Nagaland against separate constitutional article for ENPO demand
— for the proposed Frontier Nagaland Territorial Authority (FNTA), calling it a move that would "amount to territorial bifurcation of the state". Addressing a press conference in Kohima following the state cabinet meeting, minister for power and parliamentary affairs and govt spokesperson K G Kenye said while the state supports the demand for administrative, financial, and judicial autonomy for the Eastern region, it is firmly against the creation of any separate political identity.
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