Senior Politician and Advisor for Information and Public Relations, Soil and Water Conservation, Imkong L Imchen, termed the decision of the Nagaland State Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to clean the church premises across Nagaland as “stupid”.

Advisor Imkong L Imchen said this today while speaking to reporters on the sideline of a programme at his official residence, here in Kohima.

Imchen was of the view that a political party is not supposed or expected to take such a decision and if at all such activities is to be carried out the concern political party should have consulted the church and taken their consent.

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“Even though it is the central, state or district leadership, such kind of decision should not be taken by a political party. There should be mutual respect for each other,” he added.

Taking note of the recently concluded parliamentary election in Nagaland wherein the lotus party was attack from the Christian community, Imchen said, “under that given situation if you come in the premises of the church without permission and consent, that means you are undermining the sanctity of the church.”

Further, he said that the basic idea of a political party in order to seek people’s votes and support should be to cultivate and earn their trust.

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Meanwhile, commenting on the upcoming Urban Local Bodies election slated for June 26, Imchen said that there should be no problem this time around and exuded confidence that the citizens will come forward and participate in the polls.

On the Eastern Nagaland People’s Organization (ENPO) decision to abstain from ULB, Imchen opined that it is a matter of policy approach and said, “the policy makers of the state must be applying their mind as how it should be tackle with.”