GUWAHATI: Having lost its popularity and image in a identical set of cases earlier, Nagaland's ruling Naga People's Front (NPF) is treading cautiously at the ever-growing demand to delay assembly election within the state till a answer to the Naga peace process is introduced, opting for to stay silent at the issue as of now.
NPF president Shurhozelie Liezietsu on Wednesday stated his celebration would now not desire a rerun of 1998 after they had, responding to a decision via the Naga Hoho - the apex frame of the Naga tribes - boycotted the election seeking a approach to the peace process and now not election. The Naga peace talks were on with the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Isak-Muivah) since 1997.
"We responded to the Naga Hoho's call and suffered heavily. Because of our non-participation, the government was taken over by Congress (the only party which remained in the fray in 1998) for five years without contesting," Shurhozelie told TOI. The NPF needed to pay closely for the verdict. "Because we stayed away from the election, the Election Commission de-recognized our party and froze the party symbol. The following year, I contested the Lok Sabha election and we secured 32% votes, much higher than the required 6% to win back the EC's recognition and the party symbol," he added.
An NPF statement stated, "The party is yet to know whether election would come in time or not when so many people and organisations have woken up from their slumber and have started to talk loudly about solution to the Naga political problem at the moment. The party is for solution of the Naga political problem from the beginning till date and, therefore, the party is keeping silent and awaiting the outcome. The only thing that we discussed in the meeting (Monday's meeting of central office-bearers) was that we do not want to repeat the 1998 experience and hand over the government as a free gift to some political parties."
NPF president Shurhozelie Liezietsu on Wednesday stated his celebration would now not desire a rerun of 1998 after they had, responding to a decision via the Naga Hoho - the apex frame of the Naga tribes - boycotted the election seeking a approach to the peace process and now not election. The Naga peace talks were on with the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Isak-Muivah) since 1997.
"We responded to the Naga Hoho's call and suffered heavily. Because of our non-participation, the government was taken over by Congress (the only party which remained in the fray in 1998) for five years without contesting," Shurhozelie told TOI. The NPF needed to pay closely for the verdict. "Because we stayed away from the election, the Election Commission de-recognized our party and froze the party symbol. The following year, I contested the Lok Sabha election and we secured 32% votes, much higher than the required 6% to win back the EC's recognition and the party symbol," he added.
An NPF statement stated, "The party is yet to know whether election would come in time or not when so many people and organisations have woken up from their slumber and have started to talk loudly about solution to the Naga political problem at the moment. The party is for solution of the Naga political problem from the beginning till date and, therefore, the party is keeping silent and awaiting the outcome. The only thing that we discussed in the meeting (Monday's meeting of central office-bearers) was that we do not want to repeat the 1998 experience and hand over the government as a free gift to some political parties."
NPF silent amidst demands to defer polls in Nagaland
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