Peren, January 16 (MExN): Public of Jalukie Town today barred the “unwarranted meeting” convened by the “ghost media cell” of Zeliang People's Organisation (ZPO) at Jalukie Administrative Rest House purportedly to discuss the 33% reservation for women and the non-indigenous Nagaland state's candidate in the ULB election, according to a press release from Zeliang People’s Organisation Nagaland (ZPON).
Massive crowd from Jalukie Town and its surrounding villages gathered at the Administrative Rest House premise holding placards and prevented the meeting, it stated.
The public also held a brief meeting and resolved to condemn and declare that the purported meeting convened by the “ghost” media cell of ZPO was “only an attempt to confuse the people and disrupt the smooth conduct of Urban Level Bodies election with 33% women reservation.”
The release from ZPON President, Kezen Zeliang further said that the meeting decided to fully endorse and support the State Government's decision to hold ULB election with 33% women reservation. It also resolved to condemn the “racist motives propagated by the so called ZPO media cell and termed such move as only attempt to disrupt unity arid peaceful coexistence of the Zeliang people in particular and the Nagas in general.”
Meanwhile, a resolution was also made to declare that at no level will the women reservation infringe upon the customary practices of the Nagas and that promotion of women by giving them opportunity to serve the society will help Nagas to usher in new era of peace, unity and progress. Therefore, it appealed to all sections of people to be sagacious and allow the ULB election.
The public meeting further declared that intimidation issued by various tribal bodies with a threat to ex-communicate/outcast a person for filing nomination to the ULB election with women reservation is “barbaric and disgraceful practices in the contemporary era.” It also resolved to initiate befitting action against any person who tries to create confusion and misunderstanding amongst the people by convening such “unwarranted meeting” in the name of ZPO in near future.
