Mokokchung, November 13 (MExN): The Langpangkong Students’ Conference Clean Election Campaign Committee (LKMCECC) has strongly condemned the “open declaration” by some village councils under Langpangkong Range in support of certain candidates in the forthcoming 2018 State Assembly election.
A few village councils had recently made “public declarations” in local dailies endorsing certain candidates for the forthcoming 2018 State Assembly election.
In a statement made available to the media, the Committee stated that it was “quite unfortunate and embarrassing” to come across the public declarations “at a time when the people of Langpangkong Range under the banner of Langpangkong Kaketshir Mungdang Clean Election Campaign Committee (LKMCECC) is making a diligent effort to cleanse the corrupt and unlawful system of electioneering from the Range.”
Condemning the declarations, the committee maintained that the villages have “thoughtlessly” negated and breached the ‘Pledge signed in the name of God’ on September 3 at Chuchuyimlang village “for reasons best known to them”. All 33 villages and town units under Langpangkong Range in Mokokchung district had taken the pledge for clean election in their respective villages and town units.
Terming the declaration “unlawful”, the LKM CECC stated that it considers this development “an alarming eye-opener” and a reminder to all the Range people to be more determined and committed towards cleansing the mess of election from Langpangkong Range in particular.
“The Right to Vote by all eligible citizens is the pulse of every democracy. However, the recent declaration by these villages has challenged the ‘Adult Suffrage’ which is the right given to every citizen by the constitution of India,” the committee asserted. It stated that it would bring the matter to the notice of the Election Commission of India “with certain practical proposals for further necessary action in order to ensure fair and free election.”
The LKMCECC, once again called on the people of Langpangkong Range to uphold the Pledge “made in the name of God” on September 3 “in letter and spirit.”
The committee also called for rededicating oneself for the genuine cause of “cleaning the mess of Election”, and ensure better and peaceful future for the children of Nagaland.
