A botched anti-insurgency operation resulted in the killing of 13 civilians in Nagaland's Oting in December 2021. The state police's SIT concluded that the victims were shot “with a clear intention to kill”.
Mon district president of the BJP, Nyawang Konyak, is one among many others who have openly asked why the Union home minister went against the versions of the victims.
At least four Northeastern political parties, including two allies of the BJP, have made a similar demand in light of the killing of civilians in Nagaland.