India, March 4 -- Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu Rio on Tuesday said the state government is seriously concerned about the pending settlement of the Naga political issue and asked the central government to be more sincere.

"We are seriously concerned that we cannot continue in a stalemate like this. It is the desire of the Naga people that a solution comes about at the earliest, which is honourable, inclusive and acceptable to the people," Rio said in the state assembly.

Rio said he and his cabinet colleagues will be holding consultations with different Naga political groups, after which, they would meet the Union home minister Amit Shah and the Centre's emissary on Naga peace talks AK Mishra. He maintained that the state cabinet, as p...