Kohima: The Naga People’s Front (NPF), an ally in the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP)-led government in Nagaland has opposed the counting of votes for the upcoming by-poll to Tapi Assembly constituency on December 3, which is Sunday.
In a letter to the Secretary of Election Commission of India (ECI), Sanjeev Kumar Prasad, NPF legislator, Achumbemo Kikon appealed the ECI to re-consider the date of counting (3rd December) for the up-coming state assembly elections in various States including the bye-election to the 43 Tapi assembly constituency in Nagaland as it falls on Sunday.
“I wish to bring to your notice that, Nagaland is a Christian dominated State where 90 per cent of its citizens are Christians. You are indeed aware that Sunday is observed as a very solemn Day of Worship for the entire Christians and Nagaland is no exception,” Kikon wrote.
The by-poll to Tapi constituency was necessitated following the death of sitting member Noke Wangnao of NDPP The 10-time MLA, Wangno died at a hospital in Dimapur on August 28 after a brief illness at the age of 87. He was also the advisor to the social welfare.
