Tangkhul frontal organisations unanimously resolve to support NPF candidate for Outer Manipur Lok Sabha seat

The Tangkhul frontal organisations have unanimously resolved to support Naga People's Front (NPF) candidate Kachui Timothy Zimik for the Outer Manipur parliamentary constituency in the forthcoming 18th Lok Sabha elections.

The organisations included Tangkhul Naga Long (TNL), Tangkhul Naga Wungnao Long (TNWL), Tangkhul Shanao Long (TSL), Tangkhul Katamnao Saklong (TKS) and Tangkhul Mayar Ngala Long (TMNL).

In a joint notification issued on March 25, the Tangkhul bodies stated that a joint meeting of the Naga frontal organizations and all the Naga civil society organisations held on March 16 took cognizance of the NPF's Constitution and manifestos to fight for the rights of the Nagas, thereby unanimously resolved to support the NPF candidate in the forthcoming Lok Sabha Election.

The notification stated that the forthcoming 18th Lok Sabha elections for II - Outer Manipur (MP) Parliamentary constituency is of critical importance as the delimitation exercise is on the table. It is wise and imperative that a Naga MP is represented in the Parliament to represent their interest, it stated.

In view of the necessity to elect a Naga MP to represent the voice of the Nagas in the Parliament, the Presidential Council Meeting of the United Naga Council on October 27, 2023, unanimously resolved to send one consensus candidate for the parliamentary election, 2024.

"As the Lok Sabha election draws near, the UNC convened a joint meeting of all the intending MP candidates and Naga CSOs on  February 27, 2024. In the meeting, the members unanimously agreed and gave their signature to support one consensus candidate for the bigger interest of the Nagas and the necessity of sending a Naga representative in the parliament," the organisations said.

It was also agreed that all Nagas would support the consensus candidate chosen by the United Naga Council (apex body of Manipur Nagas) and that the consensus candidate should also represent the interest and rights of the Nagas in the Parliament.

The Tangkhul frontal organisations have appealed to every Tangkhul individual to support the collective decision of the civil bodies.