To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of competition and cruelty but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness. What we choose to emphasize in this complex history will determine our lives-Howard Zinn.
Well, in connection to the infamous ULB Election, 2017 much have been said, written, debated, suggested and also speculated on the pros and cons from every walk of life. Many have had their own vision/prediction that this or that will happen, or that, unsuitable situations could have been averted. But as it is, it all went into the deaf ears of the confronting parties, and thus, the ULB election, 2017 was conducted in only some pockets of Nagaland with 33% reservation for women, which was later declared null and void by the state Government due to reasons known to one and all.
The game was played with tough competition, courage shown cruelty meted/committed, sacrifices made, compassion and kindness expressed too. There both the parties are sill contesting with various problems and issues arising out of the ULB election in the state. The reason being, it is a political issue wherein both parties are playing their best with no result till date. They are yet to arrive at a solution. And alas! The common people are made to suffer for no fault of theirs. But then with any problem, there is always a solution. So, it is sincerely hoped and prayed that the public will not be taken and put to ransom for long, because it is always the public who are at the receiving end.
Heikieleung Zeliang
Founder & First President Erstwhile
Nagaland Govt. Primary Teachers’ Association (N)
