Supplementing to the writeup by Imkong L. Imchen (MLA & Advisor GoN), the legislators of Nagaland are realising the limitations of Article 371A which several Think-Tank groups had been discussing and highlighting for years, the fact that Govt of India only gave Nagas the power to protect our resources but very smartly or maybe even cunningly did not give us the legislative powers to draft our own laws to extract our own resources like petroleum. Even if we have millions of barrels of oil under our land, according to existing laws enshrined in the Indian Constitution, these resources will be explored & extracted based on the Laws enacted by the Parliament (Lok Sabha/Rajya Sabha) i.e. Govt of India (Central Government) and not according to the laws of Govt of Nagaland (State Government). (This is not my opinion or personal interpretation, this is what is written in Article 371A in black and white). We can extract our own resources as per our own laws only if we become a sov
State government has convened a consultative meeting to deliberate on matters pertaining to oil and gas exploration and production; RIIN and Nagaland Village and Tribal Councils Act, 1978, May 9 at 11 a.m. State Banquet Hall, CM’s residential complex, Kohima.
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