With the three-day deadline issued by apex tribe organisations on T.R. Zeliang to resign on moral grounds ending on mid-night of February 10 but with the chief minister remaining adamant, the stalemate could push the state into the brink of mass civil unrest with grave consequences.
There was much speculations and expectations that the legislators would urge upon the cabinet to take the call at the meeting of the DAN Legislature party held in the State Banquet Hall Friday evening.
However the meeting turned out to be only for making an appeal as contained in the “communiqué” from the Chief Minister’s Office through its Media Cell. CMO said the emergency meeting discussed the present situation and concluded that as elections to Urban Local Bodies was over and entire process “declared null and void” , the stage was now for “dialogue and negotiations” on the future course of action to be taken. The DAN legislature therefore appealed to the “agitating groups to lift the indefinite bandh” and take up the government’s offer of dialogue so as to amicably resolve the ULB issue in the state.
CMO disclosed that the DAN legislature meeting was attended by 53 legislators including the Assembly Speaker, chairman of DAN and president NPF Dr.Shürhozelie Liezietsü, vice chairman DAN and state BJP president Visasolie Lhoungu, K.G.Kenye MP(RS) and special invitees.
Sources said the chief minister initiated the discussion by briefing the DAN legislators about his meeting with union home minister Rajnath Singh in Delhi on Thursday where the situation in Nagaland featured.
Ind. MLA cautions
Independent MLA from 39 Sanis A/C N. Thomas Ngullie, who broke ranks with the “opposition-less state assembly” to become its lone opposition voice, said he decided to attend the meeting even though he was not invited.
In an interview to Nagaland Post, Thomas said he voiced his concern over the situation prevailing across Nagaland because of the loss of three precious lives. Thomas said he appealed to the members to hear the cries of their people across the length and breadth of Nagaland and hoped for God’s wisdom upon the members and the cabinet to respond to the cries of their people.
He reminded them about his November 24,2016 speech in the Assembly when he expressed the hope that Nagas would not call their elected members as “cowards” for not taking the right decision. He was the only member who spoke against the motion against revocation of the September 22, 2012 resolution after which he walked out in protest.
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