It’s been over 5 decades since inception that NPF has, with all devotion as a regional political party, been struggling and striving for the welfare and all round security of the Naga people, striving against all odds, bitter hardship and sacrifices by successive leaders, courting torture and imprisonment during different past periods is no matter of joke. The party (NPF) has firmly held the responsibility of protecting and preserving our identity through all weathers. But it is tearfully painful that, despite this truism, today’s division amongst our society threatens to topple the Nagas society into the bottomless pit of degradation, shame, despair, helplessness and hopelessness.
Today, we are faced with so much of unresolved problems, intensified by misunderstandings that imbed any possible solution, or rather; our social problems appear to keep multiplying with every passing day.
Much have been deliberated and appeals made/disseminated through all available systems to amicably settle the present imbroglio. But we are constrained to reiterate that the State Government took the decision to hold the ULB election after duly consulting the tribal Hohos. NPF led DAN Government’s attempt is to keep Article 371A on the safe side, but it is unfortunate that the Government is blamed.
The chain of consultative meetings held between the Chief Minister Mr. T.R. Zeliang and organizations prior to announcement of the ULB elections are the following:-
August 3, 2016 : Meeting with Naga Hoho & ENPO
Oct. 2, 2016 : Meeting with ENPO
Oct. 13, 2016 : Meeting with NMA & JACWR
Oct. 13, 2016 : Meeting with President ENPO 7
Office bearers
Oct. 14, 2016 : Meeting with Naga Hoho/APO/
CPO
Oct. 29, 2016 : Meeting with ENPO (4 members)
Nov. 16, 2016 : Consultative meeting with Naga
Hoho, ENPO and Tribal Hohos
(Capital Convention)
Dec. 5, 2016 : Meeting with 9 Tribal Hohos.
Angami, Rengma, Pochury,
Sangtam, Konyak, Phom
Zeliangrong,Chakesang,
Khiamniungan.
Dec. 8, 2016 : Meeting with ENPO officials.
Dec. 10, 2016 : Meeting with Naga Hoho & ENPO
Dec. 15, 2016 : Dr Rosemary Dzuvüchü & Smt Abeiu Meru, President NMA
Dec. 17, 2016 : Meeting with Naga
& ENPO (attended by Ministers
& Parl. Secretaries. (Dimapur
residence)
Jan. 8, 2017 : Meeting with APO, Angami
Legislators, Kma. Dist.,
Dr Shürhozelie, Chairman, DAN
& President NPF &
Shr K.G. Kenye, MP, RS.
followed by Meeting with
Advisor APO.
Jan. 16, 2017 : Meeting with NMA & JACWR
The Chief Minister invited leaders of the various Tribal Hohos and, all together 14 meetings were held, following which, the Government affected amendment of the Nagaland Municipal (third amendment) Act, 2016 and clarification concerning the word “Schedule Caste” and “Tax on land and buildings” on the confusion over holding the ULB elections as suggested/desired by the APO and Ao Senden in particular. Naga Mothers Association, (NMA) on request of the state Government withdrew the Special Leave Petition (SLP) from Supreme Court. Yet, we are deeply saddened that confusion and extremism flamed unabated.
Despite the ban by the Supreme Court against holding of any bandhs, the state government is maintaining restrain for concern of the general public, with all effort to work towards building up a social and political order based on justice, peace and harmony. We Prayerfully appeal to all state holders to come to amicable terms for the sake of posterity, peace and tranquility.
