Welcomes debate with national level women’s organisations and the national media
Morung Express News
Dimapur | February 21
The Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) and the Nagaland Tribes Action Committee (NTAC) have reiterated their decision to press the Nagaland state government to fulfil their remaining demands.
At a coordination meeting in Dimapur today, the two bodies reaffirmed that “The Nagaland Municipal Act 2001 should be re-amended in toto.”
They called for instituting a 3-member Judicial Inquiry Commission by the state government to probe the violence and deaths related to the now nullified ULB elections fiasco.
While insisting that the JIC be constituted immediately, they stated that at least one of the members should be a distinguished personality from a non-governmental organisation. This, the JCC convenor, Supu Jamir said, is with the intention to ensure a “transparent and impartial” inquiry. Jamir expressed apprehension that without an independent member, the inquiry would be one-sided, in favour of the state government.
The inquiry and implementation of the JIC’s findings should be completed in a month’s time, the two bodies demanded.
Furthermore, the JCC and NTAC demand for the suspension of the former Commissioner of Police, Dimapur, Superintendent of Police, Longleng, Deputy Commissioner, Longleng and other police officers and personnel alleged to be involvement in the January 31 police action that resulted in 2 deaths and several injuries at Longleng and Dimapur.
Crying foul over perceived one-sided news reports in the national media on women’s reservation in Nagaland, NTAC spokesperson Dr. P. Ngully welcomed debate on the matter with national level women’s organisations and the national media. Meanwhile, the JCC and NTAC have called for a joint meeting with “apex hohos” on March 3 in Dimapur.
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