NPF holds thanksgiving service

Naga People’s Party (NPF) has held a thanksgiving service at the Central office, Kohima, today along with the chief minister and his esteemed colleagues of the NPF party legislators after winning the motion of confidence in the floor of house. All party functionaries led by its president, Dr. Shurhozelie Liezetsu, attended the thanksgiving meeting.
Dr. Shurhozelie Liezetsu, in his speech, has thanked God for the party’s victory in the floor of the house with TR Zeliang, chief minister, wining cent percent vote of confidence. He has congratulated the chief minister and his esteemed colleagues for winning the trust vote creating world record in the history of parliamentary system of government winning 100% vote in favour of the motion. He expressed his profound gratitude to the alliance partners and the Congress legislators for voting in favour of government.
“This time is found to be little different, the crisis is costlier in terms of time, money and services. Very confusing rumours spread till the last minute generated by the dissident group. The party men and women, who stood together to counter the most complicated crisis created by the Money Power leaders, complicating the established law and mimicking our stand by the dissident. We are aware that these few rich peoples backgrounds, including their parents, so their accumulated wealth used against party government for their selfish gain is an amassed fund when they were in power,” said Shurhozelie in his speech.
The president also reminded the party legislators to be aware of the three organs of the state, legislature, executive and judiciary while delivering effective governance for public interest.
The mocking cry of the dissident group about deficits, pointing fingers to TR Zeliang’s eight months old government is in fact the creation of N Rio government. TR Zeliang government has not received a single rupee from centre and there is no question of misusing fund, when he had not presented a single budget of his government, he added.
He said a new chapter has opened for legislators to learn through this crisis and urged all legislators not to waste time but dedicate full time service to implement the awaited projects before the end of this financial year to use all the money for the earmarked projects judiciously.
He stated that the crisis must be taken as blessing in disguise as a test of filtration both for party and legislators. “I was very much impressed by the way our hon’ble legislators prayed and fasted every day in their camp”, and this spirit should continue while in power as Christian legislators,” Liezetsu said and added that the CM be given due respect and honor with dignity.
Appreciating the party leaders/ workers for their sincere efforts and work during the month long crisis, the president said that we have seen the light for which he expressed his profound gratitude, calling upon all to be more careful so that such ugly incident does not happen again.
Meanwhile, the chief minister, TR Zeliang has thanked “God for being with us till the end.” He also thanked the party president, Dr. Shurhozelie, and all ranks and file, NLA Speaker and the Deputy Speaker, for upholding the constitution as well as the party chief whip for firmly standing for the party government.
“Today, we have won the trust vote with unprecedented record. Unfortunately most of the party legislators have gone to dissident camp misled by some vested interest leaders led by two of our MPs. Throughout the crisis, the dissidents were offensive and we were defensive and yet, truth prevailed at the end, despite their daily manufactured lies to keep party legislators in their confinement,” the chief minister said.
“When the ECI issued order yesterday in reply to their petition of taking over the party and symbol, they misinterpreted the order to their favour and spread all wild rumours. The dissident group prayed on their half way to kohima in their bus, mistaking the Election Commission of India’s Order Dt. 4th Feb. 2015 as in their favour, he added.
The ECI has given us time to substantiate our stand the party which will be done very soon, the CM said, and added that, we will continue to run the government in the larger interest of the general public, together with the party workers for the interest of all.
KG Kenye. secretary general of the NPF, while delivering vote of thanks, expressed profound gratitude to party legislators, Independent MLAs, NCP, BJP and the Congress for voting in favour of the Party Government under the CM TR Zeliang.
He said “This being one of the worst crises the party has come across, we have experienced the twin crisis at the same time which is unusual, but with the victory on our side.” He has appreciated the unfailing stewardship of the party men and women for marching through the valley of darkness.
He said February 5 would be a red letter day for the party as well as the Nagas, as for the first time Nagas would run the government without a single opposition in the Assembly for Nagas.
Chairman of the programme and Working President, Huska yepthomi, read the scripture from Psalm 118, calling the meeting to order and Invocation prayer offered by life member cell chairman of the party Pinyimthung. The gathering sang the congregational hymn “Guide me, O Thou Great Jehovah”
S Shingnyu Khiam, Vice president, delivered welcome address, expressing overwhelming gratitude to the Legislator who withstood the most challenging moment and bringing victory to the party government in the floor test.
The central NPF women wing and Kohima division felicitated the legislators party president with the flower buggies.The thanks giving service concluded with the mass spoken prayer.