Naga Peoples’ Front (NPF) Thursday released its manifesto for the February 23 polls. NPF president Dr. Shürhozelie Liezietsu released the manifesto at the NPF central office, Kohima during the tickets distribution ceremony.
The lengthy 58-page NPF manifesto titled “Manifesto of NPF- Peace for Development, Development for Peace” has focused on the pending Naga political settlement as the key issue.
NPF stated that if re-elected, the party would “leave no stone unturned in its endeavor to bring permanent and lasting peace which was the desire of the people.
“We will continue to put our sincere and all out efforts to achieve these aims, and the NPF will continue to voice the felling and desire of the Naga people,” said the manifesto.
On the Naga Integration, the NPF vowed that Nagas have always aspired to live together as one family and asserted that the party would continue to work tirelessly till the people’s desire was achieved. The manifesto also touched upon the “emotional integration of the pan-Naga family” and maintained that NPF has been striving for the same as a precursor to physical integration.
“Our venture into Manipur’s assembly elections resulted in four of our candidates being elected to the Manipur assembly” it stated adding that NPF aspired to venture in all areas populated by Nagas.
The manifesto also claimed that NPF was the only prominent regional party in Nagaland today and also the only regional party in the Northeast that has elected members in the legislative assemblies of two different states.
Stating that NPF as a party would firmly protect the uniqueness of Naga history, the manifesto said NPF was a political party, regional in character with a national outlook and acting in the line with global concerns. It added that the Naga people were the stakeholders of the NPF.
The manifesto also claimed that that NPF led DAN was the only political front that has taken upon task of strengthening the pillars of democracy in the Naga society stating that DAN government has given due importance to the mass based organization, civil societies and NGOs through regular consultations.
It said the past ten years has proved beyond doubt that NPF was “the best bet for political stability” in the state as it has led to the first ever experiment with coalition government under Neiphiu Rio.
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