Morung Express News
Kohima | March 11
Along with the rest of the world, Nagaland will observe World Consumer Rights Day by next week.
In observance of the occasion and as an indication of public organization’s commitment and sincerity towards protecting the interest of the consumers in the state, the Nagaland Voluntary Consumer Organisation (NVCO) and Angami Public Organisation (APO) would jointly organize a public meeting on March 14 at 10:30 AM at Hotel Japfu, Kohima.
The meeting will discuss on how to ensure consumer rights (Consumer Protection Act, 1986) to citizens as every one is a consumer with the topic “How to fight against illegal collections in the state.”
“Nagaland has become a place mushrooming with illegal collections of money, taxes by registered/unregistered union, association, organization, federation/group/ students union/ public organization/ police, several government department etc,” said NVCO and APO in a joint release.
It also stated that the topic – ‘Fighting against illegal collections’ is being chosen as the general public cannot tolerate this menace anymore just the fact that the illegal collections of money/taxes leads to the spiraling rise in price of essential commodities and goods and ultimately all these collections are realized from the general public.
“In Nagaland we do not produce anything except agricultural products and almost everything have to be imported from outsides, “said NVCO president Kezhokhoto Savi APO president Mhiesizokho Zinyu in a joint release.
Earlier, the NVCO has served a final notice to the state government to remove all the illegal tax collection counters and put a stop to the collection of illegal taxes by whoever are the offenders. The GB (Village Chief) Federation has also submitted a memorandum to the Governor Shyamal Datta to initiate immediate action against the illegal collection of unauthorized taxes, especially from trucks carrying essential commodities.
The following bodies have been asked to attend the proposed public meeting on March 14- Naga Hoho and all tribal Hohos including Kohima Unit under the banner of Naga Hoho, Naga Mothers’ Association, Naga Students’ Federation, Naga Council, Dimapur, GB Federation, Naga People Movement for Human Rights, Kohima Chamber of Commerce, Media, Press Corps of Nagaland, Kohima Press Club, Dimapur Press Club, Contractors and Suppliers Union, Business community, Youth, Nagaland Baptist Churches Councils, church workers, Bar Association (Lawyers) and concern citizens.
“This public meeting is convened solely for the interest of public and justice,” the release added.
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