Morung Express News
Kohima/Dimapur | August 24
With barely six months to go before the next Assembly Election is due, the Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) today took the first step towards kick starting its poll campaign by coming out with a 10-point resolution at the party’s Annual General Session held at Congress Bhavan, Kohima.
Among others, the Congress took the significant decision to urge upon the Government of India to implement in toto, Clause 13 of the 16 Point Agreement of 1960 calling for the integration of Naga contiguous areas. The Congress in its resolution pointed out that the integration clause had remained elusive and unfulfilled for the last forty seven years. “The NPCC resolves to urge upon the Government of India to implement the agreement in toto”.
The party also resolved that the Naga political problem being a political issue needing political solution, reiterated its appeal to the Naga undergrounds to unite for achieving a lasting political solution through democratic means.
It was resolved that the Congress party “without any discrimination will seek the opinion of all Naga leaders for broader consultation irrespective of party affiliation as far as the Naga political issue is concerned”.
The Congress party also made it clear that it was prepared to step down from the government should there be any political solution arrived at between the Government of India and Naga undergrounds.
It resolved that the party will be “politically accommodative and approachable to all sections of the Naga people”.
On the State boundary dispute with neighbouring states, the Congress said that the dispute had cost precious lives and loss of property and immense inconveniences to innocent public since for the last few decades. “It is resolved that the Congress party will go all out to protect our traditional rights and amicably settle boundary disputes so that we safeguard the live and properties of Nagas and at the same time have friendly neighbours for peaceful co-existence”.
The Congress also took a dig at the NPF-led DAN government pointing out that ever since the present regime came to power, the people of Nagaland State have been living under confusion and chaos due to the total failure of DAN government in all fronts. “The political negotiation and cease-fire initiated by Congress party leaders has become directionless under the DAN leadership and the innocent public has been taken to ransom by anti-social elements”, the party stated.
The party did not spare the policy of equi-closeness either stating that it has proved its inability to tackle the deteriorating law and order situation as there is no transparency in dealing with the Naga undergrounds. “Mr. Neiphiu Rio, Chief Minister of Nagaland, attempted to jeopardize the peace process by talking of ‘Interim Agreement’ without specifying what type of arrangement was proposed under such interim agreement”, it further stated.
The NPF-led DAN Government was also indicted for lacking “transparency and accountability in it’s governance”, mentioning that it was “committing rampant corruption in the government such as misuse of Rs. 365 crores peace package, Saijang IRB Hq, bogus appointment of teachers in School Education department, selling of job by Lok Sabha MP, free text book distribution scam, fake certificate scandal in Nagaland Board of School Education, Transport Subsidy, fake Gun License, scams in Horticulture department etc. and many others”.
The Congress also charged the DAN leaders of being “totally engrossed in nepotism, favouritism, abuse of power and misappropriation of public money using benami contracts for self-aggrandizement” and that these leaders remained “unresponsive to the plight of the suffering public”. “This deafening silence has encouraged criminal activities in the State”, the Congress stated.
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