DIMAPUR, FEBRUARY 12 (MExN): The Naga Peoples’ Front (NPF) today expressed concern that agitators are “holding the innocent civilians to ransom for political mileage of a few vested interests.”
A press note from the NPF press and media bureau said that the “contentious issues of ULB elections and 33% reservations have already been addressed with the nullification of the elections by the Government as desired by the protesting organisations. But it is disheartening to see that some of the leaders still refuse to see reason and continue to hijack the movement to meet their pre-planned, personal political agenda.”
It stated that the party government is “restraining itself to avoid unwanted collateral damages, however the agitators are hell-bent to cripple normal life and to paralyze the government machineries with the sole aim of projecting to the Centre that President’s Rule would be the only answer.”
The NPF expressed hope that sanity and reason would prevail amongst the leaders. It meanwhile urged that the student’s careers should not be hampered. “The career and future of the thousands of our students appearing crucial examinations should not be compromised in any manner,” it added.
