Kohima: The Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) on Saturday issued clarifications regarding recent comments by former minister and former Congress president, K. Therie, on the maiden speech of the newly elected Member of Lok Sabha, S Supongmeren Jamir.
Addressing the issue, NPCC emphasised that Therie’s assertion about the irrelevance of the Congress president and MP backing the proposed Chiethu Airport, terming it as a pet project of our CM Neiphiu Rio, stating that the MP never mentioned any particular site for the Airport in his speech.
Through a statement, the Congress said that Jamir’s call for developing an airport in Kohima was a bipartisan appeal, made in the public interest and aligned with the Government of India’s goal of achieving 100% air connectivity for all state capitals.
NPCC said that raising developmental issues like airport connectivity does not dilute the focus on the Naga Political Issue. “We strongly believe that raising developmental issues of collective interest is in no way a dilution of the Naga Political Issue, and we see no reason why the two issues can’t be addressed simultaneously,” the committee stated.
Regarding the Naga Political Issue, NPCC defended Jamir’s speech, noting the constraints of the allotted time.
“We feel that with the amount of time alloted to him thanks to the the leadership of the Indian National Congress and the Hon’ble Speaker of the August House, he had clearly and sufficiently spelt out the long-cherished cries of the people of Nagaland for a final negotiated settlement between the Government of India and the Naga Political Groups,” the party said.
The committee acknowledged that a single speech could not cover all pressing issues but highlighted Jamir’s commitment to representing the voice of the Nagaland people in the future.
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The NPCC urged K Therie to avoid causing confusion about the committee’s official stance on critical issues like the Naga Political Peace Process and other public interest matters.
“We urge our esteemed leader, Shri. K Therie to refrain from confusing the People on the official stance of the Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee on important issues like the Naga Political Peace Process and other Developmental issues of public interest,” the statement read.
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