Nagaland assembly refers FNTA Bill back to govt

The Nagaland assembly on Friday referred the Frontier Nagaland Territorial Authority (FNTA) Bill back to the state Government for further examination following fresh concerns raised by MLAs and pending inputs from the Centre. The Bill, introduced on Thursday by Deputy CM Yanthungo Patton, was listed for discussion and passage on Friday. However, before it could be taken up, Speaker Sharingain Longkumer informed the House of a communication received from Parliamentary Affairs Minister KG Kenye. Kenye told the House that a letter from the Eastern Nagaland Legislators Union (ENLU) highlighted certain provisions missing in the Bill when compared to the Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) signed on February 5, in New Delhi.