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NAGENG/2002/07906 DIMAPUR, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2017 NPF youth wing writes to Speaker Community decries murder; Our Correspondent working president Bend- whip and Kuzholuzo Nienu Kohima, Oct. 25 (EMN): angtoshi Longchar. as leader of the NPF legisla- The NPF Youth Wing, MP, MLAs respond to ture party, the MP said that which is currently stag- rival group’s ultimatum these appointments were demands death penalty ing an indefinite ‘peace- for reconciliation made by the president of the ful dharna (sit-in protest) Rajya Sabha MP and party and for which, it will Staff Reporter outside the Civil Secre- secretary general of Dr. stand scrutiny of any court Dimapur, Oct. 25 (EMN): Hun- tariat Kohima, has issued Shürhozelie Liezietsu-led of law. Towards this end, dreds of people converged at a representation to the Naga People’s Front (NPF), he demanded that the NLA the Deluxe Point in Dimapur on Nagaland Legislative As- KG Kenye today scoffed at speaker adjudicate justice to Wednesday protesting the brutal sembly (NLA) speaker the rival NPF group led all the cases pending in his murder of a woman, Alino Lotha, Dr. Imtiwapang Aier on by Neiphiu Rio and TR office at the earliest. on Oct. 25. The protestors have Wednesday that the youth Zeliang for serving 7 days MLA Yitachu in his demanded the death penalty to the wing would continue its ultimatum to the former to speech said the party was perpetrator. dharna until the time the reconcile with them. fighting not only for the “Our key message is an end to speaker issues “appropri- Speaking outside the rights of the present 10 the violence against women that is ate speaking orders as per Civil Secretariat Kohima NPF MLAs but for the on the rise, the right of a woman rules”. where the NPF central MLAs who have joined the to live whatsoever her profession The youth wing re- youth wing are staging an rival camp, for their future. maybe and the choice of a wom- minded the speaker that indefinite dharna (sit-in Taking a dig on the reso- an should be respected,” said sec- the indefinite dharna protest) against the inac- lution of the rival group retary of the Naga Women Hoho was launched to register tion of NLA speaker Dr. which was stated to have of Dimapur Vimeno Liegise at its protest against the il- Imtiwapang Aier on several been taken on Oct. 24, the the event. legality committed by issues relating to the state MLA said the resolutions Further, she strongly de- the speaker’s office and assembly, Kenye said the clearly showed the ‘nerv- nounced the abuse of social media frequently abusing the rival group has no author- ousness’ of the rival group by ‘internet warriors’ who alleg- Constitution of India as ity to call the genuine party and that they have lost their edly circulated pictures which may well as the NLA rules to reconcile with them. way out. be disturbing for the victim’s fam- and regulations. Stating Rather, it is the NPF party “If they claim them- ily; besides the issue of ‘character that it was not convinced (led by Liezietsu) who has selves as majority to take assassination’ through social me- of the reasons cited by all the authority and liberty over the party, why they are dia in which, she said, the Nagas the speaker in his clarifi- to judge if the expelled and asking Dr. Shürhozelie and were ‘good at.’ She cautioned in- cation issued on Oct. 23, suspended NPF members the party to reconcile and dividuals to be sensitive and aware the youth wing was of the were fit to be reconciled join them,” Yitachu ques- when circulating news without view that the clarification with and include them into tioned. He asserted that validation. was ‘just beating around the party fold. Rio and Zeliang’s group Likewise, the chairman of the bush to confuse the He also rubbished the knows that without Dr. the Lotha Hoho of Dimapur E general public’. It stated rival group’s statement Shürhozelie, they cannot Kikon condemned the incident as EM Images/ Caisii Mao its view that the speaker about reconciliation, stat- proceed further. barbaric and has demanded the Naga women attend a rally organised by the Lotha Hoho Dimapur against the murder of a woman, in Dimapur on Wednesday, October 25. should have passed ap- ing, the Election Commis- He stated that the only law-enforcing agency to ‘register propriate order to the ef- sion of India (ECI) letter way to salvage the future of the case without any bias.’ He Elumyo Ekhung Chairman Re- Women Hoho of Dimapur Nung- Ekhung and Naga Women Hoho fect where he cited the dated Oct. 17 had never the ‘rebel MLAs’ is for them lamented that ‘unpleasant inci- nathung Ezung, Dimapur Lotha shirenla Aier and Lotha Eloe Ek- Dimapur; police security must reason for the pendency mentioned anything on to realize their mistake and dents’ against women was on the Youth Organisation President hung President Sungsalo Lotha. be provided to the family of the of the disqualification pe- reconciliation but clearly return back to the party rise. Mhonchumo Ovung, Dimapur The memorandum stated: In deceased and children immedi- tition was the unfortunate directed the party to con- fold. However, he pointed, Shops remained closed during Sumi Totimi President Hokali failing to impose the death penal- ately until the family feel secure demise of the petitioner vene a general convention it is now purely upto the the rally. Movement of vehicles V Chishi, and Naga Council Di- ty in reference to section 302, the from any harassment; social me- (Kiyanilie Peseyie), which and allow the active mem- party leaders whether to ac- was restricted during the event. mapur Action Committee Con- administration must hand over dia users must be refrained by the rendered the proceedings bers of the party to decide commodate them or not. Though the turnout for the venor Vekhosayi Nyekha. the case to be tried under Naga administration ‘not to distort the infructuous in the legal the present political crisis. Also speaking on the rally was discouraging, the speak- In a memorandum addressed customary law within one month; case into mob attack.’ parlance. On the chief whip and occasion, MLA Thong- ers at the event strongly demanded to the Dimapur district session any lawyer or political pressure The rally was led by the Lotha On the appointment of MLAs disqualification is- wang Konyak said that the that the law-enforcing agencies judge, the protestors listed out a should not intervene the case for Hoho of Dimapur, Lotha Eloe Kuzholuzo Nienu as the sue, Kenye is confident that the more trouble the rival be unbiased with the proceeding number of demands. The memo- bail or divulge the punishment Ekhung of Dimapur, Lotha Youth leader of the NPF legisla- once the NPF (on Liezi- group created, the stronger of the case and to deliver justice. randum was appended by, among to life imprisonment without the Organization, and Dimapur Lotha ture party, the youth wing etsu’s side) proved its le- the party on this side will The speakers included Dimapur others, the president of the Naga consent of the complainant, Eloe Students’ Union. stated that the speaker’s gitimacy in the impending go on. He urged the party explanation that the mat- general convention, the is- workers to stand firm, and ter was under reference sue would automatically be also demanded that the High Court directs ECI on for legal opinion, was settled. He opined that the speaker should perform his NIA to issue summons to NSCN-K vague. It maintained that ECI, being the custodian duty according to the rules New Delhi/Kohima, Oct. of Nagaland. Nagaland and Manipur. speaker Aier should have and the guardian of every laid down in the constitu- 25 (IANS): The NIA is Twelve mobile phones, "The government wants VVPAT during state elections listed his queries for legal political party in the coun- tion of India and not to likely to issue summons to three laptops, a hard disk to know the source of the Dimapur, Oct. 25 (EMN): together, the ballot papers opinion as well as the date try, can never be influenced misuse the highest office. Shelly Sumi, wife of Niki and 33 documents were money... No one is above The Gauhati High Court should be used in place of issued, to whom queries by ‘Rio and TR group’. MLA R Tohanba Sumi, the "General" of the also seized, it said. the law," he said. Kohima Bench has direct- the EVM. were sent and the time to He also said that the ECI, maintained that the NLA Myanmar-based National The raids were part of NIA officials said the ed the Election Commis- In reply the court had furnish replies. which knows thoroughly speaker can never escape Socialist Council of Naga- its ongoing case against seized money was suspect- sion of India to ‘take all directed the ECI to ensure In view of the above, the constitution of NPF by keeping the cases pend- land-Khaplang, and others them for extorting people ed to have been extorted possible steps’ to conduct all possible steps are taken the NPF youth wing al- and understanding that ing and that sooner or later, over a case of terror fund- and sending the money from the public or govern- the 2018 Legislative As- to conduct the upcoming leged that speaker is only there is a mechanism to he (Aier) has to dispose the ing in Nagaland, an official to Myanmar to fund the ment servants and meant sembly elections with the elections with the use of delaying the process and resolve the present political matter in whichever favour said on Wednesday.