Turmoil in Nagaland politics : CM Liezietsu sacks 4 ministers and 11 parliamentary secretaries

Chief Minister Liezietsu recommended Nagaland governor P B Acharya to remove Home minister Y Patton, National Highway minister G Kaito Aye, Forest, Environment and Climate Change minister Imkong L Imchen and Power minister C Kipili Sangtam.

Liezietsu also sacked 11 parliamentary secretaries of the Nagaland government including S Chuba Longkumer, Naiba Konyak, B S Nganglang, Deo Nukhu, Shetoyi, Amenba Yaden, Picto Shohe, Y M Yolow, Levi Rengma, Toyang Changkong Chang.

Apart from it, the Nagaland CM had also taken stern action against T R Zeliang as terminated him from the post of Advisor (Finance) in the Nagaland government.

The Nagaland CM had also terminated the appointment of Nuklutoshi as Advisor to the CM.

On the other hand, the Commissioner and Secretary to the Nagaland CM had issued order to withdraw the security escorts of all sacked ministers, parliamentary secretaries and Advisors.

Earlier, former Chief Minister T R Zeliang wrote to the governor and staking claim to form a new government as claiming he has the support of 41 legislators including 34 NPF MLAs (including him) and 7 Independent MLAs.

Zeliang said in his letter sent to the governor that, at a meeting of the legislature party of Naga People’s Front (NPF) held on July 4 at his residence at Dimapur, 34 NPF MLAs (including him) out of 47, supportedhim to continue as the leader of the legislature party of the NPF and also authorized him to stake claim before the governor to form a new NPF led DAN government in Nagaland.

“The MLAs also urged the present Chief Minister, who is a non-MLA, to resign and pave way for me to take over as the Chief Minister,” Zeliang said in the letter.

Zeliang also claimed that, apart from 34 MLAs, 7 independent MLAs also supported him.

Zeliang requested the Nagaland governor to invite him to form a new NPF led DAN government in Nagaland.

Meanwhile, 30 legislators of NPF are still camping at a resort in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park, who moved into the resort on Saturday morning.

On the other hand, a top source of Raj Bhawan said that, following the turmoil in Nagaland politics, the governor would likely to call Chief Minister Liezietsu to prove majority in the Nagaland assembly in this week.

(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)