Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 12:16pm on 19 Apr 2024,Friday Politics
Residents of six districts in Nagaland staged a mass boycott of the Lok Sabha polls, yielding zero voter turnout. The Eastern Nagaland People's Organisation (ENPO) spearheaded the protest, demanding a separate state, "Frontier Nagaland." Over 4 lakh voters abstained from voting, showing solidarity with ENPO's grievances of neglect and lack of development in the region. Despite 738 polling stations being set up, no voters cast their ballots by 1 pm. ENPO declared a "public emergency," barring political campaigning in the affected districts, citing government delays in addressing their demands since 2010.
