Dimapur, Mar 3 NNN : The tempo of demand for the creation of ‘Frontier Nagaland’ state by carving out four eastern districts of Nagaland state became very vocal during the regime of the Naga People’s Front (NPF) led Democratic Alliance of Nagaland (DAN) government alleging of the step-motherly treatment by the Nagaland government. However, the people of the four districts of Nagaland voted for the NPF to victory in majority of the constituencies in the proposed Frontier Nagaland has different story to say.
Out of the 20 assembly seats in the eastern Nagaland that comprised of four districts including Mon, Tuensang, Longleng and Kiphire, the people have voted to victory for the NPF in 13 constituencies, of the 19 seats elections were held. Tuensang Sadar constituency will go to the poll on March 23 which could not go to the poll due to the demise of one of the contenders days before the poll.
Under the aegis of Eastern Naga People’s Organisation (ENPO), an apex frontal body of the four districts, the demand for the creation of Frontier Nagaland climaxed last year. The ENPO’s theme of demand was purely for development alleging that the Nagaland government was meting out a step-motherly treatment to the four districts. The ENPO pointed out that roads were in deplorable condition in the ENPO area; government establishments including schools infrastructures were at the worst state of affairs.
Armed with all these points, ENPO leaders had camped in New Delhi on several occasions. They had apprised the Central leaders that they were determined to part ways with the present Nagaland state. To soothe this pandemonium, the Nagaland government had offered fat economic package to which the ENPO refused. In the midst of this picture, elections to the Nagaland assembly elections were held and the people have voted NPF to victory in 13 of the 19 seats.
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