More nominations in Mokokchung district; town closes on Saturday

Mokokchung, Jan. 7: Four intending candidates from Tuli and seven candidates from Mangkolemba in Mokokchung district today filed their nomination papers for the town council elections in February.

In Tuli, three independent candidates and a BJP ticket holder filed their nominations on Saturday. As per a delayed report, another independent, a woman, an intending candidate for the Tuli Town Council elections filed nomination papers yesterday, Friday.

Till now the number of intending candidates who have filed their nominations for the nine seats for Tuli Town Council has come to 14, out of which nine are from the NPF; four are independents, and a BJP candidate.

The total number of women who have their nomination papers for Tuli has come to four while three are from the NPF and one being an independent.
In Mongkolemba, four independents and three BJP ticket holders have filed their nomination papers today, bringing the total to 13 candidates for nine seats of the Mongkolemba Town Council. The 13 candidates include six NPF, four independents, and three BJP tickets holders. The number of women for Mongkolemba Town Council Election is four.

In Mokokchung town, there is still no nomination even on day-5, Saturday, as the Ao Senden, AKM, Ayim Asem Lika (Land Owners from Mokokchung, Ungma, and Khensa villages), and the All Ward Union Mokokchung Town volunteers stood vigil at the Mokokchung deputy commissioner’s office against the nomination proceeding.

Closure of business in Mokokchung

Earlier today, the Ao Senden, AKM, Ayim Asem Lika (Land Owners from Mokokchung, Ungma, and Khensa villages), and All Ward Union Mokokchung Town imposed total closure of shops around Mokokchung town from 11:00 to 5:00 pm.

After the successful picking of the Mokokchung DC’s office, C Angang Jamir, the acting president of the Ao Senden addressed volunteers. He reminded that the Ao Senden, along with Ayim Asem Lika and All Ward Union Mokokchung Town still stand on their resolution to boycott the proposed municipal and town council elections and prohibit Ao citizens from contesting the polls.

Jamir added that volunteers from the Ao Senden, AKM, Landowners of Mokokochung Town and All Ward Union Mokokchung Town will continue to pick the deputy commissioner’s office and stand vigil, in regard to the extension of the filing of nomination dates to January 9 by the state election commission.

Briefing media persons at Penli Ward Community Hall, the Ao Senden condemned the extension of nomination date and asked “why the government is extending the filing of nomination date in the interest of some from few persons when people does not wish to have elections for urban bodies because it infringe upon Naga customary law and practices.”

They also asserted that the move of the government will make the situation ‘grimmer.’ It warned that ‘any incident’ related to the issue will be solely placed on the government as having been responsible for.

Meanwhile, the Ao Senden has called upon citizens to gather at the Mokokchung deputy commissioner’s office premises at 8:30 am on Sunday.