Congress Party on Thursday accused BJP of using NDPP to enter Nagaland with the intention to do away with the special status and implement the Uniform Civil Code in the state.
At a press conference held at Dimapur, Sujata Paul, AICC media coordinator, alleged that Bharatiya Janata Party “clearly intends to weaken and wipe out NDPP”. She made a comparison of how the BJP formed government in Jammu & Kashmir in alliance with Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and took away the special status of the state.
“In Nagaland, they have piggy backed on NDPP and crept in,” the Congress stated.
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The party also maintained that BJP intends to implement the Uniform Civil Code in Nagaland which cannot exist if the special status is in place.
The controversial Uniform Civil Code is a proposal for ‘one nation one law’, regardless of religion, gender and sexual orientation.
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The Congress also attacked the BJP for not raising objection to the demand of the RSS backed organisation Janajati Dharma- Sanskriti Suraksha Manch (JDSSM) to delist Christian tribals from ST status.
The Indian National Congress are contesting for just 25 seats in the 60 seated Nagaland legislative Assembly in the general election scheduled for 27 February 2023.
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The Congress had earlier announced that the crème de la crème of the party will be coming to Nagaland as star campaigners. AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Jairam Ramesh and Shashi Tharoor are among the 40 Congress leaders listed to campaign in the state.
