The Hindu : National : NCP, Left not consulted, says Sangma

Online edition of India's National Newspaper
Friday, Jan 04, 2008
ePaper

National

National

NCP, Left not consulted, says Sangma

Sushanta Talukdar

Guwahati: The former Lok Sabha Speaker, P. A. Sangma, on Thursday alleged that the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government at the Centre did not consult its partners while recommending imposition of President’s Rule in Nagaland.

Describing the recommendation as “unethical and unconstitutional,” the senior Nationalist Congress Party leader said: “When there were only six weeks for the Assembly polls in Nagaland, it was an absolutely immature decision on the part of the Centre to recommend President’s Rule in the State.”

Mr. Sangma alleged that the Congress was planning to rig the elections. His party, as well as the Left parties, vehemently opposed imposition of President’s Rule in the State. Neither his party nor the Left were consulted by the Centre on the issue.

“Imposition of President’s Rule in Nagaland will only justify scrapping of the anti-defection law. The Assembly Speaker was right in declaring the votes of nine defectors of the ruling Nagaland People’s Front (NPF) as invalid in accordance with the anti-defection law and as they had defied party whip during the no-trust motion moved by the Congress against Neiphiu Rio government. The Congress has been promoting defection in Nagaland,” he said.

Printer friendly page
Send this article to Friends by E-Mail

National