Dimapur, November 6 (MExN): The Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) Presidential tour reached Peren Region on November 5. A meeting was organised at Town Hall, Peren in the presence of Chingwang Konyak, President NDPP, the two MLAs representing Peren district, TR Zeliang and Namri Nchang and a host of Central Office Bearers, office bearers of Peren Region and members from the two Assembly Constituencies under Peren district.
According to a press release received here on Sunday, the programme was chaired by Penamwini, President of the Agri & Allied Organisation, Peren Region and began with an invocation prayer by Amos Ngamta, Pastor Liangmai Baptist Church, Peren. The welcome address was given by Ziekuidi Zeliang, President of NDPP Peren Region and an introductory note was delivered by Charlie Sekhose, Senior Vice President NDPP.
In his Presidential address, Chingwang Konyak made it amply clear that the ongoing Presidential tour programme was to strengthen the NDPP as an organisation and not to as a campaign for the upcoming general elections in 2023. He further clarified that at a juncture where the Nagas are earnestly awaiting a final settlement to the Indo-Naga issue, the present tour programme must not be misconstrued as going against the sentiments of the people since this is entirely an internal party exercise to meet and re-strengthen the party at the grass-root.
On the issue of pre-poll alliance with the BJP, the President stated that the 2018 pre-poll alliance was the first ever seat sharing formula undertaken in Nagaland and that it has proven to be successful as the alliance has delivered a stable Government till date and that he was confident that the alliance with the BJP will be further strengthened in 2023 with the alliance gaining more numbers in the House.
He further called upon the members of the Peren Region and the assembly constituencies of Peren and Tening to leave behind past differences and start working in unison towards achieving the goal of having both the elected members of Peren district from the NDPP party, the release issued by the NDPP Media & Communication Committee stated.
On the occasion, short speeches were also delivered by the President of the Central Women’s Organisation, Vikali Zhimomi and the Working President of the Central Youth Organisation, Lhouvi Punyu. Benjamin Lorin, Vice President, NDPP, in-charge of Establishment and Enrolment, presented a brief statistic of the General Elections of 2018 along with the enrolment status of the two assembly constituencies under Peren district.
