Kohima, August 3 (MExN): The Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) from Nagaland KG Kenye today urged NPF party leaders to stand firm on their political principles and loyalty saying crisis within the NPF legislators has unfortunately become a regular feature due to questionable loyalties, dedication and moralities of the party legislators. Kenye, who is also the Secretary General of Naga People’s Front (NPF), was addressing the Central Office Bearers of the NPF at its Central headquarters, NPF Press Bureau informed in a press note.
He also lauded the party leaders for reposing their loyalty and support to the party leadership and party Constitution in “the face of unreliable legislators who shift their loyalties and allegiance at the snap of a finger,” it said.
The NPF Secretary General also reminded the party leaders and workers that they are the guardians of the party constitution and that it is the party men and women who decide the electoral fate their representatives, and that no MLA of the party should play with their sentiments, political ideologies or their party’s constitution, it added.
Some agencies remote-controlling the crisis?
While stating that NPF is the legitimate political organisation to bring all Naga people together spread all over the Naga-inhabited areas including Myanmar, Kenye did not rule out that the “some agencies” trying their best to stop its growth process and that the present crisis could also have been remote-controlled by such forces using some of Naga leaders to destabilise the party, the release said.
In this regard, he said that “NPF party is the only potential platform for future Naga generations to take all the Naga people to sail together” and one of the top-most priority of the NPF party is to integrate all Naga-inhabited areas politically if not territorially, it added.
It release further informed that the Secretary General also encouraged the party leaders to be prepared to shoulder whatever responsibilities they need to take on at “this crucial juncture.”
Noting that not many leaders may get a chance to participate at this transition, he noted that “it is a time to test whether we are true principled-leaders of the party or leaders following some individuals,” it said.
“The Secretary General also questioned rebel NPF legislators who are mostly expelled or suspended how they can appoint MP Neiphiu Rio as their interim president from a Government building State Banquet Hall, adding that they had forgotten the provisions and contents of the NPF constitution,” it added.
On the NPF Chief Whip issue, the Secretary General stated that the NPF believed and bears allegiance in the Constitution of India, the party has full confidence that the Indian judiciary shall deliver justice, the release said.
'History repeating itself'
Meanwhile it also stated that the Working President of NPF, Huskha Yepthomi termed the present crisis as “history repeating itself” and that the similar crisis happened way back in 2004 and 2015.
However, he said on both the occasion the party and its constitution came to the rescue of the government, it said.
Reminding former Chief Minister and MP, Neiphiu Rio and present Chief Minister TR Zeliang, Huskha said that they should be thankful to party and its President, Dr. Shürhozelie as on both occasions their governments were saved by him, it added.
The NPF Press Bureau release also claimed that though the meeting was “called at a very short notice,” it was attended by almost two-third of Central Office Bearers,
“As per constitutional provisions of the NPF party and as recognised by the ECI, only one-third of COBs present and voting would suffice and legalise the decisions adopted this evening,” it added.
