Guwahati, April 12 -- Protest erupted in Nagaland after the Centre announced its decision to scrap the Free Movement Regime (FMR) and erect fencing along the India-Myanmar border.

Communities across the state, especially those living in border areas, strongly opposed the move, citing fears that the fencing would split ancestral lands and sever long-standing social, cultural, and familial bonds.

The Yimkhiung Tribal Council (YTC) on Saturday led a massive public rally in Pungro Town, Kiphire district, where demonstrators urged the Centre to reinstate the FMR.

Protesters also submitted a memorandum to Union Home Minister Amit Shah through the Additional Deputy Commissioner of Pungro, calling for immediate intervention.

The agitation int...