‘No election means no nominees’
It may be mentioned here that the Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu Rio on Friday during a felicitation program for newly elected Dimapur Municipal Council (DMC) and East Dimapur Town Council (EDTC) councilors at Naithu Resort said that the government was considering appointing nominated members in the town councils in Eastern Nagaland where there was no participation in the recently held ULB elections.
While expressing regret over the non-participation, Rio was reported to have said that the government was considering appointing nominated members in these town councils, “keeping in mind the need to assist the people to develop their areas.”
“We will not keep them in isolation. We will take them along with and provide grants to carry out development works,” he reportedly said. CM Rio is also said to have assured the councilors that the state government would provide necessary funds and support to strengthen the ULBs, adding that the government had plans to create a separate directorate with efficient officials to handle the ULBs.