Dimapur, June 20 (MExN): The Working Committee, Naga National Political Groups (WC, NNPGs) has expressed shock at the allegations made by Nagaland Advisor for School Education KT Sukhalu that national workers and groups in Zunheboto district are demanding a share in the COVID funds. It demanded that the Advisor “reveal the names of national workers and groups along with the amount of COVID money taken.”
Terming the allegations as a “rude shock to all right thinking Nagas,” the WC, NNPGS issued a statement on Sunday stating that it would “take necessary steps against erring cadres through respective governments and work towards recovery of the amount for it belongs to our people.”
It said that the COVID fund is specifically sanctioned by the Government of India to mitigate the sufferings and misery of the common man while also providing medical care and assistance to the affected. “All National workers are aware of this. This fund is neither for CM, Dy. CM, Medical Minister, political parties or bureaucrats, nor to be diverted and pumped into other ministries and projects,” it asserted.
It said that currently, WC, NNPGs, comprises of seven Naga groups negotiating with the government of India and the groups are clear in their objective that the pandemic must be defeated by strictly following the advice of doctors and medical experts. Thousands of Naga National workers, civil and military members have been directed to follow COVID protocols at all times.
It said that “Save for the ministers, MLAs and Indian government servants, the days are very harsh economically for the rest of Nagas and when an elected representative blatantly make such irresponsible and insensitive remarks as the one made by KT Sukhalu, who is not even the chairman of Zunheboto district COVID management committee, he is deliberately provoking a great mass of helplessly sandwiched Naga people fighting pandemic on one hand and staring at hunger and starvation on the other, to react against national workers.”
“In these testing times, KT Sukhalu would be held fully responsible if any national worker become victim of his COVID-fund-demand lie while pleasing his master,” the statement read.
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