CPO lauds Nagaland government

DIMAPUR: Chakhesang Public Organisation has appreciated the decision of the newly installed government to repeal the ‘controversial’ Nagaland Municipal Act 2001 in the just concluded 1^st Assembly session and felt that the landmark decision would act as a precursor of restoring people's trust in the government, despite the divergent views on several other issues of public importance confronting society today.

“It is the burning desire of the citizens of the state to live in peace without having to be forced to accept something which is utterly foreign and unacceptable to the people, such as certain parts of the NMA 2001, which posed a clear and present threat to the perpetuation of the Naga people as a whole,” stated a CPO statement issued by its president, Vezuhu Keyho, and the general secretary, Chepetso Koza.

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As the people genuinely respect the authority of an established government, CPO strongly believed that any popular government should, in turn, respect the sentiments and desires of its citizens whom they represent. It expressed expectation from the government to reciprocate by protecting and safeguarding its people from fringe elements, which would harm the congenial socio-cultural atmosphere and the legacy that was bequeathed to them by the forefathers.

CPO has acknowledged the sincerity and commitment shown to the people by the state government led by the chief minister, Neiphiu Rio, and the minister of Power and Parliamentary Affairs, KG Kenye, who initiated the move to repeal the act.

CPO further appealed to the government to have wider consultation and take peoples voice into consideration while framing the NMA. It added that the Chakhesang tribe would always stand with fellow Nagas against all forms of exploitations, unfair appropriation of the land and its resources that belong to them.