Kohima: Nagaland Deputy Chief Minister Yanthungo Patton has said the state government is examining a proposal to set up nine new police outposts in border villages along the Assam–Nagaland border.
Replying to a question raised by MLA Achumbemo Kikon on the concluding day of the eighth session of the 14th Nagaland Assembly in Kohima, Patton, who is also the minister in charge of border affairs, said Nagaland had withdrawn all its police outposts from the border areas following the 1972 Interim Agreement.
In contrast, he said Assam has since established 63 permanent police outposts along the border.
Kikon also sought details about the current status of the Tchunjanphen and Lio-Longchym/Longayim police outposts located along the border.
He said recent incidents in the area required urgent attention and urged the government to deploy additional police personnel to strengthen security.
Responding to the issue, Patton told the House that a temporary police outpost has already been set up in the area, while a proposal to establish a permanent outpost is in process and will be taken up at the earliest.
Regarding the proposed permanent police outpost at Lio-Longchym, he said the matter is currently under examination by the state government.
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The deputy chief minister also responded to rumours about the alleged collection of a Rs 2,500 training fee from candidates selected in the ongoing police constable recruitment drive. He clarified that no such fee would be charged from the selected candidates.
