Nagaland assembly resolves to repeal Nagaland Municipal Act
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29 March, 2023 12:11 pm IST
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The Nagaland assembly on Tuesday resolved to repeal the Nagaland Municipal Act of 2001 with immediate effect. The assembly will enact a fresh law to govern urban local bodies, it said.
Tribal bodies, civil society organizations and various sections of society have been protesting against the law, which they said went against the spirit of Article 371A of the Constitution that guarantees precedence to customary law and social or religious practices of the Nagas.
The resolution said “the House unanimously resolves on this day, the 28 March 2023, that the Nagaland Municipal Act 2001 be taken up for repeal in toto with immediate effect, and to govern the Urban Local Bodies, law be enacted expeditiously which will take into consideration once and for all the grievances of all the interested parties so that the elections could be conducted in accordance to law”.
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