Dimapur, January 15 (MExN): Despite opposition to the polls, political parties have continued supporting candidates to contest in the elections. The President of the Nagaland State BJP unit for one issued a whip that no BJP candidate should withdraw their candidature. In a press note, the party cautioned that BJP candidates who withdraw would be liable to be penalized under the party’s constitutional provisions of anti-party activities.
It also informed that central observers have noted the strong positive response of women candidates, which it stated is being taken “as the urge to create an equitable society in line with national as well as international human rights efforts.”
The BJP 58 A/C Shamator-Chessore, in a separate press note stated that in view of the ENPO resolution dated January 14, all the candidates who filed the nomination papers with BJP ticket at the constituency would “withdraw the nomination papers only after the nomination papers are being completely withdrawn by the candidates affiliated to other political parties.”
Meanwhile, the NPF Zunheboto division, in its statement, lamented that the Sumi Hoho is “still insisting that our party candidates withdraw their nomination papers.” It affirmed that the party and legislators “still uphold the undertaking stand between the Sumi legislators, party and Sumi Hoho of January 11.”
It further stated that the Sumi Hoho has targeted its Working President, Huskha Yepthomi and Parliamentary Secretary, Hukavi Zhimo for candidates filing their nomination paper on January 6.
The NPF Zunheboto division however clarified that “as resolved and supported by Sumi legislators, the party office bearers paraded all the party candidates to the RO’s office at 2:40pm on the said day, as per schedule and filed nomination which is the prerogative of the party’s duty, in the presence of Sumi legislators and Sumi Hoho officials.”
