Nagaland Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr T M Lotha has appealed to the  people living near the Assam-Nagaland border to keep strict vigil so that there should not be any violation of status quo, as agreed by both the states. Dr Lotha said the people living in the border areas, have a crucial role and responsibilities towards solving the border problem with neighbouring Assam. ''So long as you are active and alert in the border areas, things would not go wrong as your activities in the border would be the hard evidence for our right'', he said.  The Minister said the border issue was already in the Supreme Court. He expressed hope that there will be a solution which should be acceptable for the people of both states.

He also called upon the people to know how to demand their rights in a democratic society, not forgetting their rightful contribution to the society. Dr Lotha said that the state government is doing its best to bring honourable settlement to the border problem with Assam and stressed the importance of people's participation for the all-round development of the state.

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