On The Newshour Debate with Navika Kumar, today we discuss the civilian killings in Nagaland. Security forces opened fire on civilians in Nagaland killing 14 and injuring 11 more in the Mon district of Nagaland in three consecutive incidents of firing. One soldier reportedly also died due to firing. Subsequently, the chief minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee on Sunday extended condolences to the families of those who died in the firing incident. Amit Shah, the Indian Home Minister, also expressed his sorrow over the news of civilian casualties in a security operation in Nagaland. Our esteemed panel has joined the show with the host Navika Kumar to put forward their opinion on this. Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, MP of TMC says to Navika that the 8 sister states of the East have been neglected for so long that there’s a kind of animosity of the local people against the centre all the time. Tune in to know more.
