Amit Shah To Visit Nagaland To Address Rally

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On Monday, 20 February 2023, Union Home Minister Amit Shah will reach poll-bound Nagaland on a two-day visit.

Mr. Amit Shah will address a rally in Mon at 3.30 pm, BJP candidate for the Mon Town seat Cheong Konyak told news agency (PTI).

"It is expected that nearly 10,000 people will be there," he said.

Fourteen civilians, including six daily wagers working at a coal mine, were shot dead in a series of firings by security forces in Mon district in December 2021 in a botched anti-militancy operation, triggering a nationwide outrage.

On Tuesday, Mr. Konyak said Amit Shah will meet leaders of civil society organisations, though he did not specify which groups he will be meeting.

Another BJP functionary said leaders of organisations demanding 'Frontier Nagaland' state are scheduled to meet Amit Shah during his two-day visit.

"We expect discussions on their demand for a separate state. But we don't know any further details yet," he added.

The Eastern Nagaland People's Organisation (ENPO), which has been demanding a separate state of Frontier Nagaland comprising the six districts of Mon, Tuensang, Longleng, Kiphire, Shamatore and Noklak, had called for a boycott of the polls as their demand was not met.

They later took back the call following an appeal by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).

In an official statement, the ENPO also urged all citizens to cooperate with the government for the elections and not create any law related problems.