Movement restrictions and border barriers are deemed "very serious" by the chief minister of Nagaland

Rio voiced his disappointment at the Union home ministry's quiet during the current budget session, despite the state government's pleas for it to reevaluate its choices.

Kohima The Center's plan to fence the Indo-Myanmar border, restrict the Free Movement Regime (FMR) along the border, and reinstate the Protected Area Permit (PAP) in the northeastern states, including Nagaland, was described as "very serious" by Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on Thursday.

Speaking at the ongoing budget session, Rio expressed dismay on the silence of the Union home ministry even after the state government had, on multiple occasions, appealed to it to reconsider its decisions citing the implications they would have on the Naga people.