Dimapur, September 2 (MExN): The Naga People’s Front (NPF) has issued a response rejoinder to the statement of the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) issued on September 1.
The statement issued by NPF Press Bureau stated that the rejoinder was “another version of its desperate attack on the NPF Party with an abrupt zeal to teach the NPF Party the usage of terminology.”
Stating that the party finds it ridiculous the way the ruling party is trying to cover up its callous actions by justifying themselves, it alleged the NDPP of making random appointments with various status including that of their kins of the highest bidders as a way of connecting with the grassroot people which was not doing justice to the toiling masses of Nagaland.
It further criticized the justification made by the NDPP stating that “they pose no additional burden to the state exchequer with their extra baggage.” “People of the state knows exactly what they are up to. Moreover, these random appointments undermine the capability of the duly elected 34 MLAs in the PDA government,” the release asserted.
The release also maintained that the NPF appreciated the NDPP for finally accepting the NPF’s four years administration which was marred by one crisis after another at the behest of the leadership who are at the presently at the hands of the state affair meanwhile “acknowledging the NPF as the oldest regional political party in the state as well as in the North East.”
“NPF finds no reason to apologize to the NDPP for apparently using a particular vocabulary which seems to have upset them. The NDPP should start focusing on providing roads and helping rain-affected people in the state,” it further maintained.
Scoffing the statement of NDPP that it will conduct its affairs with responsibility and respect the feelings of the people, NPF also asked the NDPP to remind their government “to get real for once and start working for the people-based issues, instead of playing games.”
“Diversion of public fund and deviation from issues of public importance has become the hallmark of NDPP-led PDA Government and yet many of its members continue to idolize the Government in every way possible,” the party alleged.
“It will do a lot of good if such individuals identify and evaluate issues at hand instead of misleading the general public with sugar-coated statements in the Media,” it maintained.
It further supported its stance stating that as a responsible political party, it will continue to raise issues of concerns and added that “it is for the NDPP-led PDA Government to decide as to whether it should articulate and justify Government actions in public interest or allow its media & communication cell to play the role of an English teacher while continuing to issue statements in the media.”
The party further reminded the NDPP that “in any democratic system, it is duty bound for the Opposition to point out the misdeeds of the Government which in public interest, ought to be responded by the Government instead of driving such matters to worthless debates and paper war.”
