Dimapur, June 1 (EMN): The Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) has urged the authorities to book one person named Pankaj Gupta “for making seditious and malicious allegations against the government” in a viral video clip.
“A person who is living beyond the boundaries of the state of Nagaland has no moral right to judge and speak about what is or is not happening in the state,” read a statement issued by the party on Monday.
At a time when the whole world is working towards protecting itself from the Covid-19 pandemic, it is astonishing that questionable people like Pankaj Gupta are taking to social media to spread false and malicious allegations against the government of Nagaland, it stated.
“During such crisis as we are facing today, it is easy for people to comment and propagate baseless and fabricated statements from the confines of their homes without realising or acknowledging the sacrifices the government and the frontline workers are putting in to safeguard the citizens. It is because of such irresponsible statements by people like Pankaj Gupta that demeans and insults the hard work and efforts of the government and all those in the frontline.
“If the person concerned is so sure of the allegations he has made, what is stopping him from facing and challenging the government instead of insinuating himself behind closed doors, in the comfort of his home without stepping into Nagaland while making up stories in his imaginary world? When we as a people are fighting for our survival against the pandemic, people like Pankaj feel the need to take undue advantages of the situation in order to make such malicious statements against the government. In situations such as this, while there is still much to be done, it is in fact the duty of every citizen to rally behind those that are working tirelessly to protect and defend its citizens from being infected by this deadly virus that has gripped us today,” the statement read.
The NDPP also termed it “most unfortunate” that the NPCC “who have been outrightly rejected by the people of the state and having no elected representative in the NLA” have come out attacking the chief minister and the government in recent times.
The NPCC should first realise their failures in addressing the needs of the people when they had been at the helm of affairs in the state, it stated.
“Perhaps the people of the state are facing these difficult times today due to the failure of the then Congress governments in providing and developing the medical and other infrastructures in the state. The NPCC should first explain to the people why their governments in the past had decided to neglect the basic needs of the people before attacking the government of the day who are working round the clock to provide for the safety and well-being of all the citizens.
“While regretting these unfortunate statements whose sole agenda is to target the image of the government of Nagaland and insult the sacrifices of the people working day and night, the NDPP also puts on record once again our appreciation to the PDA government headed by the chief minister and his colleagues, the chief secretary and the entire government officials and all the medical and frontline workers for their dedicated and sincere efforts in battling with this global pandemic,” it stated.
