WWW.EASTERNMIRRORNAGALAND.COM EASTERN MIRROR Natalie Portman feared Relieved Rafa survives test as India has shown it won’t hesitate to being objectified by men cross border – Rajnath | P8 from young age | P10 Dimitrov ousts Kyrgios | P12 NATION ENTERTAINMENT SPORTS VOL. XVII NO. 21 | PAGES 12 ` 4/- RNI NO. NAGENG/2002/07906 DIMAPUR, MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 2018 President disqualifies 20 AAP MLAs Want solution to ‘insurgency’ Party says it will approach the court to oppose ‘unconstitutional, unethical and biased decision’ New Delhi, Jan. 21 (IANS): In a big blow to Delhi's issue before elections – Naga Hoho ruling AAP, President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday New Delhi, Jan. 21 (PTI): NSCN-IM. The Naga Hoho presi- people a Naga peace accord began shortly after the approved the Election Com- The Naga Hoho, an apex "All tribals, civil society, dent said the home minister was more important than country's independence. mission's recommenda- Naga tribal body, today ob- political leaders have come told them the Centre would elections and therefore, it The insurgent group's tion to disqualify 20 of its jected to the holding of together and said in once continue its peace initia- had become imperative to key demand to integrate MLAs in the office of profit elections in Nagaland next voice that they want a solu- tive in Nagaland, and asked defer polls for peace and the Naga- inhabited areas of case. While the BJP hailed month before the issue of tion to the Naga issue be- them to cooperate in the tranquillity. Arunachal Pradesh, Assam the move, the AAP said it insurgency in the state is fore elections," Naga Hoho election process. Expectations for a last- and Manipur has already would approach the courts resolved and indicated that president Chuba Ozukum "The home minister ing peace have soared in been rejected by the central against it. it may ask political parties told PTI here. said the central government insurgency-hit Nagaland government. The Congress, howev- to boycott the polls. The 60-member Naga- is committed to finding a after the Centre and the President Ram Nath Ko- er, accused the BJP and A delegation of the land Assembly will go to political solution," he said. National Socialist Council vind had in November 2017 the Election Commission Naga Hoho, which has been polls on February 27. Ozukum said the Naga of Nagaland (Isak-Muivah) said Nagaland was at the for delaying the disquali- camping in the national Asked about their Hoho would take a final entered a framework agree- threshold of making history fication to help AAP get its capital for the last few days, course of action, Ozukum decision on its stand after ment in 2015. as the final agreement on nominees elected to the met several central lead- said: "We will be compelled consultations with political The NSCN-IM has been the issue would be arrived Rajya Sabha. ers, including Home Min- to ask candidates not to leaders and other civil soci- engaging in peace talks at shortly. Following the Presi- ister Rajnath Singh and contest the polls." ety groups. with the Centre's inter- Nagaland Governor PB dent's approval, the Union voiced their opposition to "At any cost, we do not Earlier this month, the locutor since 1997, when Acharya had on September Law and Justice Ministry the polls before a peace want polls. The people of Naga Hoho had conveyed it announced a ceasefire 19 said the vexed Naga issue issued a notification saying pact between the Centre Nagaland want solution not to Prime Minister Naren- agreement after a bloody would be resolved within that the President has held and the Naga rebel group elections," he said. dra Modi that for the Naga insurgency movement that the next few months. that the 20 members of the Delhi Legislative Assembly stand disqualified under 15 (1) (a) of the Government of Jacob Zhimomi Former Congress leader National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) Act. PTI These 20 MLAs are Alka AAP leader Alka Lamba at a party meeting. Lamba is one of the 20 resigns from NLA Lamba, Adarsh Shastri, San- AAP MLAs who have been disqualified from the Delhi Assembly. Chishi makes eye at BJP jeev Jha, Rajesh Gupta, Kai- Kohima Bureau MLA Jacob Zhimomi resigns lash Gehlot, Vijendra Garg, comed the approval, saying Constitution is supreme Kohima, Jan. 21 (EMN): from the Assembly! All set to Praveen Kumar, Sharad the decision had contrib- and is the law of the land With the countdown to join @BJPNagaland,” Kikon Kumar, Madan Lal Khu- uted to the protection of and has been protected the general elections in tweeted. fiya, Shiv Charan Goyal, democratic values. by our judiciary time and Nagaland set in motion, While sources close to Sarita Singh, Naresh Yadav, "With his speedy de- again," said party supremo new developments in the Zhimomi confirmed his Rajesh Rishi, Anil Kumar, cision, the President has Arvind Kejriwal. state’s political scene con- resignation as MLA and Som Dutt, Avtar Singh, Su- made a major contribution He said that his party tinue to emerge. On Sun., the decision to join BJP, the khvir Singh Dala, Manoj towards protecting demo- got 67 seats in the 70-mem- it was learned that N Jacob move has come as a sur- Kumar, Nitin Tyagi and Jar- cratic values. ber Delhi assembly by Zhimomi, an independent prise to many as Zhimomi nail Singh. "People of Delhi feel God's grace because after member of the twelfth Na- had stood firm with the The Election Commis- that these AAP MLAs must three years, 20 of his party's galand Legislative Assembly Naga People’s Front (NPF) sion on Friday recommend- return all financial benefits MLAs were going to be de- (NLA) from 5th Ghaspani-I supremo Dr. Shürhozelie ed disqualification of the they have taken after the clared disqualified. assembly constituency has Liezietsu during the NPF's 20 AAP MLAs for holding date on which a circular Kejriwal's media advi- resigned from the assembly. internal tussle for power office of profit as Parlia- on their appointment and sor Nagendar Sharma said In a letter addressed to which started from July EM Images mentary Secretaries, giving facilities was issued," said "Modi government's ap- the NLA's speaker, dated 2017 and till the end of the Former Chief Minister KL Chishi with his supporters at Dimapur on Jan. 21. its opinion to the President state party chief Manoj Ti- pointed EC's" order was Jan. 20, Zhimomi discreetly year. It was during this pe- on a complaint by advocate wari. silent on MLAs not being yet tersely informed of his riod that the NPF had an- Eastern Mirror Desk had ‘made false promises’ since 2008 to Prashant Patel, a member Congress Delhi chief given an opportunity to be decision to resign from the nounced its decision to Dimapur, Jan. 21 (EMN): Former chief bring solution to the Naga talks within six of the Hindu Legal Cell, in Ajay Maken said that if the heard. twelfth house. sever ties with the BJP. minister of Nagaland KL Chishi who re- months. June 2015, who petitioned decision of disqualifica- "What was their pecu- The Bharatiya Janata Zhimomi’s resignation signed from the Nagaland Pradesh Con- There is ‘unreasonable’ corruption in then President Pranab tion had come earlier, the niary gain and there is no Party's (BJP) MLA and co- from the assembly is the gress Committee (NPCC) and Indian Na- the present government and the worst Mukherjee against the ap- AAP could not have been mention of latest Supreme convener of the BJP elec- third this month with Y tional Congress (INC) on Jan.20 said that five years in the history of Nagaland have pointments. able to get its candidates Court 2014 judgment on tion campaign for Naga- Patton from Tiyi assembly the decision was “hard and extreme” after been produced by the current govern- The application by Patel elected to the Rajya Sabha, office of profit" land Mmhonlumo Kikon constituency in Wokha dis- being in the party for more than a decade. ment, Chishi claimed. He accused the said 21 AAP MLAs, includ- and alleged a deal between "Mark my words: This took to social media on Sun. trict resigning on Jan. 9, and The politician told a press conference state's government of draining the state ing Jarnail Singh (Rajouri the AAP and the BJP, which non-opinion by puppet evening announcing Zhi- Vikho-o Yhoshü, MLA from on Sun. that his resignation was caused by exchequer, robbing funds meant for the Garden) who resigned to explained why the disquali- EC and considered order momi’s resignation from the southern Angami-I as- ‘trust deficit in spite of repeated submis- people and development, and ridiculed ‘it contest the Punjab Assem- fication was delayed by over of President will lead to the NLA and that the lat- sembly constituency putting sion and advice to the appropriate author- is a shameful thing for our state legislators bly polls last year, were a month. The AAP said that humiliation of institutions, ter was ‘all set’ to join BJP. down his papers on Jan. 20. ity of INC for the last over one year.’ to go to Kaziranga for their selfish needs.’ appointed Parliamentary it will now approach the like in Uttarakhand and “Winds of change in #Naga- The NLA, a house of 60, now The veteran politician, who intends Chishi went on to disclose that the Secretaries to Ministers in High Court against this "ex- Arunachal cases," he said. land politics! Independent stands with 56 members.