Nagaland’s Cabinet appeals to ENPO to reconsider its decision to abstain from participating in urban local bodies elections

Nagaland’s Cabinet has appealed to the Eastern Nagaland People’s Organization (ENPO) to reconsider its decision to abstain from participating in the Urban Local Bodies Elections, scheduled on June 26.

Parliamentary Affairs Minister and State Spokesperson K.G. Kenye said the state cabinet has once again urged the ENPO and its constituent bodies to participate in the Urban Local Bodies Elections, which is being conducted on the directions of the Supreme Court.

He said, ULB election is for empowering local self governance and facilitating development and uplift of the citizens at the grassroots. The State Spokesperson said, after a prolonged battle involving the Women’s Reservation, the state will be holding the ULB election in the larger interest of the public and their welfare.

Mr. Kenye therefore opined that ULB elections should not be seen as a means for ENPO to register resentment and protest for their demands on Frontier Nagaland Territory.

The ENPO had boycotted the election to the lone Nagaland Lok Sabha seat on April 19 in support of its demand for a ‘Frontier Nagaland Territory’, also announced that it would also abstain from the ULB elections scheduled on June 26.