Dr Shurhozelie clarifies
Source: NPF Bureau
Imphal, October 19 2017:
" A friend came to me recently and asked me, "Is it true that you have refused to recommend Dr.S.C.Jamir for the post of Vice President of India ?" I asked him who told him and he said that it was a common talk going on among certain community which is likely creating feelings against you.
I am, therefore, constrained to clarify my position on the matter.
In June this year while I was in the office, few one-time colleagues, seven of them, came to my office and handed over a letter requesting me to write for the subject mentioned above.
I told them that since the process was yet to start we would take up the matter when time came.
Voting for the election of the President of India took place on 18th July, 2017. Result was announced on 20th July, 2017. The process of election for the election of Vice-President started only after the completion of President's election.
That is, the process for the election of Vice-President started only after 20th July, 2017.Voting for it took place only in August, 2017 .
It is for public consumption that 10 Legislators from Mokokchung District and one more from Dimapur had left me for Kaziranga on 7th July, 2017 along with their other friends.
The process of election started only about 2 weeks after they left for Kaziranga and after my Government was unconstitutionally dismissed.
By the time election process for the Vice President started they were all in the present party-less Government headed by Mr.T.R.Zeliang and I was no longer in the office by that time.
Dr.S.C.Jamir is now an Honorable Governor.
He is above party politics.
It is very wrong and regrettable for some ambitious leaders trying to create misunderstanding among different communities for their own gain by using the name of such a high profile person.
" - Shurhozelie Liezietsu .
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