DIMAPUR, NOVEMBER 30 (MExN): The BJP Nagaland has taken offence the comments made by NPF legislators during the Central Executive Meeting (CEC) criticizing the Nagaland Governor on his stand on corruption and the jibe made against the BJP legislators. At the CEC meeting on Tuesday, NPF legislators had criticized the candid statement made by Governor to the media that the present government is a “corrupt government.” Another legislator had questioned the visit made by the Governor to villages “uninvited” and “just to find faults.”
Questioning why NPF is defending corruption by blaming BJP, Spokesperson to BJP Nagaland Yanghose Sangtam in a rejoinder on Wednesday said the party stands behind the clarion call given by the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi to provide corruption free and good governance to the people.
It also pointed out that the Governor as the constitutional head of the State can visit any places where he can meet the people of the State to know the ground realities. It therefore wanted to know why NPF is questioning the tour programme of the head of the State. It added that any NGOs, organisation, political parties can call on the Governor of the State in the Raj Bhavan where they can address their grievances.
BJP Nagaland also said it is for the people of the State to know whether the so-called “good portfolio” given to the BJP legislators are actually important portfolios. This comes as a response to a NPF legislator hitting out at “BJP for complaining of step motherly treatment by NPF.”
In contrary, the BJP argued that the same portfolio were re-allotted within the three BJP legislator after dropping one Parliamentary secretary Mmhonlumo Kikon on October 28, 2016. The portfolios are Labour and Employment, Transport and communication, Cooperation, Skill up gradation, Treasure and Accounts, IT and Border Affairs, the BJP maintained.
Whereas, the BJP president and vice chairman of DAN was accorded status of Parliamentary Secretary the CEC meeting confirmed that the cabinet status was accorded to the BJP State president. Hence, the BJP has asked the Government to regularise to this effect and issue the Cabinet status to the BJP State president with immediate effect.
Further, on the statement that “BJP is surviving because of the NPF,” the party reminded that the present DAN Government is surviving on the “oxygen given by the BJP led NDA Government.” “BJP and NPF were alliance partner from 2003 to 2009, but in 2009 the alliance was broken where two BJP MLAs joined NPF, the present Home Minister was one of them and there was no more alliance. The DAN alliance was only revived in 2013,” it pointed out.
Meanwhile, the State BJP Nagaland reaffirmed the resolution passed in the 2nd State BJP Executive meeting held at Mokokchung on June 24, 2016 on the “open door policy” that any political parties can join the party without any pre-condition including the NPF.
