MLA Kikon demands lease cancellation at Merapani Seed Farm

Achumbemo Kikon, accompanied by various officials, during a visit to the Merapani Seed Farm on Wednesday.

• KOHIMA — Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) Achumbemo Kikon visited the state government-owned Merapani Seed Farm on Wednesday to assess the ongoing situation arising from the protest by the labourers and immigrants who have started claiming the seed farm.
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• According to an update, the MLA was accompanied by the LLRPO, LLRSU, 7th NAP officers, and police, as well as the border magistrate.
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• MLA Kikon made it clear and asserted that the Merapani Seed Farm, measuring 1,300 acres, belongs to the Nagaland government and that the illegal immigrants from Assam and the tenants have no right whatsoever to claim even an inch of the seed farm.

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• The MLA demanded that the Department of Agriculture immediately cancel the permit/lease issued to both locals and non-locals and reclaim the entire farm, converting it into a rice bowl for the state.
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• Furthermore, Kikon also urged the department to fence the entire stretch of the Merapani Seed Farm to protect it from illegal encroachers.