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Govt. rebuffs reports of carving out larger Nagaland

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ANI New Delhi [India]

The Government of India on Saturday rebuffed reports suggesting carving out a larger Nagaland state by taking away the territories of the states contiguous to it.

Issuing a clarification, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said, "Some media reports have appeared recently to the effect that the Govt. of India has agreed to carve out a larger Nagaland State by taking away the territories of the states contiguous to Nagaland. Such reports are erroneous. It is clarified that there is no such agreement or decision of the Govt. of India.

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First Published: Mar 25 2017 | 6:54 PM IST

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