Kohima, May 6 (MExN): Kohima Village Council (KVC) today refuted the comparisons made in the recent NPF officials’ proposal for exchange of Capital Convention Centre near Secretariat Complex, Kohima with NPF Headquarters building near Hotel Ashok Japfu.
The KVC has made a physical verification of the two buildings. “We were surprised with the glaring difference between the two buildings in terms of size and space. This factual comparison is nothing like the comparison on paper drawn up by the NPF signatories,” stated a press release issued by Dr. Neiphi Kire, Chairman, KVC.
The village council claimed that NPF building is just a modest building with few office rooms, small conference rooms under renovation and a small compound which can hardly park ten vehicles. The Capital Convention Centre on the other hand, is a much bigger building with well furnished conference rooms, lodging facilities and in addition of ample parking space, has a compound big enough to host weddings and other such mega events, it added. “In fact, the centre has been organizing such events from time to time and is serving the public well.”
With regard to the NPF signatories’ claim that “the activities that were carried out at the capital Convention Centre could be conveniently carried out at the NPF Office building as it was also as big as the Convention centre,” the KVC stated, “This is incorrect and certainly far from the truth.” Maintaining that it is “most unfortunate that our eminent politicians would resort to such alternative facts for political gains at the cost of the public,” it however expressed confidence that the Chief Minister will not rush into any hasty decision without ascertaining the facts for himself.
“If public properties are allowed to be taken over by vested private parties simply because they are in power, there will be hardly any worthwhile public properties left in our state in due course of time,” it lamented.
