Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wokha Unit has informed that it held an emergency meeting along with its frontal and Mandal office bearers of 37th, 39th and 40th Mandals on August 2 wherein the house “unanimously” resolved to demand “immediate” replacement of vice president, Nagaland State Unit BJP and in-charge of Wokha district, James Vizo, “for the greater interest of the party workers of Wokha district.”
In a press note, BJP Wokha Unit alleged that James Vizo “failed to adhere to the party constitution and acted blindly without proving the majority of the party workers in the district. The favouritism played by the Wokha in-charge and paving ways for some vested interest party workers of 38th Mandal is highly condemned for the unconstitutional and infringement of the party constitutional rights.”
BJP Wokha stated that the house unanimously resolved and re-affirmed the presidentship of James Patton who “was constitutionally elected on November 15, 2015 by the majority of the Mandals in the presences of the District Election Officer (DEO) as per the notification issued from the centre according to the party constitution.”
In this regard, BJP Wokha demanded from the state president, Nagaland Unit BJP to review and revoke the appointment order issued on July 25, 2016 and retain James Patton as the president of BJP Wokha Unit at the earliest in order to safeguard the party constitution.
Further, BJP Wokha also declared “null and void” the district executive meeting convened on July 21 by some party workers of 38th Mandal, Wokha unit BJP, as it was held without the knowledge of the Wokha district office bearers, frontals, and the three Mandal office bearers of the 37th, 39th & 40th constituencies.