DIMAPUR, FEBRUARY 1 (MExN): The Naga Mothers' Association (NMA) today clarified that the Public Interest Litigation filed in the Gauhati High Court is not filed by the NMA, but by a “well known social activist Vilanuo Angela Yhome, who has also been a Public Litigant.”
A press note from the NMA stated that the petition “is in her individual capacity as a concerned citizen seeking the direction of the Court on the Government to protect voters and candidates with adequate security, when elections are held.”
It further informed that the petition does not bear the name of the NMA in any manner whatsoever. “Therefore, the withdrawal of the Angamimiapfu Mechu Krotho from the NMA, despite proper explanation given, is considered most unfortunate and disappointing in this tough and long struggle for women's rights and gender justice,” the NMA said.
It meanwhile conveyed deep condolences to the bereaved families of the people killed during the violent upheaval in Dimapur and “prayed for the peace and rest of the departed souls.” “We appeal for peace and understanding and place on record that we, along with the other constituents of the JACWR, have kept our word of withdrawing the SLP in the Supreme Court in the interest of peace in the society,” the NMA added.
