NPF accuses NDPP-BJP of violating poll conduct

Alleging violation of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) by the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party-BJP alliance, the NPF party has demanded stringent action against the alliance partners.
A complaint letter to the Nagaland Chief Electoral  Officer from NPF associate press secretary, Atou Liezietsu referred to the directions of the Election Commission of India (ECI) to all ministers and other authorities to not “announce any financial grants in any form or promises thereof” or “make any promise of construction of roads, etc.”
NPF party pointed out that the NDPP-BJP alliance had published full page advertisements in local dailies on February 26 which “blatantly violated the Model Code of Conduct by way of making a slew of promises….”
NPF party in the complaint letter listed the promises as: i) promising 100% funding of Centrally-sponsored schemes for Northeast region (which was earlier in the ratio of 90:10) and to provide 5300 crore for infrastructure in the next three years; ii) promising Rs. 10,000 crore for roads in Nagaland; iii) promising Rs. 3000 crore for Dimapur-Kohima railway line; iv) promising Rs. 800 crore for power connectivity; v) promising Rs. 1800 crore for Kohima Smart City.
Calling this a violation of the Model Code of Conduct, the ruling NPF party demanded that the Election Commission of India take cognizance of these acts as “corrupt practices” and offences under election law and take stringent action as per the law at the earliest.