Congress eyes election to ULBs in Nagaland State

Dimapur, September 29 (MExN): The Congress has pinned fresh hopes of resurgence on the elections to the Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) that the Government of Nagaland is set to announce soon.  

Dr. K Jayakumar, Secretary, All India Congress Committee (in-charge Nagaland) stated in a joint press statement with K Therie, President, Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC), that the said elections will be considered by the Congress party as “an opportunity to consolidate its position.”  

“It is time for our leaders and cadres to expose the ineffective Administration in Nagaland. All the civic amenities are at their lowest level and these issues can be addressed only by the elected representatives of the local bodies,” stated Dr. Jayakumar.  

Stating that Congress is a “grassroots level party” in Nagaland, he expressed that it should “get in touch with the people, assess their requirements and accordingly prepare for the elections.” He urged the NPCC to “seriously prepare” and contest elections “at all levels.”  

Meanwhile, K Therie, took a similar route and stated that elections to the ULBs will be a “litmus test of clean election that has failed in the past.”  

Making an offer of “God-fearing clean candidates for good governance,” the NPCC stated that it will give separate election manifestoes for each Municipal and Town Council “underlining the future and with assurances to deliver.” Nagaland needs decent and disciplined ULBs, stated Therie, and urged all Congress “rank and file” to “prepare to fight” the elections to ULBs.