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Consensus eludes NPF on candidate
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, March 19 2024:
Although the Naga People's Front (NPF) held a marathon meeting to decide its candidate for the Outer Manipur Parliamentary Constituency, the party was unable to come to a consensus till this evening.
A meeting of NPF core committee was held at Kohima yesterday and the meeting deliberated on who should be given the party's ticket.
The meeting held at the NPF central office was also participated by NPF central president Apong Pongyer and NPF MLA in Nagaland State Assembly Azo Neiyo.
As intense debates erupted in the course of the meeting on who should be given the NPF ticket, the gathering could not arrive at any decision, sources said.
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Following the heated debates, the core committee was dissolved immediately yesterday.
As invited by the NPF central office, NPF Manipur State unit president Awang-bow Newmai, and other NPF MLAs of Manipur namely; Leishiyo Keishing, Khasim Vashum and Ram Muivah went to Kohima today.
But Losii Dikho did not go for the meeting.
Together with NPF Central president Apong Pongyer and Nagaland MLA Azo Neiyo, the NPF MLAs from Manipur resumed the meeting on who should fight the Lok Sabha election in Outer Manipur PC on NPF ticket.
The meeting went on till evening but it could not arrive at any concrete decision.
It is said that the meeting would resume tomorrow and the party may take a concrete decision on who should be its candidate in Outer Manipur PC.
Former UNC president S Kho John, sitting MP Dr Lorho S Pfoze, Kachui Timothy Zimik and former MLA Samuel Risom are in the race for the NPF ticket to fight the Lok Sabha election in Outer Manipur PC .
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