Kohima, May 25 (MExN): NPF Central Youth Wing today asked Lok Sabha MP, Neiphiu Rio to come out clean and tell the NPF and Naga people he was not involved in dividing the NPF into two camps and that he was not instrumental in destabilizing the present DAN government.
This was in response to Rio’s claim on May 24 at Dimapur Airport that he was a “clean man with a true heart,” according to a rejoinder from Media Cell, NPF Central Youth Wing.
With regard to Rio’s statement that showcase notice was served to him through local media, the youth wing termed it is false and totally misleading. It clarified that DAC had served the showcase notice to him on April 14, “which means that the local newspaper covered only after 3 days.”
The rejoinder also stated that Rio should continue to speak on the Naga issue without any hesitation so long as he remained MP. “He should not be apprehensive because nobody is stopping him to speak on Naga issue.”
Further, the youth wing said Rio must remember that when he was reduced to minority in 2004, Dr. Shürhozelie as the President of NPF rescued him. “As a matter of fact, the Cock Party remains as the strongest regional party in the Northeastern states of India because it always promotes and protects party’s interest more above an individual interest,” it added.
With regard to demand by MLA Thomas Ngullie to make Chief Minister TR Zeliang’s educational certificate public, the rejoinder said “the party has nothing to comment as the law will take its own course of action and sooner or later the CM will be exonerated.
