Liezietsu-led NPF meet with workers in Mokokchung

[caption id="attachment_139789" align="alignleft" width="550"] Leaders of the Liezietsu-led NPF seen here after the general meeting at Mokokchung on Monday, Sep. 18.[/caption] Our Correspondent Mokokchung, Sep. 18 (EMN): Leader of the Liezietsu-led NPF legislature party Kuzholuzo Nienu has declared ‘I don’t see this government (TR Zeliang government) going beyond October 2017,’ during a meeting of the Naga Peoples’ Front (NPF) in Mokokchung. The supporters of former Chief Minister Dr. Shurhozelie Liezietsu, led by NPF Mokokchung division President Moasangba Jamir held a general meeting and a swearing-in ceremony of new constituency office bearers with legislator Yitachu at the Mokokchung town hall on Monday. Nienu stated that “Whip case will come to an end in October and all the 36 MLAs will be disqualified.” He said that within this month itself the division beach of the Guwahati High Court will give its verdict on the ‘parliamentary secretary and advisor case’ too. He alleged that the present government is being ‘haunted by the Pillai’s case, PDS scam, and oil adulteration issue.’ In this connection, the MLA said, “Without NPF they have no future.” Nienu also said that there were ‘rumors’ that a solution to the Naga political problem was coming ahead of the election. If so, the party should ‘welcome the solution if it is based on inclusiveness.’ Nonetheless, he said that the party will go in with full preparations for the forthcoming 2018 general elections. In this regard, he urged that party’s workers to ‘start looking for best / winning candidates’ and ‘young dynamic candidates’ so that the government can be ‘strong, efficient and cleaner’ that would ‘give transparency and accountability to the Naga people.’ He has appealed to the party’s workers to be the ‘first to bring out women candidates, who has the potential to be MLAs and ministers in the next government.’ Also, legislator Yitachu slammed the TR Zeliang-led government saying, “The present government is like taking artificial oxygen in ICU. The present government is surviving on corruption.” He said that the appointment of the whip was ‘party work’ but wondered that in Nagaland the whip is appointed by the legislators. In this regard, he announced, “…..if the Speaker doesn’t release orders (disqualification of MLAs) then NPF might call for dharna at Secretariat from October 3.” “Disqualification is inevitable they cannot be saved by the speaker, governor, and the court. They can be saved only through the mercy and forgiveness of the NPF party worker,” Yitachu asserted. He alleged that the general convention called by other group was ‘illegal.’ “The political imbroglio is not within the NPF party but it is a deeply rooted conspiracy in our faith,” he said. Some of the resolutions adopted during the meeting: The NPF of Mokokchung has called out to the ‘misled and misguided friends’ of the division to ‘mend their way and come back home to the rightful owners of the NPF party led by Dr. Shurhozelie Liezietsu, NPF president’; the division has resolved to send ‘honourable’ candidates to the people of the district as ‘leaders’ in the forthcoming general elections. The NPF unit also stands with the leadership of Dr. Shurhozelie Liezietsu and Kuzholuzo Nienu.