ENPO Won’t Allow Poll Campaign Until They Get Separate State

The ENPO is demanding a separate state, declared a “public emergency” in six districts, stating that it would not allow any political party to campaign for the Lok Sabha polls.

The decision was taken by the Eastern Nagaland Peoples’ Organisation (ENPO) after it held a meeting with tribal bodies and frontal organisations in Dimapur.

The Government of India delaying to settle the offer for creation of Frontier Nagaland Territory (FNT), the Tribal Bodies and Frontal Organisations  declare Public Emergency all over Eastern Nagaland with immediate effect.

ENPO has been demanding a separate state since 2010, claiming that the six districts — Mon, Tuensang, Longleng, Kiphire, Noklak and Shamator, in the eastern part of Nagaland have been neglected in all aspects for years.

The ENPO also announced a dawn-to-dusk bandh in these six districts on March 8. It warned that any individual or group not adhering to the declaration would be doing so at their own risk.