Dimapur, December 15 (MExN): The Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee today accused the DAN government headed by TR Zeliang of running the state akin to a “fascist rule” by arresting the ACAUT leaders for performing “its responsibility in facilitating a corruption –free society.”
"Since 'corruption and graft is a trademark' of the Democratic Alliance Government, the Chief Minister appears to be hell bent on to legitimize and mobilizes all resources at its command to punish anyone who dares to expose DAN government’s misdeeds,” maintained a press statement from NPCC Working President Ayangba Aonok.
After lambasting the governor and the BJP in the recent past for “expressing anguished over unprecedented corruption and graft,” the DAN government went a step further and arrested ACAUT leader for exposing corruption in the Food and Civil Supplies department, it added.
Likening the present government to a “fascist rule,” NPCC said that “It is essentially an anti-intellectual movement, pro-capitalist that opposes the right of the workers to resort to strike and demonstration.
It has no place for virtues like sympathy, love, understanding, morality etc, it said. “Intolerance is one of the attributes of the DAN government and declaring a virtual war against the vigilant and innocent citizens of Nagaland must be condemned by all right thinking people,” it added.
In this regard, the NPCC further appealed the government to listen to the voice of the people and clean up the department, especially Food & Civil Supplies department in the interest of the suffering masses, and release the ACAUT leaders.
Meanwhile, the NPCC further questioned the “ambiguous and vague” stand on the issue of declaration of Christmas Day as a 'Good Governance Day.' When NPCC raised the issue, the DAN government has not opposed the NDA government order but NPF came out with a vague response and gone on record to say that it CEC will take up the issue, it added.
If the CEC had taken up the issue, it should be in the public domain, NPCC pointed that adding that “faltering and mere adoption of resolution will not help assuage the hurt feelings of the Christians in Nagaland.”
“NDA government will not take cognizance of that veiled resolution.” It further said that the much-hyped DAN Legislators trip to Delhi for Naga political settlement turned out to be hoax and merely to impress upon the people that the government is committed towards a political settlement.”
Nothing is on record to substantiate their commitment, NPCC said adding that instead of working towards a solution the DAN government is gearing up for poll slated in 2018 and drumming up support for electoral gains.
