Nagaland AAP declares it has no truck with NPF

Dimapur, May 23 (EMN): The Nagaland unit of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has refuted the claim made by the Naga People’s Front (NPF) that the former had participated in an NPF election rally to support the opposition’s candidate to the Lok Sabha by-election. A statement from the party on Friday informed that there was ‘no such decision taken to join the NPF’ or participate in the rally. “It brings to the public notice that Mr. Akavi Zhimomi had been moving around on his individual interest for personal benefits by meeting Dr. Liezietsu (Shurhozelie; NPF’s president) and joined the NPF rally which was held in Dimapur on 24th May, 2018. “AAP Nagaland informs the citizens of the state that there is no such party working president in AAP as per to the constitution of the party and no existence of artificial state convener as claimed by Mr. Akavi Zhimomi,” it read. Also, it stated that the ‘AAP central body’ has no interest in the Lok Sabha by-election and has directed the Nagaland unit not to participate. “AAP Nagaland has only one convener, Dr. S Amos Longkumer, and one spokesperson, Dr. L Chuhwanglim, who were directly appointed by the AAP central body on 17th May, 2016 along with other 13 executive members and no further change has been made till today. Anyone who claims the position of convener and executive members of the party apart from the officially appointed body by the AAP central body, is ruining his/her own image before the common citizens,” it stated.