Dimapur, Aug. 12 -- The Naga Students Federation (NSF) urged the Nagaland government to immediately cancel the inner line permits (ILPs) issued to people from districts in Assam where eviction is ongoing since July 29.

It also demanded retroactive voiding of ILPs issued from that date onward to prevent any loopholes in enforcement.

In a representation to the chief secretary dated August 11, the NSF said the Assam government initiated its largest eviction drive to date on July 29, targeting over 11,000 bighas of encroached forest land in the Rengma Reserve Forest under Uriamghat area of Golaghat district near the Assam-Nagaland border.

It said the operation, involving thousands of personnel and heavy machinery, has triggered mass displa...