All India Congress Committee (AICC) secretary in-charge of Nagaland, Christopher Tilak, accompanied by Lok Sabha MP & PCC president, S Supongmeren Jamir, working president of NPCC, Khriedi Theunuo, president DCC Kohima, Ketseiyie Mere, and other NPCC leaders visited the District Congress Committee (DCC), Mokokchung on Thursday.
In a press release NPCC through its communication department informed that addressing the gathering, the AICC leader acknowledged that the Congress party needs to reinvent and align its messaging in line with the aspirations of the youth of the nation, emphasizing the primacy of the youth and the women folk in shaping the electoral mandate in contemporary India.
Tilak also wholeheartedly welcomed several young and dynamic former NDPP youth leaders, including ex Mokokchung Municipal Council candidate from Sangtemla Ward, Alemtuba Imsong, former vice president of the NDPP Youth Wing, Tiasunep, and Imsuwapang Jamir, former Youth President of Sangtemla Unit from the NDPP, during the same event. He exhorted them to work tirelessly for the welfare of the people of Nagaland under the secular ideals of the Indian National Congress.
Further, highlighting the essence of the party’s mission for 2028, he stressed the importance of unity and outreach, and urged the gathering to be like salt, adding value to the collective effort, in true spirit of the pioneering legacy of the people of the Mokokchung in the political and socio-economic story of Nagaland.
Lok Sabha MP S Supongmeren Jamir underscored the significance of the 2028 elections, stating that the party must prepare and strategize in tune with the call of the times. He urged Congress leaders to evaluate their strengths and find suitable roles, batting for dynamic leadership that can speak to the needs and concerns of the people effectively.
He also criticized the central government’s decision to suspend the Free Movement Regime (FMR) along the Indo-Myanmar border terming it as the painful rebalkanisation of the Naga family.
Working president in-charge of Administration Zone ‘A’ NPCC, Khriedi Theünuo, said that the visit was aimed to assess the party’s progress in the district. He expressed the party’s readiness to move from opposition to governance.
Highlighting Mokokchung’s historical role in accepting Christianity and education, he urged DCC Mokokchung to take the leading role in standing against the BJP’s majoritarian divisive agenda.