Dimapur, August 5 (MExN): The Zeliangrong community today met in Peren on August 5 and did away with a number of organizations, including the Zeliangrong Students’ Union, “for the unity, peace and prosperity of the Zeliangrongs in general.”
The meeting declared that the Zeliang People’s Organization and Zeliang Students’ Union as ‘self claimed and professed as apex body’ and are “unmandated, unacceptable and unauthorized body found to be creating law and order problem, confusing the general public taking the cause of the people at their own volition.” ‘Therefore, the organizations are declared null and void, and henceforth banned by the general people,’ a statement from the Zeliangrong Baudi stated today.
“The general public of Zeliangrong people after serious consideration on the continual and repeated violation of people’s ethical principle causing law and order situation in the society adversely created by the so-called Zeliang People’s Organization and Zeliang Students’ Union, hereby took this decision to avert the detrimental environment in the interest of the Zeliangrong people in Peren district in particular and the whole Zeliangrong and Nagas in general,” stated the Zeliangrong Baudi today. A statement of the resolution signed by the president and general secretary of the hoho stated.
“This statement of the Zeliangrong general public do hereby declare the following decision – established on this day, the 5th August 2010, at Peren town in presence of the Zeliangrong Baudi (N) by the will and decision of the general Zeliangrong public represented by Zeme Council, Liangmai Council, Rongmei Council, village Chairmen Union Peren District, G.B Association, Zeliangrong Students’ Union, Youth Organizations, and members of Zeliang People’s Organization present”, it further confirmed. The affirmations are mentioned hereunder for public comprehension:
The statement said that that the three council presidents of the Zeme, Liangmai and Rongmei of Peren district, village chairmen union, GB Association and student unions have “made its clear statement before the house of its recognition, support and cooperation to the only apex body of the Zeliangrong people, the Zeliangrong Baudi (N).”
The meeting “reaffirmed and acknowledged the people-mandated organization” the Baudi of “its authority, and its long standing reputation as the only apex body of the Zeme, Liangmai and Rongmei people in the state of Nagaland since the inception of Zeliangrong Tribal Council much prior to the creation of Nagaland statehood till date.”
The meeting also resolved to “restrict and restrain the revival of the banned ZLPO, declaring that in any manner or whatsoever shall no section of group or individual initiate to revive the said organizations which shall be held and accounted responsible and individualized.”
The declaration which was signed in the presence of the apex Zeliangrong Baudi (N), was appended by representatives from all villages in Peren district, the three sub-councils, Village Chairmen Union Peren District, G.B Association Peren District, Students and Youth Organizations.
