DIMAPUR, FEBRUARY 22 (MExN): The Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) today claimed that the new Chief Minister of Nagaland, Dr Shurhozelie Liezietsu has “successfully engineered instability to his advantage.” A press note from the NPCC stated that since 2003, “he has been treating NPF as his personal fiefdom and it comes as no surprise that he had cleverly manoeuvred himself in outwitting other contenders to become the Chief Minister in the midst of instability arising out of their blatant disregard towards the voices and sentiments of the people.”
It further claimed that “despite being the latest winner in the NPF’s game of musical chairs to occupy the CMs chair that is seeing three occupants within 3 years, Dr Shurhozelie has been calling the shots from behind the screens as party President for the past 14 years of NPF misrule and is therefore equally responsible for the sorry state of affairs plaguing the state.”
It added that the “instability brought about by NPF power struggle especially during the last three years” has disrupted issues of public importance. The frequent change of leadership, it claimed, “is just a clever ploy to remain glued to the chairs.” It meanwhile cautioned that “the problems that have engulfed the state will never be solved and will rather go beyond redemption if NPF continues to remain in power.”
