OVER the past decades, through thick and thin, as some regional political parties came and went, the COCK party, NPF has stood the test of time. The founders of this party and the subsequent leaders who have guided it over the decades have made tremendous sacrifices, having built the party on solid ground. The elderly statesmanship of the NPF President Dr Shürhozelie Liezetsu, who has effectively played the role of being the bridge between the Government and the party, has greatly contributed resulting in a performing Government.
Dr Shürhozelie Liezetsu, is accepted as one of the most respected torch bearers of regionalism and regional ideology in the entire region. Unlike many senior politicians, who have continued in playing an active role in politics, Dr Shürhozelie Liezetsu has taken an honorable and much appreciated exit from electoral politics.
Surprisingly, at the instance of the disciplinary actions or suspensions that have been initiated or imposed by the NPF on party leaders including that of Mr Neiphiu Rio, Hon’ble MP Lok Sabha, certain individuals or groups of people, ignorant of NPF Party rules and discipline, express their minds through their one sided, supportive write ups published in local dailies, accusing and condemning the NPF President, Dr Shürhozelie Liezetsu for the action so taken, are deemed by the party as unbecoming, or acts of ignorant, deliberate partiality. The cause or causes behind the inevitable disciplinary actions so taken have been clarified time and again, by the party that the action so affected are not in the interest of any individual or group, but as warranted by the respective Articles as envisaged in the NPF Constitution. Also, it may be noted that, neither the NPF President, Dr Shürhozelie Liezetsu nor any other person, for that matter, can comment on any case that is subjudice.
“We” Nagas are at a juncture faced with such a situation that calls for understanding one another, solidarity through acceptance and trust in each other, even more realistically and meaningfully than the kind of unity that ever was, that we so publicize. Our culture, heritage and traditions are our most precious assets. The legacy that we claim to have inherited from our fore fathers, of our - distinct identity, culture, tradition, customs, honesty, courage and hospitality to quote a few, are on the wane and may vanish into thin air. And who do we think should be blamed? Or, can there be any one to volunteer accepting responsibility for the state of confusion and mess that we are in?
NPF PRESS BUREAU