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The rally decided to reiterate the indication to outline the ACAUT’s the Lokayukta bill 2017, to check demand for free and fair inquiry journey thus far, and the path it is all forms corruptions, misman- by central investigation agencies to most like to take in the future. agement and siphoning of public bring out the truth of siphoning of In the absence of any hard and funds and immediately terminate PDS items, fuel adulteration and cold statistics, the public rally on Fri- all Back door appointments made other developmental funds. day at Dimapur’s Supermarket proved post 6th June 2016 High court 6. The rally resolved to demand CBI to be the “perfect” barometer to assess judgment. If the government of inquiry into MKR Pillai’s case the ACAUT’s journey thus far. While Nagaland fails to act on these de- in disproportionate income and the tone of the rally – exemplified by mands before the end of Septem- involvement in siphoning police highly-charged ventilation of public ber the public will call for all Na- modernization schemes and in- angst – remained the same, the meas- galand bandh. volvement in other fraud case ure of “achievement” of this anti-graft 4. The rally resolved to urge the de- committed by Nagaland cop movement’s was reflected in how the partment of Roads and Bridges turned Kerala billionaire. point of reference of public angst had (R&B) to start maintenance and 7. The rally resolved to support the shifted. A section of the crowd during the rally organised by ACAUT at Naga Shopping Arcade in Dimapur on Friday, August 25. construction of roads and bridges clean election movement spear When the first major ACAUT in Nagaland with the funds al- headed by NBCC and other rally was held on October 31, 2013, mental taxations. It was constituted the part of the state government to the two poems to be read out on the ready drawn by the department churches on the slogan “one man at Dimapur’s iconic Clock Tower, the and the findings submitted in 2015. use the CBI would force the people occasion. Young college-girl Brooke till date. The rally also resolved to one vote” to choose the leader of collective angst of that public gather- However it is yet to be implemented to start “a strike” – not unlike the one Shitiri from Kohima, delivering a fight against looting and misman- my choice. ing was directed at the “illegal taxa- by the government, but the day's reso- announced during the ULB imbroglio passionate poetry reading, had this tion” collected by the various armed lution had no mention of it. – to “close and shut the government message: At times I forget/How today Naga political groups. Consequently, Eastern Mirror’s observation, on system”, the gathering agreed. was once tomorrow/And I will be yester- the gathering decided to adopt the October 31, 2013, that the ACAUT He also led the gathering’s call for day again. Uniting the common peoples’ aspiration now-famous ‘one government, one rally at Clock Tower, Dimapur had the the state legislators to call for a special More than twenty other speakers/ On a hot and humid day, a calm cause, the power grow to be unim- tax’ resolution that day. undertones of a Naga war-cry against assembly session to pass the Lokay- organisations addressed the rally. The crowd – featuring the young and old peded. The change that transpires Almost four years after that Clock multiple taxations was replicated liter- ukta bill in Nagaland, later adopted as overarching message to emerge out of – patiently endured the Dimapur through community participation Tower moment in 2013, the ACAUT ally on Friday even as the rally began a resolution. all the speeches was to combat corrup- temperature to settle themselves for for a common cause is greater than rally at Supermarket on Friday was by three Naga youth sounding the Sema also stated that the govern- tion. ACAUT’s rally. what an individual can achieve be- characterised by its shift from “illegal Naga war-cry. As stated, the tone re- ment of India must “officially call” all Students in their uniform right cause this demonstrates the unity taxation” to corruption in the state mained unchanged, even as the focus the six NNPGs to be included in the Resolutions adopted during ACAUT out of class, and middle-aged group, and approach that we have for a – in the process, encapsulating the shifted more towards corruption from Naga political solution, “as an inde- Rally on August 25: made their way to the Supermar- better society”, conveyed a group of ACAUT’s journey thus far, as well as taxation. pendent entity and not as under the 1. The rally urges the government of ket, the venue for ACAUT’s rally, young men in their traditional scarf the seemingly endless hurdles that lie All the speakers who addressed the NSCN (IM)”. This, he stated, was the India (GoI) to expedite the po- straight from their workplace. and waistcoat. ahead for the anti-corruption move- gathering – claimed to be 50 thousand meaning of inclusiveness. litical process for early and lasting Enthusiastic students told East- “People of Nagaland are frus- ment. people by the organisers – centred “Otherwise there will be a civil political solution to the protracted ern Mirror: “We think there are trated witnessing the corruption While the shift in focus – from il- their speeches on the issue of corrup- war in Nagaland. This is the message Naga political problem by inviting many people whose genuine rights taking place in our state. By coming legal taxation to corruption – might tion, a notable deviation from its first that must reach the government of In- all Naga political groups without are taken away in our state and we and working together, we can ex- seem to suggest that the issue of taxa- rally. But as was the case on that warm dia. This is a message that must reach further delay. The rally also appre- believe we need to stand together press and communicate our genuine tion has somehow been brought un- October morning in 2013, Khekiye K the NSCN (IM)”, Sema said. ciates the coming together of Six and say that it is not acceptable. We disappointment. Together we can der control, the fact that ACAUT has Sema was once again the crowd-puller The presence of youth, who NNPG’s for an inclusive dialogue are here today as an individual in contribute beyond our individual been left to tackle corruption in return, for ACAUT. formed almost 80% of the crowd with GoI. solidarity for one common cause- demand. Participation is important typifies one of English languages’ fa- Sema led the crowd’s chorus for gathered on Friday, was also put in 2. The rally urges the GOI to remove against corruption”. and we all have something to con- vourite clichés: out of the frying pan a CBI inquiry (central investigation proper context. According to Sema, the unconstitutional posts of Advi- “Society becomes more signifi- tribute for the cause of ACAUT”, into the fire. agencies) into numerous cases of cor- “You are the leaders of tomorrow. sor and Parliamentary Secretaries cant when it consist of the entire commented a former student who Another resolution from 2013 was ruption committed by the government We are here to stand by you, but it is in the state of Nagaland in terms community and when members of had come all the way from Mon dis- the formation of a high powered com- of Nagaland, which was later adopted for you to fight”. of the honorable Supreme Court the community rally for a unified trict be part of the rally. mittee to look into the non-govern- as one of the resolutions. Failure on This was also echoed in one of Judgment Dated 26-7-2017 passed Liezietsu's NPF CEC questions public for not agitating 30 die in violence after Dera Dimapur, August 25 could be an "indication that unheard of Interim Presi- short notice" . (EMN): The Central Ex- the Nagas are not satisfied dent" and called upon the On being asked about ecutive Council of the NPF with the present arrange- Naga people that it is a joke the number of CEC mem- chief is held guilty of rape party led by their president ment and provisions of the being played by a "charla- bers that attended today's Dr. Shurhozeilie Liezutsu Constitution of India". tan". meeting, one of the attend- Chandigarh, August 25 went up in flames. In Lam- today questioned why the However the CEC ap- The CEC also resolved ees told Eastern Mirror that (IANS): At least 30 people bi town in Punjab's Muk- Naga public did not agitate preciated the "determina- to fight the legal battles in 112 members attended the were killed on Friday as tsar district, masked men against the decision of the tion" of Prime Minister the Courts of law instead meeting.