The influential Eastern Nagaland Peoples’ Organisation (ENPO) has voiced its opposition to the exploration of any mineral resources, including oil, within eastern Nagaland.
On April 21, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his Nagaland counterpart Neiphiu Rio had agreed in principle to go ahead with oil exploration along the disputed inter-state border for mutual economic benefit.
The ENPO, the apex body of seven tribal organisations from eastern Nagaland spearheading the movement for a separate state, announced its opposition to the proposed move in a one-paragraph statement on Tuesday.
