State government along with the Naga Hoho and the Eastern Nagaland Peoples’ Organization (ENPO) would be jointly meeting the officials of Naga Mothers Association (NMA) soon to press the NMA to withdraw the Special Leave Petition filed in the Supreme Court.
When contacted, Naga Hoho president, Chuba Ozukum, told Nagaland Post that at the invitation of state government, the Naga Hoho and ENPO held a meeting with the state government on December 17 last. He said though the issue was deliberated at length, the meeting remained inconclusive and decided to meet the NMA jointly.
Ozukum said the Naga Hoho and ENPO also met the NMA representatives last week, but the meeting was inconclusive.
He reiterated that ENPO and NH appeal to the state government not to notify the municipal poll continues. Ozukum said ENPO and Naga Hoho were also meeting the tribal Hoho presidents besides the tribal Hohos were meeting the chief minister separately and the NMA officials.
On the 15-day ultimatum served on the state government, which expires on December 25, the Hoho president informed that NH and ENPO would discuss further on the issue.
On December 10 last, the two apex organisations served a 15-day ultimatum on chief minister T.R.Zeliang to restore back the resolution adopted by the 11th NLA on September 22,2012; that no notification calling for civic polls be issued; that JACWR withdraw it PIL in the Supreme Court. Asked about state government’s response on notification of the municipal polls, he said state government neither agreed nor rejected.
In the ultimatum, NH and ENPO had said they have arrived at a conclusion that the state government “should not issue the election notification as of now” because even if the state went ahead to implement and conduct civic polls, non-participation of people “would embarrass the government.”