INC candidate for Lok Sabha polls K.V. Pusa today said that his priority will be for prosperity, peace and secularism. Talking to media persons here at his official residence, he said; to bring about prosperity “we” need to be transparent, bring good education and human resource development.
He strongly felt that there should be equitable distribution of development and development should touch all nook and corner of the state. “To have real development, we need massive infrastructure development,” for which he stated he will struggle to make such things happen if elected. On secularism, he said Congress is a party which respects all religions, adding he will strive to protect Christian community wherever they are in India.
He also stated that, if elected, he will bring real peace. Pusa said that he and his party will work without any reservation in this respect. He also appealed to all the groups to come together and strive for final solution. Pusa alleged that the performance of NPF led DAN government has brought about “Nagas fear Nagas.” He asserted, "Fear cannot bring peace." Stating that “Nagas extort each other and Nagas kill each other,” he added such atmosphere has created fear psychosis. “When fear psychosis is there you have no freedom of expression and when you cannot express or talk freely there can never be real peace.” He appealed to Naga people to strive and work for real peace, while assuring to endeavour to achieve such atmosphere.
Further, saying that Nagaland is a state with majority of Christian population, Pusa alleged that BJP’s action, “an attitude against Christians is atrocious.” Also declaring that NPF alliance with BJP is centrifugal to Naga way of living and belief, he termed it "anti-Naga".
Pusa noted that Naga national cause is an issue to be settled by the mandated Naga nationalist with Government of India, not by NPF led DAN government. “Naga national cause must remain pure of its political position. Dilution being made by NPF leaders should be noted by Nagas,” he stated.
Meanwhile, he alleged that in the guise of social transformation and women empowerment, false promise meted out to women regarding 33% reservation of assembly seats/municipal council “is total disregard” to Naga women. “DAN government is totally against the welfare of Naga women,” he stated.
On the forthcoming visit of Rahul Gandhi to the state capital on March 27, Pusa appealed to all Naga people to come for the rally.
