NSF amps ‘solution before election’ campaign

Kohima Bureau Kohima, Jan. 16 (EMN): As a run-up to its proposed mass rally to be held on Jan. 23 at Kohima, the Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) on Tuesday launched a poster campaign in the capital town, appealing to the government of India to expedite the ongoing Indo-Naga political talks and ‘seal the deal’ before the forthcoming state general assembly election. With the state general election due early this year, the NSF is apprehensive that an election might create confusion and delay the ongoing dialogue for an early solution, an official of the federation said. He informed that the poster campaign will be carried out across Naga areas which fall under NSF jurisdiction, until Jan. 23. Slogans such as: ‘We Want Solution, Not Election’, ‘No Solution, No Election’, ‘Naga Solution for Better Tomorrow’, ‘Settle the ongoing Indo-Naga peace process before state assembly election’ etc. were printed on posters pasted at various strategic locations in Kohima. Another official of the student body said the poster campaign was being carried out as a message to the government of India and the Election Commission, requesting them not to conduct the looming assembly election in the state in order to avoid hampering the ongoing talks between the Centre and Naga political groups which is stated to be at a final stage.