Nagaland legislators rename opposition-less govt as United Democratic Alliance
Kohima Sep 18 PTI Leaders of political parties in Nagaland on Saturday decided to rechristen the states opposition-less government as the United Democratic Alliance UDAThe nomenclature was unanimously approved at a joint consultative meeting of legislators here government spokesperson Neiba Kronu saidOpposition Naga Peoples Front NPF was inducted into the state government on August 16 by the ruling coalition of the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party NDPP the BJP and Independent MLAsUDA was earlier known as Nagaland United GovernmentIn the 60-member Nagaland Assembly one seat is lying vacant due to the recent death of a ruling NDPP legislator NDPP has 20 MLAs BJP-12 NPF25 and Independent2Kronu also said Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma who is also the convener of the North East Democratic Alliance NEDA will visit Dimapur on September 21 to meet Naga negotiators and other stakeholders along with the new Interlocutor for peace talks A K MishraThe Isac-Muivah-led Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagalim or the NSCN IM has been holding negotiations with the central government for bringing about lasting peace in Nagaland since 1997 and the two sides had signed a Framework Agreement in August 2015 PTI NBS RBT RBT
Kohima Sep 18 PTI Leaders of political parties in Nagaland on Saturday decided to rechristen the states opposition-less government as the United Democratic Alliance UDAThe nomenclature was unanimously approved at a joint consultative meeting of legislators here government spokesperson Neiba Kronu saidOpposition Naga Peoples Front NPF was inducted into the state government on August 16 by the ruling coalition of the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party NDPP the BJP and Independent MLAsUDA was earlier known as Nagaland United GovernmentIn the 60-member Nagaland Assembly one seat is lying vacant due to the recent death of a ruling NDPP legislator NDPP has 20 MLAs BJP-12 NPF25 and Independent2Kronu also said Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma who is also the convener of the North East Democratic Alliance NEDA will visit Dimapur on September 21 to meet Naga negotiators and other stakeholders along with the new Interlocutor for peace talks A K MishraThe Isac-Muivah-led Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagalim or the NSCN IM has been holding negotiations with the central government for bringing about lasting peace in Nagaland since 1997 and the two sides had signed a Framework Agreement in August 2015 PTI NBS RBT RBT
