Kohima, January 6 (MExN): The Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) today said that the opposition party should “concentrate on keeping its flock together rather than raise false allegations against the ruling government.”
In a rejoinder to a news item issued by the press bureau of the NPF party and the Leader of Opposition (LoP) that appeared in the local dailies stating that the NDPP is “attempting to poach NPF MLAs,” the NDPP defended that it is “nothing but a public display of the insecurity of the opposition party and the lack of confidence they have on their own elected representatives.”
The NDPP has never approached any of the opposition MLAs to join its fold, it reiterated. The NPF should be the last one to ask the PDA government to “instill confidence and security in the minds of the people since it is still fresh in the memories of the people of the State as to what kind of governance the NPF provided in the last four years of the DAN-III government,” stated a communiqué issued by NDPP Media & Communication Committee.
The ruling party further reminded that under the NPF government, Nagaland witnessed the severest of public outrage over “ULB elections leading to loss of two promising young lives thus undermining their own motto “Fide Non Armis” (By Faith, Not Arms) because the leaders of the then government could not keep their commitment to the wishes of the people.”
NDPP further stated that the claims of the opposition on the ongoing road projects in the state only “highlights the selfish attitude of the NPF which as a party are only for the accolades and not for the welfare of the people.”
“Our commitment is to work towards fulfilling the needs and wants of the people of Nagaland and will not indulge in petty selfish political dramatics,” it reiterated and reminded that though the PDA government is still trying to overcome the huge burden of financial liabilities left by the previous NPF led DAN-III government, it at the same time is also trying to provide necessary development to cater to the welfare of the people.
With regard to the ‘wild and false allegations’ of the LoP on funds related to the RD Department, NDPP stated that ‘it was only his imagination and holds no truth.’
The PDA meanwhile assured the people of Nagaland, especially the rural population and the farmers that the present government will take every possible step to ensure that every citizen of the State will get that is rightfully due. No funds have been misused under any circumstances and the allegation of the LoP ‘lacks neither factual authenticity nor any truth.’
“We have promised change and everybody can see that positive change is starting to take shape in Nagaland with the active cooperation and contribution from the citizens and the masses,” it claimed.
The NDPP further reassured “their commitment of development of the State, the welfare of the people and good governance through accountability, transparency and sustainability.” The President, rank and file of the NDPP “conveyed a very happy, prosperous and blessed 2019 and looked forward towards building a new Nagaland with the support of all its citizens.”
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