Mokokchung, September 14 (MTNews): While undermining the much touted proposed visit of the national president of BJP, JP Nadda, to Nagaland, the Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee on Wednesday stated that “it would have been good for him to come after implementing their promises.”
NPCC president K Therie on Wednesday stated in a press release that the BJP president’s visit to Nagaland at this juncture is significant. “However, there is no achievement to thank him for. It is unfortunate that at a time when people are loaded with lies, huge debt, deficit and unfulfilled promises, he is coming to Nagaland,” Therie said.
“Perhaps he is aware that BJP committed in 2015 to give solution within 18 months, announced ‘Naga Problem has been resolved’ on 3rd August 2015, ‘Election for Solution’ in 2018, talks have concluded with all on board on 31st Oct 2019 and ‘talks are over’ in February 2021 by the Governor in his address to the 13th State Legislative Assembly. However, there is nothing on the ground,” the NPCC president stated.
The Nagaland Congress chief also said that it is saddening that the Chief Minister and Nagaland BJP are conducting “an unforgiveable crime against the demography of Nagaland and weakening Christians by promoting and celebrating Hindutva in Nagaland.”
Stating that NBCC would be celebrating 150 years of Christianity in November 2022 at Impur with ABAM and with over 95% of the rural population being Christian, Therie said that it is “painful to recall the persecution of Christians carried out by the BJP and its elements.”
“Hate speeches openly directed against Christians, forced reconversion, desecration of over 395 Churches and defacing statues of Jesus, shaming sisters, torturing pastors and missionaries and also strangling the economy of Christians continues. Anti-conversion Bills directly pointing at Christians and Muslims and misusing the Act to torture the innocent minorities also continue,” Therie alleged.
Despite of all these ill treatments, Therie alleged that many people are running after BJP believing BJP will pump huge money in the election and also remain in power in the center for years to come. “This is why we are called weak Christians by Christians around the World,” Therie regretted.
Asserting that Nagaland needs a secular state government, Therie said that choice of faith is a freedom of the individual. “The tragedy is that in democracy, the voter is given one chance to vote in five years’ time. Every citizen is witness to the performance of the BJP Government at the center and its alliance government in the state. Nagaland should not miss the bus,” he appealed. Therie also called upon the people to vote to bring in a “God-fearing secular government.”