Dimapur, Oct. 15 (EMN): The Kohima district unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party along with entire team of frontal organisations and five mandals resigned en masse on Oct. 14 citing loss of confidence in the state BJP President Visasolie Lhoungu.
It was communicated through a press release by the party through Seyiekhrielie Nagi the General Secretary of BJP Kohima District.
The press release alleged that the matter was related to the "false and baseless allegations" labeled against its President Dr Khriezovolie Kesiyie by some of the BJP Kohima district office bearers on Aug. 29, 2017 but no action was taken by the state President.
"The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Kohima District is dumbfounded over the false and baseless allegations labeled against our esteemed President Dr Khriezovolie Kesiyie by some of the BJP Kohima district office bearers on 29th August 2017. In this connection, BJP Kohima District office bearers sat over two meetings, first on 18/09/2017 and 10/10/2017 to discuss over the allegations that were put up before the State BJP authority demanding the removal of Kohima District BJP President. The remaining six office bearers of BJP Kohima District along with the entire Yuva Morcha, Mahila Morcha, Kisan Morcha, Minority cell, Trader’s Cell, Executive Members, State Council Members and Mandals discussed the matter threadbare and concluded both the meeting with a decision to stand loyal to our incumbent President of BJP Kohima District. " the press release stated.
Subsequently the matter was forwarded to the BJP Nagaland State to resolve the issue "for the smooth functioning of the party as the issue has been creating confusions among the party workers", it further stated.
Another meeting with office bearers of BJP Kohima District with the team of frontal organisations and five mandals except the members from 9th Kohima Town and BJP Northern Angami-II Constituency had a meeting on Oct. 14 where it resolved to step down.
"On considering the delay in resolving the existent crisis within Kohima district, the present office bearers of BJP Kohima District along with entire team of frontal organisations and five mandals have lost our confidence upon the State BJP President Visasolie Lhoungu. In this connection, we the under mentioned signatories while extending fullest support to our incumbent President Dr. Khriezovolie Kesiyie have unanimously resolved to step down from the assigned posts."
A copy of the signatures of 33 members of the party was also provided along with the press release.
