DIMAPUR, NOVEMBER 9 (MExN): Against Corruption and Unabated Taxation (ACAUT) Nagaland on Wednesday condemned the action of four village councils, namely Chapka, Yaongyimty Old, Yaongyimty New and Phansang under 24 Angetyongpang A/C and the Kelingmen Village declaring their support to sitting MLAs in the forthcoming election of 2018, as “murder of the very tenets of democracy and totally illegal.”
The declaration of support, according to ACAUT media cell, was published in local dailies on November 6, 2016.
Stating that the actions of the 4 village council authorities could very well be interpreted as having made a pact to capture polling booths during the 2018 elections in favour of a candidate, ACAUT said this is not only against the ‘Clean Election Campaign’ of the NBCC and the principle of ‘One man one vote’ but thoroughly criminal.
ACAUT went to oppose that when Nagas have begun to yearn for a clean government through clean electoral practices, that the 4 villages could resort to “anti-Christian resolutions is a disappointment for every right-thinking citizen in Nagaland and most shameful and condemnable.”
It said all right-thinking citizens should reject the trend of “village council declarations.” In this matter, ACAUT said it would explore all legal options to see whether such declarants can be prosecuted.
DCC complaint against reduction of voters uncalled for
Secondly, ACAUT has termed the complaint of the District Congress Committee (DCC) castigating the district administration and the authorities for reduction in voter names under DMC area as “uncalled for and most painful.”
If names in the voter list have been brought down from 1,15,395 in 2004 to 52,083 in 2016, the district administration and the Chief Electoral Officer should instead be applauded, the ACAUT press statement maintained.
It pointed out their earlier press statement that there are 4 lakh bogus voters in Nagaland which was confirmed by the CEO Nagaland, Sanjay Kumar in a meeting at Hotel Japfü with NGOs and political parties who declared that out of 11.20 lakh voters, 4 lakh were bogus.
Elaborating the problem of Dimapur, ACAUT said every Naga with permanent address in the other districts are also enrolled here. In addition, lakhs of legal and illegal immigrants are illegally enrolled in the state, it claimed.
ACAUT also lamented that when every citizen is clamoring for clean e-roll for a clean election and thereby good governance, the DCC should not be against public opinion.
“Political rivalry is healthy and part of the democratic process but it should not be at the cost of our people. If anything, the present voter tally of 52,083 is not final and certainly subject to further reduction,” it went on to add.
Further, to delete the 4 lakhs bogus names in the State e-roll, the ACAUT has urged the ECI to carry out intensive e-roll revision in Nagaland, which hasn’t been done since 2003. Carrying out summary revision exercise is simply inadequate, it added.
