Correspondent
KOHIMA, NOV 10 (NPN): Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) president and Lok Sabha MP S. Supongmeren Jamir has called upon party workers to begin preparations for the upcoming elections, stressing the need for strong grassroots organisation, capable leadership and unity within the party.
Addressing an exclusive meeting of Phek District Congress leaders and frontal organisation heads at Phek Town on November 9, Supongmeren said grassroots committees should identify loyal and capable leaders who could emerge as consensus candidates.
He urged Assembly Constituency Congress Committees (ACCCs), in coordination with the District Congress Committee (DCC), to actively identify suitable candidates from within the INC who possess the potential to secure electoral victories.
While underscoring the primary role of ACCCs in selecting and recommending intending candidates, Supongmeren assured that the NPCC would remain open to consultations and extend support whenever required. He also emphasised the importance of teamwork and coordination among party leaders and workers.
Calling for balanced representation within the party structure, Supongmeren directed the Phek DCC to convene an immediate meeting to recommend candidates for the vacant NPCC vice-president post and a DISHA member position.
Anticipating an increase in new entrants to the party, he cautioned leaders against internal divisions and urged them to maintain consensus while assessing prospective members fairly and without bias.
Supongmeren further appealed for unity among party workers and advised members to bring organisational concerns and issues requiring resolution to the attention of NPCC general secretary and Phek district in-charge N. Rosy Thompson and NPCC working president and zonal in-charge Khriedi Theunuo.
On the issue of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, Supongmeren credited the protests and campaigns undertaken by the INC and the INDIA bloc with achieving significant progress. However, he maintained that the resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar remained the ultimate objective.
Also addressing the gathering, NPCC working president Khriedi Theunuo thanked party members for their commitment to the Congress ideology and urged them to demonstrate complete unity ahead of the visit of AICC observers.
Theunuo observed that the SIR issue had gained nationwide significance and could emerge as a major campaign issue in the forthcoming general elections. NPCC general secretary Akuonuo Miachieo informed the meeting that physical enrolment forms would be used for party membership enrolment due to technical difficulties with the digital system. She urged party workers who had not yet collected the forms to obtain them from the NPCC office in Kohima.
Presidents of all ACCCs under Phek district, along with Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) member Vaprumu Demo, also addressed the meeting.