Former Ind candidate to support Rio’s candidature

EMN DIMAPUR, MARCH 31 Former Independent Candidate of 16th Pfutsero Assembly Constituency, Vivolie Kezo, and his supporters after thorough deliberation and consultation with the leaders and members of the party unanimously resolved to extend support to the DAN consensus candidate, Neiphiu Rio, for the upcoming Lok Sabha election slated on 9 April. According to a press statement issued by Vivolie Kezo, ‘the party finds Rio as the only appropriate and capable leader to represent the North Eastern states in general and Nagaland state in particular in the Central Legislature’. The party however, clarified its stand that it would always remain as an Independent Party and henceforth it neither resigns nor merges with NPF or any other political party(s) under any circumstances. The statement further wished Rio ‘all the very best in his pursuit as he aspires to lead the Nagas’.