Dimapur, Jan. 26: Naga People’s Front (NPF) expressed surprise on the utterances of certain individuals or section of political party, who are already in the ULB poll fray as full-fledged party candidates, “that they would only forfeit their candidatures, only after other political parties including NPF do first.”
NPF Media and Press Bureau termed the statement ‘malicious, lacks discipline and an outright exposure of their very attitude’ adding their candidatures are bereft of vision and without an iota of agenda to benefit the masses through their participation.
It said NPF, with modest approach and positive intention for multidimensional uplift of the State and its citizen, selected its candidates to contest the municipal and town council elections. NPF said it was necessitated at a juncture when the State government and civil society organisations representing all communities in particular and people from all walks of life in general are striving to uphold and promote reconciliation, unity and social and political order, with ceaseless effort to ensure ushering in permanent peace and stability, conducive for progress and development on all fronts.
Accordingly, it said the party’s vibrant candidates, having filed their nominations on oath, are waiting for the appointed day for the elections.
Given the constitutional opportunity to contest and get elected, its said these promising NPF candidates are all set to work full swing, affecting developmental progress in their respective areas and deliver the goods in a befitting manner, upholding the party’s principles and ideology.
While reiterating that it respects the sentiments of the people, it said NPF is also the only political front that has taken upon the task of strengthening the pillars of democracy in our society.
Stating that inordinate amount of time and energy has been squandered ever since the tenure of the first municipal and town council elections held in 2004, it hoped that good sense will prevail among all stakeholders to arrive at an amicable settlement as to enable harmonious conduct of the slated ULB polls.
