Naga Hoho held the meeting with various tribal Hohos based in Nagaland state to discuss on the issues relating to the NSDZ and the Nagaland Total Liquor Prohibition (NLTP) Act, 1989.
A press release issued by Communication Cell of the Naga Hoho while welcoming the initiative of the Nagaland state government in bringing all round development to the State, however shared its reservations with certain clauses of the resolution. The meeting resolved that the land and transfer of ownership contradicts the age old customary practise of the Nagas. The Inner line Permit (ILP), it asserted, should in no way be relaxed on the pretext of bringing in professional workers or investors. The participants further opined that the development zones should not be based only in foothill or plain areas, but should be “inclusive growth of all the districts of the state and the same special development zones should take place even in hilly areas.”
On the issue of NLTP Act, 1989, according to the release, the meeting expressed that the Act has brought more harm than good, and that there was a complete failure in its implementation. “The NLTP Act has become a mockery which has brought about the existence of syndicates, gangsters, drug addicts,” it underlined, and “acknowledged the fact that the prohibition Act has unreasonably escalated the prices of liquor while the quality of liquor which is circulating in the black market is of inferior quality bringing serious health concerns.” As such, the Naga Hoho has urged the Nagaland state government to review the NLTP Act at the earliest in the interest of the Naga people.
Source: Morung Express
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