S Supongmeren Jamir urges Phek Congress workers to prepare for upcoming elections and maintain party unity
KOHIMA — Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) president and Lok Sabha MP S Supongmeren Jamir has urged Congress workers to remain alert and begin preparations for the upcoming elections, emphasising the need for grassroots-level coordination, unity and consensus in candidate selection.
Addressing a meeting with Phek District Congress leaders and frontal organisation chiefs at Phek town on November 9, Jamir said grassroots committees were free to identify loyal and capable candidates who could command consensus.
He stressed that Assembly Constituency Congress Committees (ACCCs), in coordination with District Congress Committees (DCCs), should actively identify suitable leaders from within the Indian National Congress (INC) to strengthen the party's electoral prospects.
Urging party leaders and workers to work as a team, Jamir said ACCCs would have the primary responsibility of selecting and proposing prospective candidates.
However, he assured that the NPCC would remain open to consultations and provide assistance whenever required.
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Highlighting the importance of equal representation in the party's organisational structure, Jamir directed the Phek DCC to convene an immediate meeting to recommend candidates for the vacant NPCC vice-president post and a DISHA member position.
He also anticipated an influx of new members into the Congress and cautioned party leaders against internal differences, urging them to maintain consensus and assess prospective members without bias or friction.
Jamir further called for unity among party workers and advised them to take up issues requiring discussion and resolution with NPCC general secretary and Phek district in-charge N Rosy Thompson, and NPCC working president and zonal in-charge Khriedi Theunuo.
On the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, Jamir credited protests by the Congress and INDIA bloc for making significant progress on the issue, while maintaining that the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar remained the ultimate goal.
Speaking at the meeting, NPCC working president Khriedi Theunuo thanked party members for standing firm in their commitment to party principles and urged them to demonstrate complete unity before visiting All India Congress Committee (AICC) observers.
He said the nationwide impact of the SIR issue was significant enough to serve as a key campaign slogan for the upcoming General Election.
He also stressed the need to thoroughly train Booth Level Agents (BLAs) on their powers and responsibilities so they could effectively assist candidates during elections and electoral roll revisions.
Meanwhile, NPCC general secretary Akuonuo Miachieo informed the gathering that physical enrolment forms would be issued and used in place of digital enrolment due to technical issues.
She urged party workers who had not yet collected the forms to obtain them from the NPCC office in Kohima.
All ACCC presidents under Phek district, along with PCC member Vaprumu Demo, also spoke at the meeting.