Normal life affected in eastern Nagaland over shutdown for separate state demand

The ENPO demands that a separate ‘Frontier Naga Territory’ state be carved out of the six districts of Mon, Tuensang, Longleng, Kiphire, Noklak and Shamator.The decision to call for the shutdown was taken at the ENPO’s headquarters in Tuensang district on Sunday, sources in the body said.The ENPO has resolved not to allow any political party to campaign in the region for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls till the settlement of their demand.On March 5, ENPO declared a “public emergency” in the region to press for their demand. On March 8, it enforced a 12-hour shutdown from 6 am as part of “public emergency”.



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