<span style="color: #222222;">Nagaland Governor La Ganesan has summoned an Emergent Session of the 14th Nagaland Legislative Assembly on the 9th of November. In a notification, Secretary-in-Charge of Nagaland Legislative Assembly Secretariat, Ms. Khrouhituonuo Rio said the Governor has ordered the Session to meet at 9:00 AM in the Assembly Hall at Kohima. The Session is being called to discuss the new Nagaland Municipal Bill 2023.<br />''<br />''Nagaland Legislative Assembly Select Committee for Examination of the Nagaland Municipal Bill 2023 headed by Deputy Chief Minister and Convenor of the Committee, TR Zeliang held a meeting today at Rhododendron Hall, Police Complex, Chumoukedima.</span><br />''<br />''The Select Committee decided to remove the provision for a woman chairperson from the new Municipal Bill while retaining 33 percent of women's reservations.  <br />''<br />''Deputy Chief Minister Mr TR Zeliang said that land and property tax would be excluded from the new Municipal Bill. He said that the Select Committee would examine and submit its recommendation to the Assembly before commencement of the emergency assembly session which has been called on the 9th of November to discuss the new Nagaland Municipal Bill 2023. The Convenor said that the Select Committee will hold a meeting with Civil Society Organisations and Hohos to gather their opinions and thereafter adopt a resolution and prepare its recommendations to the Assembly. Mr. Zeliang pointed out that the Supreme Court has not passed any judgment on the issue so far and waiting for it will be a loss for the people. As such, he said the government has decided to go ahead with the municipal election with 33 percent women reservation.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Sources also informed that the Select Committee will be holding the next meeting on the 7th of November. Meanwhile, the Select Committee meeting and the Emergent Session are being held, ahead of the next hearing on the matter in the Supreme Court on the 10th of November.</span><br />