BJP looks to forming the next Nagaland government

MOKOKCHUNG, JUNE 24: The BJP’s National Secretary-Minority in-charge and Nagaland in-charge, Farooq Khan, on Friday called upon the party’s workers to take the opportunity of ‘strong party setup at the centre’ to achieve the dream of forming a ‘BJP government in Nagaland.’
The BJP leader was addressing the second executive committee of the BJP Nagaland unit in Mokokchung on Friday. He asserted that “nothing happens in politic without contacts. Politics is all about the game of contacts.”
If Nagaland’s BJP unit were to embark on a mission to form a BJP government in the state, he said, the party must ensure a strong ‘booth committee’ at the grassroots.
“If we have a strong booth level then we might able add up any numbers of muscles to the senior’s leaders but without booth level worker we just nothing” the BJP leader said.
Khan explained that the party’s leadership at the ‘national level’, especially the president Amit Shah, had given various guidelines to activate the booth level committees.
Khan also suggested organizing events and programmes such as sports tournaments, cleanliness drives under the Swachh Bharat Mission or sanitizing the people in availing benefits from schemes launched by the NDA government etc at the mandal and district levels to activate ‘booth level’ workers.
“If you take one step, Delhi will be taking four steps. But the first step should come from you (Nagaland BJP),” Khan said.
The BJP leader also reminded that if the party were to miss ‘the historical opportunity in 2018,’ the party would be ‘forgotten in the annals of history in Nagaland.’ However, if were to rise to the occasion, he said, ‘history will be made and new chapter of progress and prosperity for Nagaland will start.’
The proud Nagas will not sell their votes in 2018 state elections, he claimed. Every worker in the party, right from the booth level worker to the state in-charge must work wholeheartedly with dedication and ‘honesty’ to see that the dream for a BJP government in the state comes true in 2018.
The advisor for Treasuries & Accounts Dr TM Lotha, and the adivisor to Cooperation Imtilemba Sangtam, besides most of the top state BJP leaders from across the districts of Nagaland attended the meeting.
Some of the notable resolutions adopted during the meeting were [given verbatim]:
1. The Nagaland BJP in its second state executive meeting adopt a resolution keeping in mind the mission 2018 for the 13th Nagaland state Assembly election to provide a stable government to the people and also welcome all the leaders and supporters of various sections of the society to join the party and work towards the upliftment of the people in the state.
4. We strongly support the “Act East policy” and the infrastructure development of the NE region being given a special focus by the BJP led NDA government as also the various pro-poor and innovative schemes being implemented by the BJP led government and will make efforts to support proper implementation of various schemes and programmes in the state.
5. Resolve to urge upon the central government for early implementation of already sanctioned projects in Nagaland like – (i) construction of four lane road from Dimapur to Kohima (ii) construction of national Highway from Dimapur to Maram via Jalukie and Peren (iii) construction of foothill road from Khelma to Tizit via Dimapur, Nuiland Merapani and Tuli. Resolve to urge upon the central government so as to ensure selections of Kohima under Smart City Project in the next phase of selection scheduled for 30th June 2016.
6. The people of Nagaland have suffered tremendous hardships on account of the Naga political problems for six decades. We support the final settlement of Naga political issue which is honorable and acceptable to the Naga people. The BJP led NDA government has taken positive steps in this regard by entering into a framework agreement with the NSCN (IM), we hope that a final settlement will be arrived at.
7. The state BJP support the secular character of the country guaranteed by the constitution of India, pronounced by the NDA government strongly support in Nationalism, irrespective of caste, creed, religion and vouch to work towards standard of discipline, hard work, sacrifice and selfless service of the BJP culture which accords due respect to each and every citizen of the country.
8. We strive to eradicate corruption in all forms in our society, make sincere effort towards having clean election to ensure that true democracy prevails.
9. We reiterate our strong belief in “Saab ka sath, saab ka vikas (together with all, development of all) which focus on the weaker sections ST, Youth, women as we march ahead to futuristic India through good governance innovations and a reformist vision.