Dimapur, August 20 (MExN): The Rising People’s Party (RPP) on Friday accused the government of having only one agenda for the consultative meeting held on August 18- to access the ULB funds which are being currently held up by the central government since 2008.
It also alleged that the meeting was “never about women reservation per se. It was all about funds.” This fact cannot be denied because no women representatives were invited to the consultative meeting, it added.
It accused members of the ruling party of wanting to create a ‘war chest (funds)’ for the 2023 state assembly elections by accessing the ULB funds.
“Therefore, the August 18 exercise was a fraud committed by the state government disguised as discussion on women reservation and others for which the NUG should immediately rectify their deliberate mistake and apologize to the womenfolk of Nagaland and the 14 tribes,” it asserted.
Meanwhile, taking a dig at the Nagaland United Government (NUG) for its ‘endless numbers of consultative meetings’ since the PDA/NUG came to power, the RPP also said that NUG should be dubbed as the Nagaland Consultative Government.
The formation of the various committees and the consultative meetings are all delay tactics which continue to fool everyone, it said.
It further pointed out that despite the endless consultative meetings, none of the burning issues have been resolved, while the state exchequer seems to be depleting at a fast pace.
