NPF president and former chief minister, Dr. Shürhozelie Liezietsu, MLA, on Thursday asserted that those party workers who have left the party and pledged their support to the rebel group have no knowledge where they were heading and warned that by aligning with expelled and suspended MLAs they have automatically defected from the NPF party.
According to Media & Press Bureau (M&PB), NPF Central Hq, Dr. Shürhozelie said this while addressing NPF Mokokchung division leaders at a consultative meeting at Central office in Kohima.
Dr. Shürhozelie reportedly said that some party workers have run away to the rebel camp and made an agreement with them without knowing what “evil designs the rebel camp have in store.” On the selection of “interim president”, Dr. Shürhozelie said it was a mockery to fool the people, saying nowhere in the NPF constitution was there any mention of a post of interim president. He added that there was only one president and two working presidents.
Describing the present crisis as “just a temporary setback”, Dr. Shürhozelie said “things will normalize soon” and urged the party leaders to have more patience and face the challenges ahead.
Dr. Shürhozelie also said that those who uphold the NPF principles and stand firm with the party were the luckiest leaders. “The party is prepared to face 2018 elections and we will have only strong and truthful leaders with us,” he stated. He also conveyed to NPF Mokokchung division leaders that the party would fill up the vacancies created by the run-away group with the best and trusted leaders so that the party will sail smoothly.
Further, Dr. Shürhozelie reiterated his allegation that the present crisis occurred due to the secret agreement made between TR Zeliang, Neiphiu Rio, BJP in-charge of North East, Ram Madhav, Nagaland Governor, PB Acharya and NEDA chairman, Himanta Biswa Sarma. He claimed that the agreement was made to dismiss his government and install TR government with the sole intention of hijacking the whole party to the BJP once things cooled down.
“The same formula was used in the case of Arunachal Pradesh government where the whole Congress MLA merged with the BJP,” he said. Dr. Shürhozelie, therefore, urged the party workers to study thoroughly how the crisis began and to remain firm. He said that “no matter how hard the defectors try, the party will fight and defeat them as the truth is with us.”
He maintained that the party was built by Naga elders with “tears for the Naga cause to bring amicable and acceptable solution to the protracted Naga Political problem”. He said that at any cost “we will not allow money and muscle power to ruin the party.”
In his speech, Yitachu, MLA, reminded the party leaders that the dismissal of Dr. Shürhozelie government and TR Zeliang issuing his unofficial Chief Whip in the recently concluded NLA session was already in the Court. Yitachu said sooner or later, if the court delivered its judgement, either Dr. Shürhozelie government would be re-installed as it happened in Arunachal Pradesh last year or President’s Rule.
Claiming that Rio can never come into good terms with Zeliang even in future, Yitachu said Rio was simply using Zeliang to dislodge the NPF party and take over. Yitachu said once Rio succeeds he would “overthrow Zeliang without any hesitation.”
Yitachu said that in 2014 when Rio won the Lok Sabha election, the state government initiated move for his induction into the Union Ministry. However, Yitachu claimed that a week before the induction, TR Zeliang “cunningly convinced and literally forced” the NPF to suspend Rio from NPF party. Yitachu said it was indeed a big blow, adding that Rio’s induction in the union ministry became a closed chapter.
Vikheho Swu, MLA, who also spoke at the programme, said that the rebel group thinks money could buy the whole Naga people but reminded the Naga people were not fools.
He said the law may take time to deliver justice, but added that Dr. Shürhozelie government will come back soon or PR would be imposed before the state faced general elections. The Mokokchung Division delegates were led by its president, Moasungba.
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