SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2025
MP Jamir flags plight of village guards in Parliament
S Supongmeren Jamir, has sought the intervention of Union Home Minister to alleviate the plight of Nagaland Village Guards
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- DIMAPUR — The lone Lok Sabha MP from Nagaland, S Supongmeren Jamir, has sought the intervention of Union Home Minister to alleviate the plight of Nagaland Village Guards (NVG).
- The MP raised the issue during the ongoing second leg of the Parliament budget session 2025 on March 12, stated an update from NPCC communication department.
- Jamir stated that the village guards, despite playing a pivotal role in guarding 120 villages along the Indo-Myanmar border covering six districts including Mon, Tuensang, Kiphire, Meluri, Noklak and Longleng since its inception in 1957, has been neglected by both the state government and the Ministry of Home Affairs.
- He stated that the monthly salary of INR 3,000, annual clothing allowances of INR 100 and monthly ration allowance of INR 60 being allotted to the village guards at present manifested a sense of the level of neglect under which they were operating.
- He, therefore, urged the concerned ministry to revamp and strengthen the village guards and deploy them along the border instead of promoting border fencing and free movement restriction policies.
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- NPCC refutes BJP claims
- In another statement, Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) has strongly refuted the recent claim made by the president of BJP Nagaland state, wherein he stated that "thousands of Congress workers and officials" from 58 Shamator Assembly Constituency have joined the BJP. It stated that such exaggerated and baseless claims from a high-profile leader of BJP Nagaland are misleading and unacceptable.
- Basing on report from Tuensang District Congress Committee, NPCC clarified that only 13 individuals have signed in support of joining the BJP. It added that out of the total individuals, only 11 were enrolled Congress members, while the remaining two were never registered Congress members.
- NPCC stated that BJP Nagaland’s claim of "thousands" of Congress workers switching allegiance was completely false adding that the numbers have been greatly exaggerated to mislead the public and create an illusion of mass support.
- Nagaland Congress further urged the BJP Nagaland to uphold political integrity and refrain from spreading misinformation.
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