ACAUT lauds
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, November 23 2016:
The Naga people's fight for "Clean Election"got the most vital boost from the print media with the decision of the Editors of all the seven newspapers of Nagaland not to publish any advertisements or news material by village councils or non-political organizations that seek to declare their support for any particular candidate.
In a statement, ACAUT said that the media is the backbone of social change and such a decision should lead to further popular upsurge against the present electoral trend in the State where purchased mandate has become the norm.
In the war against electoral malpractice, where everyone is a stakeholder, the NBCC's "Clean Election Campaign" has received a much needed shot in the arm.
Likewise, ACAUT too has written to the Chairman of all the 1200 odd villages in the State to shun electoral malpractice and to collectively clean up the 4,00,000 bogus electorate- as admitted by the ECI on September 28 .
ACAUT Nagaland appreciated the print media for their wise decision in support of the clean election initiative.