Naga group says it will boycott Lok Sabha election to press demand for separate state
The organisation has been demanding the creation of ‘Frontier Nagaland’ comprising six districts of the state since 2010.
The Eastern Nagaland Peoples’ Organisation, a body representing seven Naga tribes, on Monday wrote to the Election Commission to inform the poll panel of its decision to boycott the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
The organisation has been demanding the creation of a separate state of “Frontier Nagaland” comprising six districts of Nagaland since 2010.
On March 15, it threatened to boycott the general elections if the Centre fails to meet the promise it made before the Assembly elections last year of giving greater autonomy to the region.
In the letter, the tribal body told the Election Commission on Monday: “The people of eastern Nagaland under the aegis of Eastern Nagaland Peoples’ Organisation had on March 19, 2024, reaffirmed its commitment to the ‘Chenmoho Resolution’, wherein it was further reaffirmed and resolved not to participate in any central and state elections against the failure to settle the creation of frontier Nagaland territory.”
The organisation said that they were assured by Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah that the issue would be settled before the announcement of the Model Code of Conduct to the Lok Sabha 2024.
“However, despite numerous reminders through letters and mass public rallies, the Ministry of Home Affairs turned its deaf ear and finally MCC [Model Code of Conduct] was...
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