NPCC protest against undemocratic actions of BJP
Morung Express News
Kohima | April 14
The Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) held a protest rally against what they termed as the “undemocratic and vindictive actions of BJP government against Congress ruled states,” at the Congress Bhavan premises here today.
The rally was chaired by Jonathan Ao, General Secretary NPCC, and attended by its representatives from various districts.
Pointing out the “vindictive activities” of BJP, Langpha, Ex MLA alleged the “forced conversions” to Hinduism in the country from 2014 to 2016 by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, “demolishing” of Churches, “intentional declarations” of working days on Christian holidays such as the declaration of Good Friday as Good Governance Day by the Prime Minister and declaration of Christmas as a working day. Langpha also cited the approach of the Minister of External Affairs, Sushma Swaraj, to adopt the Gita as the National book of India, and Nagaland & Assam Governor PB Acharya’s pamphlets on Bharat mata distributed to delegates on Republic Day of 2015.
Takamasa Ao, ex-MLA, in his speech blamed the BJP government for their “prejudices and propagandas” which are “dividing” the country. Citing the many examples across the nation state, Ao accused the BJP of using the law in their own way to topple the Congress party. “What will happen to India?” questioned Ao, while pointing out that in a democracy both the majority and the minority has to be respected. On a day when the birth anniversary of the Chief Architect of the Indian constitution, BR Ambedkar, is being commemorated, Ao stated that the rally is a “timely intervention” wherein the Constitution has been “misused” by the BJP government.
“They (BJP) are against the Constitution. They are anti-people. They have no respect for the public mandate. They have lost respect for the Republic of India and for the Constitution of India,” said K Therie at the rally.
Stating that the opposition-less government has led to “absolute power and absolute corruption,” he maintained that people do not even notice that the 14,000 crores budget is for the people but it has never reached the people. “Our roads, our schools, our hospitals, our rations, our salaries, where have all those gone? I do not see any difference between NPF and BJP anymore. They are one, hand in glove. They are one coin playing the game against Christianity,” asserted Therie.
Further asserting that the nation is no more secure under the Constitution of India, and that the rule of the BJP has led to a “breakdown” of the Constitution, Therie accused the BJP and NPF as having “no moral, no decency; they have no ideology or philosophy. They are all for money and power.”
“My appeal to the people of Nagaland and the nation is to restore the moral of the nation, to restore the Constitution and to restore the democracy,” concluded Therie.
The rally ended with slogans chanted by the participants “Down with Undemocratic and vindictive action of BJP against congress ruled states,” “BJP-Murderer of Democracy” and “Oppositionless Government- Absolute power, Absolute Corruption”.
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