Effect of CAA will slowly come in form of population politics: Dr Shürhozelie
Naga People’s Front (NPF) President and former Chief Mnisiter, Dr Shürhozelie Liezietsu. (Morung File Photo)
DIMAPUR, JANUARY 31 (MExN): Naga People’s Front (NPF) president Dr Shürhozelie Liezietsu has called upon the people to “know the true colour of Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 and its long term perspective.”
Addressing the NPF Kohima Division leadership conference here at NPF central office, Dr Shürhozelie said that many convincing points may have been highlighted by certain leaders supporting the Act like incorporation of ILP (BEFR 1873) in the Act, exemption of Nagaland State. These may sound good but all these are for cover up of the real motive behind this Act. The effect will come slowly in the form of ‘population politics,’ he asserted.
Dr Shürhozelie said people will not feel the pain instantly, but it will develop with very low intensity and without much awareness for a long time. It will keep on increasing its impact and intensity year by year in due course of time, a press statement issued by NPF Kohima Division stated.
He expressed apprehension that the CAA might uproot the very existence of the people of Northeast unless they took a strong stand and went against it.
The NPF President also reiterated that the party will always stand to support the secularism of the people. He asserted that the NPF signifies the identity of the Naga people and is deeply rooted with the Naga people and Naga nationalism and can be considered as the ‘guardian of the Naga people.’
Ex MLA, Kropol Vitsu, ex official candidate of NPF, Dr Tseilhoutuo Rhütso and Kohima CEC member, Medoselhou Keretsü also spoke on the occasion.
A number of resolutions were adopted on the occasion. In the first, the Kohima Division congratulated Dr Shürhozelie Liezietsu for being re-elected as the President of the NPF for the tenure 2020-24 and resolved to uphold the leadership of the President and TR Zeliang as Leader of NPF Legislature Party Wing.
The Kohima Division appreciated the Government of India (GoI) and the Naga National Political Groups for their tireless effort in giving positive steps towards Naga political problem and appealed to all the Naga National Workers and the GoI to expedite the on-going political talk and bring to a logical and amicable settlement.
Further, the division also appeal to all other NNPGs who have not joined the peace process to reconsider their decisions as desired by the Naga People. The Kohima Division fully supported the resolution adopted by the Central Executive Council dated 31st January 2019 to oppose the CAB/CAA.
