GUWAHATI: Nagaland Chief Minister TR Zeliang who has resigned from the post on Sunday has stated that there were various reports submitted to the Government of India asking for imposition of President’s Rule in Nagaland.In press statement Zeliang stated that while briefing legislators at the State about his trip to the national Capital, the Chief Minister said he had learned in the course of his interactions with various Central leaders that there were various reports submitted to the Government of India asking for imposition of President’s Rule in Nagaland. But I pointed out that Naga people cannot afford to have PR when the political talks are going ahead to solve the Naga political issue," he said. "But now I can confidently assure you that there is little chance of PR being imposed in Nagaland. ""To arrive at a consensus decision requires time, and so I have accordingly asked for a short period of time to be given," he said. This will be followed by another meeting of the Democratic Alliance of Nagaland.

Source: Economic Times February 19, 2017 17:26 UTC