2017_Nagaland_protests
2017 Nagaland protests
2017 protests in Nagaland
The 2017 Nagaland protests were a series of protests and civil unrest in the northeastern Indian state of Nagaland that began on 27 January 2017 following the announcement of the 33% women reservation in the Civic Elections by the Government of Nagaland with violence beginning on the night of 31 January after the killings of two protestors by security forces. The civil unrest began in Dimapur, and later spread to various districts of Nagaland. The unrest grew rapidly after the killings, with people from different parts of Nagaland joining in the protests.[1][2]
The Naga ethnic organizations believes that granting 33% women reservation is a violation of the right granted to Naga ethnic groups as per the Article 371(A) of the Indian Constitution.[3]