DIMAPUR, JUNE 4 (MExN): An emergency meeting of the Political Affairs Committee (PAC) of the BJP Nagaland was held on June 3 at Kohima to take stock of the latest political development/crisis within the Nagaland Unit BJP and also the emerging political development in the State. A press note from the Convener, PAC, BJP Nagaland informed that the meeting resolved to ask for intervention from the central party leaders. This was done in view of the present party crisis wherein 10 of the 11 District Presidents have written to the High Command to remove the party President and warned of further action in case of non-compliance.
“Now that the District Presidents and Youth Party Leaders have come together and they are on a Dharna for removal of the Party President. In view of such a serious development in the Party and looking at the forthcoming General Election which is coming very soon, it is felt that Central Party Leaders intervention is immediately required. Hence the Central Party Leaders are requested to immediately come and settle the issue and save the party,” the PAC stated.
Regarding the dropping of 9 senior party functionaries without any consultation with the State Office Bearers and the Party Legislators, the meeting termed this “unconstitutional and dictatorial in nature.” This issue, it informed was discussed in the last meeting of the PAC on May 25, wherein the President was asked to review the decision and reinstate them to their original positions “because they are all senior dedicated party workers.”
“But till today the President has not complied with the recommendations of the PAC. Therefore, once again the PAC recommends that all the 9 senior party functionaries should be reinstated with immediate effect,” it said.
Further, with reference to the recent suspension of 3 party members, the PAC recommended that the suspension order should be immediately revoked “for the best interest of the party because their participation and contribution in the party is indispensable in view of the forthcoming General Election.”
The PAC meeting also deliberated on the BJP Nagaland President’s order for shifting of the Party Head Office from Dimapur to Kohima “without any prior consultations in the State Executive Committee Meeting and without any consultations with the party legislators.” This order, the PAC said should be kept in abeyance for the best interest of the party.
It meanwhile recommended that henceforth, there should be proper consultations and coordination within the party functionaries and the party legislators, and that no major decision such as shifting of Party Head Office from Dimapur to Kohima or any major decision should not be taken without proper discussions and consultations with the State Executive Committee Meeting and without proper consultation with the party legislators.
