With the ongoing crisis within the state BJP failing to end, the Political Affairs Committee (PAC) of the state BJP held an emergency meeting and resolved to urge the Central leadership to intervene at the earliest.
In a press note, state BJP PAC convener, Dr. T.M. Lotha said the committee held an emergency meeting in Kohima on June 3 to take stock of the crisis during which several resolutions were adopted and forwarded to the Central leadership.
Dr. T.M. Lotha said 10 district presidents had written to the high command to remove the party president within May 30, 2017 failing which they warned to take further action.
As the district presidents and youth party leaders have come together and were on a Dharna for removal of the party president, the BJP unit said such a serious development ahead of the forthcoming general election needed immediate intervention. In this regard PAC requested Central leaders “to immediately come and settle the issue and save the party.”
PAC also termed the sacking of nine senior party functionaries as unconstitutional and dictatorial in nature, since it was done so without consulting the state office bearers and party legislators. It said PAC after its last meeting (May 25, 2017) asked the president to review the decision and reinstate the nine members to their original positions citing reasons that were all senior dedicated party workers.
However, till today, PAC said the president had failed to comply with the appeal. Therefore, PAC said it had recommended that all nine senior party functionaries be reinstated with immediate effect.
Further, PAC pointed out that the president also suspended three senior party members without any reason and without consulting the office bearers and party legislators, “simply on the pretext of shouting against party leaders, which is totally unfounded and concocted version of the party president.”
The PAC has therefore recommended immediate revocation of the suspension order, saying “their participation and contribution in the party is indispensable in view of the forthcoming general election.”
The PAC also objected to the decision of the president for issuing an order to shift the party’s head office from Dimapur to Kohima. This was also done without any prior consultations in the State Executive Committee meeting and without any consultations with the party legislators, PAC added. In this regard, PAC has asked that the order be kept in abeyance with immediate effect.
Meanwhile, PAC has recommended that “henceforth, there should be proper consultations and coordination within the party functionaries and the party legislators. And that no major decision such as shifting of party head office from Dimapur to Kohima or any major decision should not be taken without proper discussions and consultations with the State Executive Committee Meeting and without proper consultation with the party legislators.”