NPF not communal: Lorho

IMPHAL, April 9 NNN: “Many people perceive that the Naga Peoples Front (NPF) is a communal party. This perception prevails because these people do not understand the principle and core manifesto of the NPF,” said Soso Lorho, president of the NPF, Manipur State unit. Speaking at the induction programme of NPF divisional units of Manipur […]

IMPHAL, April 9 NNN: “Many people perceive that the Naga Peoples Front (NPF) is a communal party. This perception prevails because these people do not understand the principle and core manifesto of the NPF,” said Soso Lorho, president of the NPF, Manipur State unit. Speaking at the induction programme of NPF divisional units of Manipur state today at Hotel Imphal, Soso Lorho said NPF stands for communal harmony. “We will fight head-on with the communal forces,” affirmed Soso Lorho adding, “NPF is for social justice and peaceful co-existence of all the communities.” The NPF, Manipur State unit president then said his party will contest in the next Lok Sabha election in the Manipur Outer Parliamentary constituency and said NPF will be the strongest party in Manipur hills. Soso Lorho then rues that when comes to development front in the hill districts of Manipur it is totally in a very poor shape. “Development in the hill districts is done only on paper,” Soso Lorho criticised. The NPF chief then said lawlessness, killings, corruption and chaos have become the order of the day in Manipur. Soso Lorho strongly lambasted the state government for the ails in the state. Four NPF legislators including A;exander Pao, Samuel Risom, Victor Nunglung and L Dikho also attended the programme. Meanwhile, pulling up its loin while preparing for the next Lok Sabha election, the Manipur State unit of NPF has started penetrating into the grassroot level and started inducting unit presidents and office bearers. T.S Molarshing has been inducted as the president of Chandel divisional unit of the NPF while RV Shirang as been inducted as president for Senapati district. LK Chongloi is the president of the NPF for Sadar Hills and Churachandpur divisional unit while Paul Muinao is for Ukhrul district. For the Tamenglong district divisional unit Ningtang Kamei has been inducted as president. Along with these presidents, office beaerers for all the divisional units have also been inducted.

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