Morung Express News
September 9
Senapati: Show cause notices served to the four Naga MLAs of Manipur for joining the Naga Integration Rally at Kohima on August 31 has sent ripples across the Nagas living in Senapati District irrespective of their representatives or not.
“As representatives of the Naga people to the state legislature and Lok Sabha ,our MLAs and MPs should be the first to lead us in any movement connected with the aspirations of the Nagas”, said a public leader (name withheld on request), “Hence, their joining the rally was a good gesture and we must appreciate them”.
Poumai Masou Me in a hand-note signed by its general secretary said, “As representatives of Karong Assembly Constituency where the majority of the voters are Nagas, Henry Paotei’s joining the rally is most welcome and I appreciate him for acknowledging the aspirations of the Naga people and the bold step he undertook.”
Referring to the show cause notice served to him by his party, he stated, “Whatever the party’s constitution may bind, it is upto them but people’s representatives must respond to the call of the people.”
Lolly, a senior student leader wondered what article or clause in the constitution of the political parties based in Manipur has anything to do with the rally and said that the rally was not against any individual or community but a solidarity show for the Naga’s longing to live as one people in one administrative unit.
Many people from different aspects of life shared the same view that neither government of Manipur nor the political parties have anything to do with the rally.
Isaac Caasi, a church leader said that it is their (MLAs and MPs) duty to join the rally because they represent the Nagas.
