Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) calls for transparency, performance-based governance, and public accountability in Nagaland.
DIMAPUR — Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) has called for a new political culture founded on measurable public accountability and delivery, asserting that participation in the current opposition-less government in Nagaland should not be interpreted as a licence for silence.
In a statement, National Secretary of Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) S Richard Humtsoe stated that the present political arrangement in the 14th Nagaland Legislative Assembly places an even greater responsibility on political parties, including the LJP (RV), Janata Dal (United), and Republican Party of India (Athawale).
Humtsoe stated that cooperation on development does not mean surrendering accountability, nor does political stability mean silence, alliance mean unconditional support, or representation mean tokenism. He stressed that political credibility must be earned through measurable work rather than political affiliations.
The party listed ten commitments against which it stated its performance should be judged: disclosure of sanctioned funds, expenditures, and physical progress for every major project; fast-mile development of amenities such as roads, bridges, electricity, water, healthcare, and digital connectivity to neglected and border areas; value addition and processing from farm to factory across agriculture, horticulture, livestock, fisheries, and bamboo; linking youth programmes to actual jobs, entrepreneurship, and market opportunities rather than training certificates; and measuring women's schemes through sustainable income and enterprise creation.
Also read: CSU seeks termination of NH-29 contractor, fresh tender
Nagaland: NPP files disqualification petitions against five MLAs
Other commitments include establishing robust diagnostic, healthcare, and food-safety systems; public tracking of infrastructure projects with fixed timelines and funding sources and executing agencies; ensuring announced sports and talent assets are built, operational, and accessible; demanding physical verification and accountability for every rupee spent; and pursuing an honourable, sincere, and transparent settlement to the Naga political issue.
Humtsoe maintained that the people of Nagaland deserve measurable commitments rather than promises, stating that parties should publicly review what was promised, what was achieved, what remained unfinished, and what targets will be delivered before the next assembly election.
He called for a political culture prioritising accountability over excuses, performance over promises, development over diversion, transparency over secrecy, employment over dependency, empowerment over tokenism, and public interest over political convenience.