Dimapur, June 18(EMN): Reacting to the announcement made by the Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on the Naga integration and Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016 during the meeting held at Delhi on June 12, the Naga Peoples Front (NPF) has sought clarification stating under what circumstances he was prompted to utter such declarations.
The NPF said it will not allow the government of the day to play with the interest of the Naga people.
In a press release, the NPF press bureau stated that the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) and Chief Minister Office (CMO) media cell have ‘struggled to their best to cover up the announcement of the chief minister.’
The NPF reminded that though the combined claimed that the NPF under the leadership of TR Zeliang had not passed any resolutions in the issue of Naga integration, the 9th session of the 12th House held from 21-27 July 2015 under the speakership of Chotisü Sazo has allotted two cleared days for discussions on Naga integrations and political issues and thereby, adopted five resolutions and out of which resolution No. 1 dwelt on Naga integration.
‘This is the record of the House which cannot be erased by the mere wishes of Rio and his cohorts as the posterity of the Nagas shall be the witness,’ it stated.
The NPF also claimed that the de-registration of the NDPP party by the Election Commission of India (ECI) was coming in a big way and thus making themselves difficult to defend their position, wherein the NDPP had prayed for time extension.
‘Apparently, knowing their weak positions in the court of ECI, Rio has already initiated political discussion with the JDU Supremo, Nitish Kumar-maybe again looking for merger with JDU. That also does not make them safe and secure because the majesty of law remained the same-in other words, two wrong cannot make one right’, the opposition party stated.
While feigning indifference to intrude or meddle into the NDPP internal party messes, the NPF also ‘hoped the innocent NDPP MLAs do not suffer under the leadership of Rio and his cohorts as de-registration of the NDPP was imminent as the matter was already at the hands of the ECI court and at the final stage.’
