Dimapur, Nov 10 (MExN): The premier harvest thanksgiving festival of the Lotha community, Tokhu Emong is now being used as “an occasion of political platform”, according to the Wokha District Congress Committee, who expressed unhappiness at ‘political speech’ made by a community leader.
The district’s Congress has taken strong exception to what it stated was the president of the Lotha Hoho, Nyanbemo Ngullie using the recent celebrations of the festival at Wokha as a “political platform”, garnering “assistance” and “development” and that the same has hurt the sentiments of the party.
“It is not an occasion to seek development or assistance from the VVIP who is invited as the chief guest to grace the celebrations or a distinguished guest” according to MLA ET Ezung and District Congress Committee President KR Murry, implying a ‘biased’ speech purportedly made by the Hoho chairman.
“Shri Nyanbemo Ngullie as the Chairman, Lotha Hoho, should not have used the occasion as political platform. As the Chairman of the apex body of the Lotha tribe, he should be neutral and unbiased and do justice to all political parties equally.
His speech on the Tokhu Emong celebrations on November 7 has hurt the sentiment of the Congress party of Wokha district” the two made clear in a statement.
According to the two Congress leaders, Tokhu Emong is observed to celebrate rich harvest and marking the ending of the year and beginning of a new one, by the Lothas. It is an occasion of rejoicing unity, reestablishment of bonds and not an occasion to seek development or assistance “from the VVIP who is invited as chief guest”, the two leaders added.
