Nagaland Congress cancels planned protest after government express regret over Palm Sunday order

• DIMAPUR — The Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) has called off its proposed agitation after Nagaland government expressed regret over issuing a transfer and posting notification on April 13, this year’s Palm Sunday.
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• On May 8, the state government wrote the letter of regret to the NPCC. “While the government claims that the action was not intentional, the NPCC takes this opportunity to remind the authorities that such lapses show a serious lack of awareness and sensitivity towards the religious and cultural sentiments of the people of Nagaland,” the party stated in a press release issued on Saturday.

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• While calling off the proposed agitation, it appealed to the Nagaland government to be more careful in the future and ensure that no official notifications or administrative actions are issued on days of religious importance, including Sundays.
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• “Any exercise that could potentially infringe on the religious beliefs and cultural practices of the people should be undertaken with a nuanced approach, and any deviation—even if expressly stated to be unintentional—is unacceptable.
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• This incident is a page out of the BJP's playbook, the one championing the dismantlement of the secular fabric of our Constitution by a thousand paper cuts. The people of Nagaland should be vigilant and ensure that the government of the day in the state doesn't end up becoming a vassal of this divisive modus operandi,” it stated.