Naga bodies want Dimapur to be brought under ILP ambit

Guwahati | Saturday | 30th June, 2018

Summary:

"The ILP has been partially enforced in Nagaland and Dimapur district does not come under its ambit. The three bodies demanded that the state government revoke its 2014 resolution that proposes a Nagaland Special Development Zone (NSDZ). The de-reservation of Dimapur area has made it the buffer zone for the massive migration of illegal immigrants besides encouraging various exploitive activities against the indigenous Nagas of the state. "When Assam decides to drive out people who fail to prove their citizenship claims, Nagaland will become a safe haven for them. The Act allows only the indigenous inhabitants of Nagaland to acquire or posses land in any area of the state..