Kohima, June 19 (MExN): Continuing the inter-party squabble, the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) today stated that it is “not concerned about the NPF sponsored complaint letter to the ECI which has signatures and declarations by the NPF president who had recently broken all norms of the Model Code of Conduct and insulted the Constitution of India by seeking votes and support on religious and communal lines and is now on anticipatory bail.” This was in response to NPF’s statement that the “deregistration” of NDPP by Election Commission of India is imminent.
A rejoinder from NDPP Media & Communication Committee alleged that the erstwhile Chief Minister TR Zeliang had declared on several occasions that NDPP is unregistered and will never get registered before the assembly elections. However, the NDPP was given registration by the ECI on October 13, 2017 and subsequently exclusive use of the globe as its symbol on December 7, 2017, it said.
After the formation of People’s Democratic Alliance (PDA) government, it said, “the NPF unleashed its next strategy of spreading false propaganda” when Yitachu declared on April 12 that the NDPP would not be recognized till 2023 and that its MLAs were like independent MLAs.
“This attempt to spread lies by the so called legal expert and the NPF’s highly acclaimed advocate was once again exposed when the ECI acknowledged the NDPP when formal recognition along with permanent allotment of the election symbol was granted to NDPP by the ECI just 5 (five) days later on April 17, 2018,” the party added.
“The latest NPF sponsored complaint to the ECI and the subsequent spread of false propaganda is a desperate attempt by the party to stay afloat after successive electoral defeats and its inability to hold on to its own ground,” NDPP asserted.
The party assured the public that the complaint to the ECI is “a matter that will be replied to and clarified and the matter is politically motivated and hold no water.”
With regard to NPF’s allegation that NDPP is planning to merge with the JD (U), NDPP responded that JD (U) is a member of the NDA government at the Centre and also a member of the PDA in Nagaland and it was on these lines that the Nagaland CM and Bihar CM met on the sidelines of the NITI Aayog meeting in New Delhi. “The question of merger does not arise,” it asserted.
