District Congress Committee Dimapur (DCCD) at its January 5 meeting discussed about fielding candidates to the respect civic body wards in Dimapur Municipal Council along with senior party leaders.
According to a press release issued by Hollohon Chishi, general secretary (Adm) DCCD, the meeting also discussed the growing opposition against elections to the Urban Local Bodies by Naga Hoho, NGOs and civil society groups.
After deliberations, the District Congress Committee Dimapur adopted two resolutions-(1) to support the call of Naga Hoho, NGOs and civic societies against holding elections to ULBs as it infringed on the rights and interests of Nagas provided under Article 371A of the Indian constitution; (2) District Congress Committee Dimapur however reserved its right to field candidates for the wards if the stat government proceeded with the decision to hold elections to Urban Local Bodies (ULBs).
It may be mentioned that NPCC on December 27, 2016 had released the party’s manifesto with 17-point objectives for the February 2017 general election to municipal councils and town councils.