Kohima, May 22 (MExN): Responding to several reactions on the suspension of Lok Sabha MP Neiphiu Rio in the local media recently, the Naga People’s Front has stated that the reactions accusing and condemning the NPF President, Dr Shürhozelie Liezetsu for the action so taken are deemed by the party as “unbecoming, or acts of ignorant, deliberate partiality”.
A press release from the NPF Press Bureau stated that the “cause or causes behind the inevitable disciplinary actions” so taken by the party are not in the interest of any individual or group, “but as warranted by the respective Articles as envisaged in the NPF Constitution.”
“Neither the NPF President, Dr Shürhozelie Liezetsu, nor any other person, for that matter, can comment on any case that is subjudice,” it further noted.
Reasoning that Dr Shürhozelie Liezetsu is accepted as one of the most respected torch bearers of regionalism and regional ideology in the entire region, the NPF Press Bureau stated, “The elderly statesmanship of the NPF President Dr Shürhozelie Liezetsu, who has effectively played the role of being the bridge between the Government and the party, has greatly contributed resulting in a performing Government.”
Stating that Nagas are at a juncture which calls for understanding one another, the NPF Press Bureau urged “solidarity through acceptance and trust in each other”.
Contending that the legacy of our distinct identity, culture, tradition, customs, honesty, courage and hospitality that we claim to have inherited from our fore fathers are on the wane, the NPF press bureau questioned if there was anyone to be blamed. “Or, can there be any one to volunteer accepting responsibility for the state of confusion and mess that we are in?” it asked.
NPF Phek endorses decision to suspend Rio
Phek, May 22 (MExN): The Phek Division of the Naga People’s Front has endorsed the decision to suspend Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) Neiphiu Rio.
While acknowledging Rio's contribution to the State, the NPF Phek in a press release suggested that the decision “came about due to unavoidable reasons” and insisted that the “vicissitudes of politics has created certain situations as of now.”
Extending its full endorsement to the decision, the unit maintained that NPF President Dr Shurhozelie Liezietsu had indeed taken “the right decision all things considered in order to save the Government”. “The NPF had to introspect deeply before finalising its decision regarding the suspension.”
Also lauding the efforts of TR Zeliang, the NPF Phek Division insisted that the Chief Minister “in spite of political rumbles within the party has weathered it with flying colours”. “As such, NPF-led DAN III Government is definitely headed for better times,” it concluded.
