LS polls: Mahanta, Zoramthanga, Rio to be star-campaigners of NERPF
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, February 13, 2013:
Former Assam chief minister Prafullo Kumar Mahanta, former Mizoram chief minister Zoramthanga and Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu Rio are going to be the star-campaigners of the North East Regional Parties Front (NERPF).
Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), Naga People's Front (NPF), United Democratic Party (UDP), Hill State People's Democratic Party of Meghalaya (HSPDPM), the Manipur People's Party (MPP), Manipur State Congress Party (MSCP), Manipur Democratic People's Front (MDPF), Mizo National Front (MNF), People's Party of Arunachal (PPA)and Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT) are the ten political parties that have formed the NERPF on October 20 last year in Guwahati.
Sources said that by next month the NERPF will be in full gear with the star-campaigners hopping around the north eastern states to woo the voters.
Safeguarding of cultural, social, political and economic rights of the people of the region and to continuously strive to protect the distinctive identifies of the ethnic tribes and of all the people of the region are some of the objectives of the NERPF.
Other important resolutions adopted on October 20 are that all illegal migrants from Northeast region be deported, reservation of 80 per cent jobs for locals in government and private sectors, implementation of the look east policy, rebuilding a portion of the historic Stillwell road, a rethink on AFSPA and similar issues reflecting the local sentiments.
Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu Rio is the convenor of the front while former Assam chief minister and leader of AGP Prafulla Mahanta is the chief advisor.
It is worth noting here that last month, President of India Pranab Mukherjee was apprised by the North East Regional Parties Front (NERPF) to address the political problems of the region and bring about permanent solution to the decades old political problems that have resulted in insurgencies.
The NERPF delegation had also apprised the same to Union Home minister Sushilkumar Shinde and BJP president Rajnath Singh.