Dimapur, June 4 (MExN): Former Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) president I Imkong contenting that he is still a ‘member of the Congress at the Centre’ is termed “absurd” by two vice presidents of the NPCC. “The Congress, whether at the Centre or the State are one and same,” stated NPCC vice presidents Nillo Rengma and Tingyeih in response to the expelled Congress leader.
“The day he was expelled from the party, he automatically ceased to be a Member of the Congress, whether in the state or at the centre. He should stop misleading the public with concocted/ fabricated allegations,” the response from the two stated. The NPCC also called on him to resign from the legislature because he was elected on INC ticket. “He should honor this call and gracefully resign from the legislature too instead of creating further problems to the party.”
Stating that the NPCC had acted ‘very much within the ambit of the constitution’, Rengma and Konyak said, Imkong was served a show-cause notice under ‘article XIX (5) of the constitution.’ He was to reply on or before April 15, 2011. “However, on 27th May 2011, he personally brought his letter of counter charges that was signed by him on 17th March 2011 while the PCC Executive Committee meeting was going on. He should not blame the party high command for his own failure,” the NPCC vice presidents stated.
Quoting another article of the Congress’ constitution, the NPCC said it covers only a member of parliament and the AICC. “He is not a member of either the Parliament or the AICC. MLA is not a Member of Parliament. The Speaker of NLA has also issued an order on 1st June 2011 treating him as an unattached member on the strength of his expulsion order.”
“He is open to appeal to the Working Committee of the AICC. The Congress as a democratic party gives opportunity to even the disgruntled to be heard by the AICC but the delegation of authority to the PCC under Article XXVII (b) is very clear. The Congress party is not a one-man show. The decision of the PCC Executive Committee is binding on all its members.”
In addition, another article the vice presidents quoted was one about the power of the PCC to “call upon him to resign from the legislature because he was elected on INC ticket. He should honor this call and gracefully resign from the legislature too instead of creating further problems to the party.”
Rengma and Konyak’s statement added – “As for his excuse of not being able to campaign for the INC candidate in the last 26 Aonglenden by-elections due to health problem, he was in Arunachal Pradesh.”
“The day he was expelled from the party, he automatically ceased to be a Member of the Congress, whether in the state or at the centre. He should stop misleading the public with concocted/ fabricated allegations,” the response from the two stated. The NPCC also called on him to resign from the legislature because he was elected on INC ticket. “He should honor this call and gracefully resign from the legislature too instead of creating further problems to the party.”
Stating that the NPCC had acted ‘very much within the ambit of the constitution’, Rengma and Konyak said, Imkong was served a show-cause notice under ‘article XIX (5) of the constitution.’ He was to reply on or before April 15, 2011. “However, on 27th May 2011, he personally brought his letter of counter charges that was signed by him on 17th March 2011 while the PCC Executive Committee meeting was going on. He should not blame the party high command for his own failure,” the NPCC vice presidents stated.
Quoting another article of the Congress’ constitution, the NPCC said it covers only a member of parliament and the AICC. “He is not a member of either the Parliament or the AICC. MLA is not a Member of Parliament. The Speaker of NLA has also issued an order on 1st June 2011 treating him as an unattached member on the strength of his expulsion order.”
“He is open to appeal to the Working Committee of the AICC. The Congress as a democratic party gives opportunity to even the disgruntled to be heard by the AICC but the delegation of authority to the PCC under Article XXVII (b) is very clear. The Congress party is not a one-man show. The decision of the PCC Executive Committee is binding on all its members.”
In addition, another article the vice presidents quoted was one about the power of the PCC to “call upon him to resign from the legislature because he was elected on INC ticket. He should honor this call and gracefully resign from the legislature too instead of creating further problems to the party.”
Rengma and Konyak’s statement added – “As for his excuse of not being able to campaign for the INC candidate in the last 26 Aonglenden by-elections due to health problem, he was in Arunachal Pradesh.”
