon, etc. where a number of Sumi and Lotha villages are located.
