The ruling NDPP lambasted opposition NPF for their “habitual lies and deceit” and asserted that the PDA government stood firm in fulfilling its commitments to the people and would not allow “false and fabricated” allegations of a “frustrated” opposition party derail its promises.
In a statement, NDPP also declared that there was no question of the council of ministers resigning due to “immature” statements of NPF, adding the ruling coalition was mandated by the people of the State and continue to serve the people with sincerity and commitment. Unlike the unstable and weak leadership during the last four years of DAN government where each day was faced with uncertainty and rife with suspicion, the PDA government under the dynamic leaderships of chief minister Neiphiu Rio and deputy chief minister Y Patton stood strong and united with a clear vision for Nagaland, the statement claimed.
Reacting to allegations of NPF, NDPP said to term the present dispensation “rudderless and paralysed” only proved that the opposition party was speaking about its own leadership and perhaps accepted its failure to provide a stable government during its tenure.
The ruling party said the state of affairs under the NPF-led DAN government from 2014 to 2018 would go down in the annals of history of Nagaland as the darkest period. The people were denied any form of governance because of the constant tussle for power within NPF, and it was also during this period that the State witnessed the worst law and order situation as people rose up against their government as the leadership at that time refused to hear their voice, it added.
According to NDPP, with such an infamous legacy, NPF should be the last one to be attacking the PDA government and accusing it of being negligent, rudderless and paralysed, but rather play a supporting and proactive role as a responsible opposition party, especially at this crucial juncture when all Nagas were anxiously awaiting the inking of the solution to the Naga political Issue.
The ruling party also accused NPF of training its guns on the office of governor in its attempts to earn brownie points, while lacking any vision for the State and Naga people. NDPP said it expected NPF, as a respectable political party, to keep the office of governor out of party politics.
Stating that it was leaving to the people of Nagaland to judge the wisdom and maturity of NPF leadership, the ruling party observed that NPF, instead of playing the role of a positive opposition, seemed to have lost direction, adding the latter’s lack of a roadmap for the people once again stood exposed.
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