Dimapur, Jan 30: In a big political twist, former Nagaland Chief Minister and former Maharashtra Governor SC Jamir has demanded a ‘frontier state’ for the eastern areas of Nagaland.

Ahead of Nagaland Assembly polls, the statement from former Nagaland chief minister has yet again created controversy.

The Eastern Nagaland People’s Organisation (ENPO) has been demanding frontier state for eastern areas of Nagaland.

Jamir said the eastern areas require special attention for development, as they lack development in the areas of road communication, education and healthcare system.

“The formation of Nagaland was decided by the representatives of the then Tuensang Frontier Division and then Naga Hills of Assam or the 16 tribes of Nagaland, who thought of having a separate state of its own,” Jamir said.

He further added, “The eastern areas were un-administered for a long period of time. The areas have a lot of problems in development, infrastructure, and administration. There has been a little bit of development in the Mokokchung and Kohima districts, which were under the British administration, especially on the front of literacy, but Tuensang Frontier Division (which they now call ENPO) has remained isolated from the rest of the country.”

Earlier, ENPO demanded for political solution before elections and later decided to refrain from participating in elections but after an emergency meeting, they have decided to participate in the upcoming polls.

The Nagaland will go for polls on February 27, and the results will be declared on March 2.