<span style="color: #222222;">The 14th Nagaland Legislative Assembly on Tuesday passed the Nagaland Municipal Act,2001  (Repeal Bill, 2023).<br />''<br />''The member of the House unanimously resolved to repeal the Nagaland Municipal Act 2001 in toto with immediate effect.  <br />''<br />''The house also resolved that the law pertaining to urban local bodies be enacted expeditiously taking into consideration of all the grievances of the interested parties so that the election could be conducted in accordance to the law.  <br />''<br />''Deliberating on the matter  on the last day of the first session  of the 14th Nagaland Assembly this evening, the members deemed that the Urban Local Bodies, ULBs election cannot be conducted unless the Nagaland Municipal Act 2001 is repealed.<br />''<br />''The repeal of the Act was necessitated following the strong protest from the various tribal hohos and civil societies demanding the total review the Nagaland Municipal Act, 2021.<br />''<br />''It may be mentioned that the Supreme Court had already directed the state government to conduct the ULB election in the state, to which the State Election Commissioner notified to hold the election on 16th May,2023.</span><br />