The Chief Minister s Office issued a statement on Friday evening calling the news item carried in a national newspaper as Fake News . Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio s party NDPP also issued a statement saying there was no truth in the claims made in the news report.
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Dimapur, Oct. 14 (EMN): The Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), Nagaland, has accused The New Indian Express of publishing a “fake news item” by Amit Mukherjee, which alleged that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had questioned Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio for several hours at a military facility in Rangapahar, Dimapur, in connection with ‘the non-existent High Court building’. The CMO, through a press release, “made explicitly clear that the Chief Minister of Nagaland was never called by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with any matter connected with the High Court”. It went on to state that leveling “such false and baseless allegations” without verification, primarily to tarnish the reputation of the chief minister, was “unfortunate”. “Action, in accordance with the law, is being initiated against those concerned and those who are responsible for this reckless dissemination of this fake news. And the concerned Department will clarify the other aspects of the
Murky politics and shenanigans of backroom games have been unleashed in Nagaland during the last 36 hours.Are the developments linked to the fate of Naga peace talks or just electoral games ahead of the elections which are due early next .
Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio was reportedly grilled by the Enforcement Directorate for six hours at a military camp at Rangapahar near Dimapur in connection with the non-existent high court building at Kohima.