Tingplik Express

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Imphal, Jun 29: Even as the United Naga Council (UNC) is all set to hold its general assembly at Senapati headquarters on July 2, the Zeliangrong Union, Assam, Manipur and Nagaland (ZU-AMN) has raised strong objection against the UNC saying that the latter has been ignoring the Zeliangrong body in many ways.

The ZU-AMN also accused the Acting President of UNC as responsible for the current state of affairs.

The ZU-AMN was irked when the UNC has been inviting the Zeliangrong Boudi (ZB) to various occasions of the UNC while ignoring the ZU-AMN.

"ZU-AMN had made a complain on February 26 this year to the UNC for not inviting the ZU (AMN) in the UNC functions and meetings. The 83 years old ZU (AMN) has been an original component unit of UNC since its inception in 23rd April 1981. The UNC has not given any reply to the said complain so far," said the statement of ZU-AMN.

The statement said that the ZU-AMN had raised an objection against UNC`s invitation to an "unrecognised body called Zeliangrong Boudi" which was formed only in November 15 2007 by Ningtangpou, who had been "impeached from ZU Office". The Zeliangrong Boudi is not a component unit of the UNC under the UNC constitution, said the statement.

The Zeliangrong body then stated that the above matter had been put up in the UNC meeting of June 27, 2008 by a team of ZU consisting ZU ex-president D Athuibo (ex-MLA), ZU ex president Dm Nganthonang (Ex Chairman, Tamenglong District Council and ex-vice president Naga Hoho), ZU ex-president D Dikambui (ex-Chairman, Tamenglong District Council), ZU vice presidents and secretaries, chairmen of its constituent units and vice chairman and general secretary of Zeliangrong Cultural Council attended the special meeting of the UNC.

The ZU team also has pointed out that under the UNC constitution, the ZU which is the original component unit of the UNC has the right to nominate representatives to participate in the ensuing election of UNC. "And the persons nominated by ZU should only be allowed to contest or vote in the UNC election. The Zeliangrong Boudi which is a new private body organised by some unauthorised persons cannot be allow to participate in the UNC election under the UNC constitution," pointed the ZU-AMN.

The ZU team also pointed out that UNC present `Acting President` Samson Remmei is not a representative of Zeliangrong people because he has not been deputed by the ZU to the UNC.

"This is also a violation of UNC constitution. In fact, Mr. Samson is a person black-listed by the ZU in its Union Assembly resolution of dated 14th December 1991. Therefore, he cannot be nominated to represent the Zeliangrong people until and unless he made an apology for his mistake to the ZU. So far, he had not tender any apology. The present problem was created by the Acting President of UNC, who accompanied the removed president of ZU K Ningtangpou and his gang to pressure upon the GPRN set up to recognise the Zeliangrong Boudi as an apex organisation of the Zeliangrong people but failed. The indulgence of the acting president of UNC is nothing but to get rid of the remark earned by him for his anti Union activities," alleged the strong worded statement of the ZU-AMN.

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