DIMAPUR, MARCH 11 (MExN): The Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) in a counter rejoinder issued today said it was compelled to react to a rejoinder issued on March 10 by the Nagaland People’s Front claiming the DAN Government’s programme celebrating the completion of 3 years in office was a Government function where the Chief Secretary delivered the welcome address and Addl. Chief Secretary chaired the function on March 6 in Kohima.
The DAN, while celebrating 3 years of Achievement, had involved two senior most State Government officials in their Party programme which is a violation of Government Servants Conduct Rules, NPCC Spokesperson TL Merry replied.
“However, when the two Government officials who participated in the Political Party programme remain silent on the issue, the NPF came out sharply (‘acting on behalf’) to justify that the DAN conglomeration’s celebration of the completion of 3 years in office is a Government function.”
The Congress pointed out that the ‘Government Servants Conduct Rules’ which apply to all Government servants “to maintain absolute integrity, maintain devotion to duty and do nothing which is unbecoming of a Government servant”.
Under the Rules, “no Government servant shall be a member of, or be otherwise associated with any political party, nor shall he take part in, subscribe in aid of, or assist in any other manner in any political activity”.
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