Dimapur, Jan. 10(EMN): The Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee’s (NPCC) president K Therie has said the state’s Congress was willing for an alliance with the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) and with secular parties that do not subscribe to the RSS ideology.
Addressing media persons at Hotel Saramati in Dimapur on January 10, Therie blamed the government of India for ‘creating confusion’ among the people of Nagaland about the forthcoming state assembly elections. He affirmed that the Congress endorses “solution before election.”
‘However if election is announced Congress will participate in the process of election and the party will come to an understanding with secular forces for alliance,’ Therie asserted.
The All India Congress Ccommittee’s secretary in-charge for Nagaland Dr. K Jayakumar addressed the media too. He questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the confidentiality of the ‘framework agreement’ which was signed on August 3, 2015. “The party is deeply saddened that it is taking three years for the Modi government to announce the content of the framework agreement when everything is ready,” said.
The Congress affirmed that the party in three years time will connect all districts with ‘A-class roads,’ concentrate on the eastern areas, and introduce ‘Lokayukta Bill’ in six months to check corruption, besides wiping out unemployment in two years.
“The land-use policy of the state will be changed and focus will be to ensure that all the citizens are provided with cashless card health care scheme,” Jayakumar assured.
Taking a jibe at the Naga People’s Front (NPF), Jayakumar ridiculed saying that the NPF does not know what Minimum Support Price was, which was the electoral promise of the BJP during the 2014 general elections. He pointed out that, ‘It is a shame that NPF is in alliance with the BJP.’ Also, he questioned the party if it was ‘consciously happy to be in alliance with BJP.’
Jayakumar made an ardent appeal to the state’s Congress workers to stand united; and to those who defected to other parties. He has invited them to ‘come into its fold for the interest of the state.’
The election manifesto of the Congress will be released soon. The Indian National Congress’ president Rahul Gandhi is expected to visit the state, informed Jayakumar.
Former NLA Speaker ET Ezung and former chief minister KL Chishi were also present at the press conference.
