Speaking to ANI at his residence in Kohima, Yeptho, who is also the Deputy Speaker in charge of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly, said the merger was not intended to cause political disturbance, nor was it a bargaining tactic for portfolios in the current government.
Day two of the 5th session of the 14th Nagaland Legislative Assembly discussed on matters of urgent public importance under Rule 54 pertaining to the Ceasefire and Law and Order situation in the State.
The fourth session of the 14th Nagaland Legislative Assembly, in its concluding session on Friday, passed a resolution on the Free Movement Regime (FMR) along the Indo-Myanmar Border.
After the Chief Minister moved the resolution against UCC, the House unanimously adopted it urging that the state be completely exempted from the purview of the proposed UCC.
Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) leader Neiphiu Rio was on Tuesday sworn in as the Chief Minister of Nagaland for the fifth time after the NDPP-BJP alliance won 37 seats in the recently concluded state Assembly elections.
"NDPP is in touch with BJP's central leadership in Delhi, to form the next govt with BJP. NDPP Legislature party meeting to be held on Friday. The new government's agenda will be development and peace and early resolution of the Naga political problem," he added.
Maintaining status quo in the Northeastern states of Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland, the BJP and its allies returned to power in the results declared on Thursday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a warm welcome at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters in Delhi after the Assembly polls results of three northeastern states of Tripura, Nagaland and Meghalaya on Thursday.