• Demands expulsion of church leaders involved in elections process
• Impeachment of NDPP Phek Division president
Pfütsero, March 26 (MExN): The BJP 17th Chizami Mandal has demanded actions with regard to some activities that happened during the recent State general election.
In its meeting held along with BJP Phek division and village units on March 23 at the Mini Tourist Lodge, Pfütsero, the BJP Mandal resolved to demand impeachment of the president, NDPP Phek Division.
“The Phek Division NDPP president was responsible for the merger of NPP to NPF violating all the norms of NDPP-BJP pre-poll alliance in this 13th General Election. Therefore, the party felt it necessary that the NDPP Central office removed him immediately from the office of NDPP Phek Division so as keep the alliance in letter and in spirit,” stated a press release from BJP 17th Chizami Mandal president, Vetshe Tsüzüh and general secretary, Khrope Tsuhuh.
The house also resolved to seek justification/clarification from Chakhesang Baptist Church Council (CBCC) and Chakhesang Clean Election Movement (CCEM) for their “failure to implement the 18th point resolution passed by the general public held at CBCC Convention Hall on 27th June 2017.”
It demanded the CBCC to identify the church leaders who were involved in the “election process, campaigning through hate and false propagandas, proxy voting, etc,” and accordingly expel them for 5 years as per the CCEM resolution “in order to save the integrity and sanctity of the church.”
The house further resolved to seek justification from the Executive Secretary, CBCC as to “why church leaders were involved in the election campaign and even used the church pulpit to campaign against particular party which is directly against the point no. 8 of CCEM resolution.”
“CBCC failing to justify satisfactorily, the party shall not participate in any manner of church activities, be it donation/contribution and move non-cooperation movement,” the press release asserted.
The party meanwhile demanded CBCC to “prove and authenticate” that “BJP is Communal, Anti Christian & Killer and accordingly, the membership of BJP supporters be strike off from the respective churches.”
The house also resolved to “pressurize” the administration (DC, ADC, SDO (Civil), OC to immediately book the culprit for the “hate poster campaigns” of February 19, 2018, the release added.
The meeting was attended by 75 party officials from various Morchas, it was informed.
