Post-re-election as the Lok Sabha MP of Nagaland, Tokheho Yepthomi defended the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, saying, “It is not at all threat to the Naga people”.
Rather, he sought to blame the Naga people on the issue and said the “Nagas are not aware of the contents of the bill”.
Yepthomi came under severe criticism from Naga civil society organizations and opposition political parties because of his absence on the day when the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016 was passed in the Lok Sabha in January this year.