NPF decries NPCC for calling bandh
Source: Hueiyen News Service / NNN
Dimapur, December 03 2013:
The 12-hour bandh of Dimapur called by Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) ended at 6 pm with few stray incidents reported in the commercial hub of Nagaland today.
Some vehicles were reportedly damaged by bandh supporters this afternoon.
Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) has been demanding the removal of Nagaland health and famiy welfare minister Imkong L Imchen from the ministry of Democratic Alliance of Nagaland (DAN) .
NPCC calls former Nagaland home minister Imkong L Imchen as 'tainted and charge-sheeted' minister.
Imkong L Imchen was caught by security force personnel transporting Rs 1 crore and weapons during the 2013 February assembly election of Nagaland.
Imkong was the home minister then.
He is the leader of Naga Peoples Front (NPF) .
Meanwhile, the NPF has condemned the Dimapur bandh called by the NPCC.
"The bandh was anti-democratic and reflected the holigan nature of the Congress party and it's leaders in Nagaland.
The bandh was not voluntary in any manner but rather violence, terror and fear psychosis were forced upon the people to undemocratically impose the bandh.
Therefore, the question of a successful bandh does not arise.
It is a fact that large majorities of the Naga people are against the Congress party and the NPF led DAN government has the support and mandate of the vast majority.
The attitude and negative designs of the Congress party have been put out in the open for everyone to see," said NPF statement.
"The forceful enforcement of the bandh was led by the CLP leader Tokheho and NPCC president S.I.Jamir who themselves behaved like drugged vandals and hooligans instigating and misguiding the youth to spread terror and violence," it added.
The NPF then said the unfortunate aspect was that the schedule and holidays of thousands of tourists were disturbed and many had a harrowing experience.
"Some vehicles meant to transport tourists were also destroyed and damaged and thereby projecting a very bad image of the State and its people.
Foreign nationals who were riding on motorcycles through Nagaland were threatened and made to turn back by Tokheho himself," the NPF alleged, adding, "This is how the Congress leaders in Nagaland are bringing up its youth who will be the leaders of tomorrow.
This is the example that the Congress leaders are setting for the younger generation" .
According to the NPF, if the Congress is of the opinion that they have achieved success in enforcing the bandh during the peak of the tourist season, then it is for the entire Naga community to judge them.
The youth of Nagaland from every corner of the State, who have formed the nucleus of the Hornbill Festival and who are the targeted benefactors of the tourism industry should realise the vision, negative policies and sabotaging attitude of the Congress leaders in Nagaland, the NPF also said.
The NPF then alleged that the Congress leaders of Nagaland had also advised the Union Minister for Urban Development, who was scheduled to arrive in Nagaland today, to refrain from visiting the State leading to the cancelling of her second schedule of inaugurating the urban poor housing project in the capital.
"This is how the Congress is playing the negative role of working against the interest of the Naga people keeping their narrow political interests above everything else," it stated.
The people know the attitude and character of the Congress leaders in Nagaland, the NPF said, adding, " It is these actions and their attitude which compels us to reveal the fact that the Congress are agents of outsiders and representatives of our adversaries, following the alien culture of serving only its masters and high commands of Delhi.
These are the reasons that have placed the Congress in its present status of facing defeat after defeat" .
The NPF then said it will never take any action or decision, under any circumstances, that is adverse to the interest of the Naga people, especially 'our youth' .
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