Almost No Votes Cast In 6 Nagaland Districts After Shutdown Call Over Statehood Demand

New Delhi: Polling booths in six districts of eastern Nagaland wore a deserted look with almost zero voter turnout in first phase of Lok Sabha polling, following a shutdown directive issued by Eastern Nagaland People's Organisation (ENPO) advocating for the establishment of ‘Frontier Nagaland Territory’ (FNT), news agency PTI reported.

ENPO, representing the seven tribal outfits of the eastern region, has been at the forefront of this demand.

Amid shutdown calls, Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio reassured on Friday that the state government harbours no objections to the demand for FNT.