Morung Express News
Dimapur | November 22
Even as the NPF led by Dr. Shürhozelie held its General Convention in Kohima on November 22, the NPF Dimapur Division under Neiphiu Rio also held its annual consultative meet on the same day at Town Hall, Dimapur.
The NPF Dimapur Division during its meeting adopted a 5-point resolution by raising hands after it was read out. The NPF Dimapur reiterated its October 24, 2017 decision wherein an 8-member team led by NPF President and MP, Lok Sabha, Neiphiu Rio and Chief Minister, TR Zeliang was set up to vigorously pursue with the Election Commission of India for quick delivery of justice and to award the “Cock” symbol to the party led by Rio and Zeliang who commanded an overwhelming majority support from the legislative wing and party organizational structure.
The Dimapur division also fully endorsed the 5-point resolution adopted by the Parliamentary Working Committee on November 17, 2017 wherein the members of the Nagaland Legislators’ Forum deliberated for an honorable, acceptable and inclusive settlement of the Indo-Naga political issue.
The NPF Dimapur further resolved to extend its unreserved support for Clean Election campaign led by NBCC. It also appealed all its party rank and file to cohesively run the affairs of the party and further appealed the party legislators to extend its unwavering support and guidance to the various party organizations/divisions/assembly constituencies for smooth functioning with an aim to scale further success for the party. The NPF Dimapur Division resolved to recommit itself to all the previous resolutions passed by both the legislative wing and party organization and reiterated its full support and renewed its allegiance to the party led by Rio and Zeliang.
Addressing the meeting, Parliamentary Secretary for Municipal Affairs, Zhaleo Rio said that the party was expecting the Election Commission of India to pass a judgment in favour of Rio-led NPF since they have the support of 109 Central Office Bearers out of 161 members. He said the total office bearers stood at 172 but informed that 9 of them do not have voting rights since they were nominees. He also reiterated the position of NPF legislators that they stood for “election before polls.”
Vice President NPF Central, Kakuto Shohe said that the public were blaming the legislators for the present political crisis but asserted that they were also equally responsible. “This crisis has been created by all individuals,” he added.
Party representatives of all five Area Constituencies under Dimapur, Women Wing Dimapur, Minority Wing Dimapur, Youth Wing Dimapur Division and other NPF central leaders also addressed the meeting.
