DUCCF, ACAUT Nagaland conduct seminar on clean election
Morung Express News
Dimapur | March 25
Organized by the Dimapur Urban Council Chairmen Federation (DUCCF) and the Against Corruption and Unabated Taxation (ACAUT) Nagaland, a seminar on clean election was held at SM College, Dimapur on Saturday.
Resource person, Dr. Panger Kechu, Member, NBCC Clean Election Committee said that the objective of the Church’s fight for clean election was to play a pivotal role in inculcating Christian values and principles into the democratic processes of the State. He said the NBCC desires to wage a spiritual fight to bring in clean, free and fair elections at all levels and contribute to positive changes to lead the society.
Dr. Kechu said elections have become a disease in the society where even the Church has been badly affected. He pointed out the general opinion that Church leaders and deacons were the “best agents for candidates during elections.”
Stating that the Church was not perfect, Dr. Kechu appealed the people to join hands to continue the struggle. ACAUT Member, Khekiye K. Sema IAS (Retd) said people have to put their hearts and minds together if at all the objective of clean election is to be achieved.
He asserted that many of the problems today begin with the people selling their vote. “Are we going to let our personal greed destroy our future?” he queried.
Khekiye said that the moment people sell their votes, they lose their right to say anything about what the government was doing. He said that the call, Nagaland for Christ was spiritually and philosophically good but lamented that the practical life of the people was far away from the principles. He appealed every individual to take responsibility to bring change in the State.
Commissioner of Police, Dimapur, Limasunep Jamir also exhorted the gathering. Dreamz Unlimited, Nagaland staged a theatrical play on Clean Election. The seminar was attended by members of various Churches and colonies in Dimapur.
