DIMAPUR, FEBRUARY 19 (MExN): The Nagaland State Commission for Women (NSCW) has expressed shock and dismay over the reports of the brutal assault on three women at a village in Mokokchung’s Tuli A/C by some youth numbering 6-7 on the night of February 17 for allegedly supporting a candidate not endorsed by the village. A press statement issued by NSCW condemned such acts of election-related violence in the strongest terms and has urged the authorities to punish the guilty according to the law of the land as well as relevant electoral law. Also, appropriate treatment for the injured women and compensation must be provided to them by the relevant State authorities and Election Commission, NSCW demanded. The Commission also lauded the bravery of all women candidates and workers for expressing their independent choices in the democratic process under such trying times and wished them success.
