However, tribal organisations in Nagaland were demanding the resignation of the TR Zeliang-led government after two people were killed and two others were injured in the state’s commercial hub of Dimpaur when police fired on a mob comprising hundreds of armed youths trying to enter the private residence of the chief minister on Tuesday night.
The tribal groups have been opposing the state government’s decision of granting 33 per cent reservation to women in the local bodies.
However, women’s groups in the state have long been campaigning for greater participation in public bodies. But tribal groups oppose it saying that such reservation will disrupt the traditional division of responsibilities between men and women in accordance to existing customary laws.
