I am not a fortune-teller, NPF chief Liezietsu retorts

Dimapur, July 29 (EMN): The president of NPF Dr. Shürhozelie Liezietsu has refuted that he is not a fortune-teller, in reference to the term used by the NDPP in a statement recently. Liezietsu issued a press release on Monday stating that he was a simple Christian who “attend Church on Sundays regularly, sit at the backside, listen to the sermon and come back home happily, eat well and sleep well.” The NPF chief stated that he harbours no ill-will towards anyone. While speaking at an event in Dimapur, Liezietsu maintained, he had said that the NPF was the only viable regional political party representing the identity and the personality of the people of Nagaland. “We have seen many political parties like NNO, NCN, NPP, DLP, NDM, NDP, UNDP came up in the past but all disappeared again, may be due to lack of political ideology and commitment. NPF is the only party that survived against all odds for more than 50 years because this party was handed down to us with a purpose by our elders. “That day in Dimapur, I was speaking to my own party people when I mentioned the names of other political parties that came up and disappeared including NDPP. If NDPP feel hurt, if they feel that they do not belong to that group of political parties, if they feel they are growing from strength to strength every day, let matter end there, I have no argument,” the statement read. He however wondered why the NDPP keeps repeating the same charges “as if the writers of the NDPP are always writing under some chemical influence.” According to him, the NDPP was amused that the BJP government at the Centre had dismissed Liezietsu’s government “because they have played their role well in that drama.” “But for me, I have no regret for it because I have never asked for that chair by myself. I was rather offered or forced to take up the responsibility under compelling situation where Nagas lost two precious lives with more than 20 government offices burnt down in the state capital itself. “We need not go further to find out who was responsible for creating such situation. During my short stay as CM, I have played my part fair. I brought the situation under complete control within one month’s time. It was not me but the providence hands that controlled the situation and the cooperation extended by the people. I am not claiming any credit but I am only telling about what had happened during that short tenure,” he stated. Lizietsu advised the NDPP to focus on writing more about the achievements of its government.